Oakville in Halton Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Oakville’s Meeting Hall

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 30, 2023

1. Oakville’s Meeting Hall Marker

Inscription. On this site in 1827 Oakville's meeting hall was built, which also was used as a church on Sundays and a school on weekdays. Oakville's first library was established here when William Tassie, the town's first schoolmaster, opened a reading room. In the 1860's the library of the Mechanics' Institute and the reading room merged and moved to the tower of the Oakville Common School, located just north of the meeting hall. In 1895, the name Oakville Public Library was first used as a result of an amendment to the 1882 provincial Free Libraries Act. Between 1903 and 1966 the library moved to three other locations. It returned to this site during Canada's Centennial (1967) when the new complex opened, housing the library and the art gallery.

In recognition of 100 years of service as the Oakville Public Library 1895-1995, this plaque has been erected by the Oakville Public Library Board, with the assistance of the Friends of the Library and the Ontario Heritage Foundation.

Erected 1995 by The Oakville Public Library Board.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.

Location. 43° 26.661′ N, 79° 40.267′ W. Marker is in Oakville, Ontario

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, in Halton Region. It is at the intersection of Navy Street and Church Street, on the left when traveling north on Navy Street. The marker is in Centennial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 Navy Street, Oakville ON L6J 2Z5, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto,

specifically on the Golden Horseshoe,

in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area,

and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Early Contact Period (1610-1700) (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Mississauga People (about 180 meters away); The Treaty Period (1801-1847) (about 180 meters away); The First Horticultural People (AD 500 to 1610) (about 180 meters away); Hunter-Gatherer and Fisher People (9,000 BC to AD 500) (about 180 meters away); Oakville’s First Peoples (about 180 meters away); 68 and 70 Navy Street (about 210 meters away); The Young Port Matures (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakville.

Also see . . . Early Settlers: A History of Oakville: Our Beautiful Town by the Lake.

After the Mississauga Purchase, the British government owned the majority of the land surrounding the Great Lakes, except the land at the mouth of the Sixteen Mile Creek, which was reserved by the Mississauga Indians for hunting and fishing purposes. When this land no longer lent itself well to these purposes, the Indians sold this land too, to the Crown. It was at this time that William Chisholm purchased 960 acres of Crown
Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 30, 2023

2. Oakville’s Meeting Hall Marker
preserve at the mouth of the Sixteen, for $4116. This land would come to be called Oakville, after the name given to Chisholm by the Indians, "White Oak", because of his extensive dealings with this specific timber.

(Submitted on December 18, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

1835

3. Plan of Oakville, 1835

Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 18, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.