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

Bronte on Twelve Mile Creek

Bront creek Trail

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 20, 2024

1. Bronte on Twelve Mile Creek Marker

Inscription. That area that is presently Bronte was first settled by Europeans beginning in 1807, after the land was purchased from the Mississauga tribe and Trafalgar Township was surveyed.

By 1856, Bronte was a busy Lake Ontario port, exporting wheat, building ships, and developing a thriving commercial fishery and stonehooking industry. The town's population grew to 550. With the coming of the railroad, the harbour's business declined and the population went down to 220.

Bronte was incorporated as a village in 1952. Ten years later, the village and part of the Township of Trafalgar were amalgamated into the Town of Oakville.

Erected by Town of Oakville.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 43° 23.629′ N, 79° 42.535′ W. Marker is in Oakville, Ontario, in Halton Region. It is in Bronte. It is on Bronte Road 0.1 kilometers north of Ontario Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 32 Bronte Road, Oakville ON L6L L6L, Canada.

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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 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Bronte Harbour Company (here, next to this marker); The Stonehookers of Lake Ontario (here, next to this marker); Yacht Launching in the 1970s (here, next to this marker); From Boom to Bust, 1856-1877 (a few steps from this marker); Bronte: a Fishing Village (a few steps from this marker); Sovereign House (circa 1825) (approx. half a kilometer away); Bronte Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); World Championship Wheat 1954 (approx. 5.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakville.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 21, 2024

2. Bronte on Twelve Mile Creek Marker

Bronte on Twelve Mile Creek marker photo detail image. Click for full size.

National Archives of Canada, 1910

3. Bronte on Twelve Mile Creek marker photo detail

courtesy of Bronte Historical Society, 1900s

4. Bronte on Twelve Mile Creek marker photo detail

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 22, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.