'The Dolly' as it was commonly called even in the
1960s, is situated between the Third and Fourth
Concessions at Lot 24 of the former Esquesing
Township, along the Grand Trunk (now Canadian
National) Railway line. The Niagara Escarpment
runs . . . — — Map (db m281060) HM
Shortly after taking ownership of the Acton Quarry in late
2001, Dufferin Aggregates made a number of operational
improvements and accelerated progressive rehabilitation.
Today, rock quarried on the site is crushed and graded to produce high . . . — — Map (db m280996) HM
On Main Street North (Highway 70 at River Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street North (Highway 70.
Methodist preachers Ezra and Zenas Adams and their brother
Rufus settled on the west branch of the Credit River in the
1820s. A community of pioneer families grew around the Adams
family farms. Nicklin's saw and grist mill and Nelles' . . . — — Map (db m280981) HM
On Willow Street North at Bower Street, on the right when traveling north on Willow Street North.
Designed by James, Mallory and Mallory and built by Wm. McCulla, this Italianate styled hall was officially opened in 1883. Built to reflect the aspirations of a small community it was preserved through local effort in 1977. — — Map (db m196187) HM
The Dolly Varden operation was known as Canada Lime Works
under the ownership of C.S. Smith. It eventually amalgamated
with the Gowdy operation at Limehouse and became known
as the Toronto Lime Works.
There are two types of lime kilns which . . . — — Map (db m281006) HM
The Dolly Varden site sat idle between 1931 and 1962, until the Acton Limestone Quarries commenced operation shortly there after. This became one of the largest and most modern
aggregate operations in North America. In 1967, Indusmin acquired the . . . — — Map (db m281000) HM
On Bower Street at Elgin Street North, on the right when traveling east on Bower Street.
This Edwardian home was constructed for
businessman D.M. Henderson in the early 20th
century, and was later home to J.A. McNiven,
a local doctor who lived and operated his
practice here for 25 years. Acton band master,
musician, and 1973 . . . — — Map (db m281174) HM
On Bower Street at Frederick Street North, on the right when traveling east on Bower Street.
This fine brick residence was built in 1891
by Joseph Perkins. The unique layout in
a Gothic Revival style and the fine
condition of many elements in the house
make it an excellent example of late 19th
century homes in Acton. — — Map (db m281064) HM
On Bower Street at Frederick Street North, on the right when traveling west on Bower Street.
Five double houses were built
in 1882 by the Acton Building
Association as tenements for
workers
Each is remarkable for
its distinctive brick pattern. — — Map (db m281082) HM
On Bower Street at Elgin Street North, on the right when traveling east on Bower Street.
The Victorian-era residence
exhibits many of the features that are
characteristic of this period with Gothic
Revival influences. Alexander Secord,
great-nephew of Laura Secord, commissioned
and named this fine Victorian residence for his
wife . . . — — Map (db m281173) HM
On Brant Street at James Street, on the right when traveling south on Brant Street.
The City of Burlington donated a replica of this 125th anniversary clock to the City of Itabashi, Japan to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the twinning of the two cities. The replica in Itabashi is called the "Friendship Clock." A volunteer . . . — — Map (db m286437) HM
On Lakeshore Road 0.1 kilometers south of North Shore Boulevard East, on the right when traveling south.
Dividing Burlington Bay from Lake Ontario, the beach strip forms a natural shortcut between Hamilton and Burlington. Beginning with a footpath created by generations of Indigenous peoples, this trail led to the development of roads and railway . . . — — Map (db m263772) HM
On Lake Shore Road 0.1 kilometers North Shore Boulevard East, on the right when traveling south.
Stretching 450 feet into Lake Ontario, the Brant Street Pier is one of Burlington's most iconic landmarks and is a key attraction within Spencer Smith Park.
In the 1800s, that space served a very different purpose. The 1877 Illustrated Atlas . . . — — Map (db m263789) HM
On Brant Street at Ontario Street, on the right when traveling south on Brant Street.
[east side]
In honour
of the men of Burlington
and
Nelson Township
who served in the Great War
1914 - 1919
1939 1945
In memory of the men and women of
Burlington and Nelson Township
who made the supreme sacrifice
in World War II . . . — — Map (db m287388) WM
On Fairview Street 0.4 kilometers east of Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
On Tuesday March 1st 1898, a 4-coach Toronto-bound passenger express train departed Hamilton Stuart Street Station. At Burlington Junction, a 24-car coal train was parked on the siding, north of the double-tracked main line, waiting for the express . . . — — Map (db m243803) HM
Near Guelph Line 0.2 kilometers north of Pinemeadow Drive.
Ireland House on Oakridge Farm was built in 1837 by Joseph Ireland, an immigrant from Yorkshire, England.
Constructed of local fieldstone, this house was the home of four generations of the Ireland family. Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act . . . — — Map (db m243813) HM
On Lakeshore Road 0.1 kilometers south of North Shore Boulevard East, on the right when traveling south.
Before the 1960s, Burlington residents in need of medical treatment had to travel to Hamilton or Toronto or hope that their family doctor could make house calls! Circumstances changed in 1961 when the Joseph Brant Hospital was opened after a long, . . . — — Map (db m263770) HM
On Lakeshore Road 1 kilometer east of Walker’s Line, on the right when traveling east.
Welcome!
The Waterfront Trail stretches 350 km along the shore of Lake Ontario, connecting more than 28 communitites, 177 natural areas, 143 parks, 80 marinas, AND hundreds of historic places and festivals. The goal is a continuous 600 km . . . — — Map (db m273749) HM
Near Lakeshore Road 0.1 kilometers east of Walkers Line.
Edythe MacKay, following the death in 1929 of her father, the prominent Hamilton industrialist Cyrus Birge, used her inheritance to replace the old Zimmerman farmhouse on her Shore Acres Estate. The design for her mansion, by Hamilton architect . . . — — Map (db m273766) HM
On Lakeshore Road at Guelph Line, on the right when traveling east on Lakeshore Road.
The map below, dated July 16, 1792, shows the Gore District (now Halton) as Mississauga of the Credit land. In 1795, under Treaty 8, the British granted 3,450 acres-later the Brant Tract- to Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant for his Loyalist service in . . . — — Map (db m290614) HM
On Lakeshore Road 0.4 kilometers west of Brant Street, on the right when traveling west.
St Luke's Church was built in 1834 on land originally patented by Chief Joseph Brant. Consecrated in 1838 by the Right Reverend C. J. Mountain, Anglican Bishop of Quebec, the church was a simple two-storey, frame building, with tower plain Gothic . . . — — Map (db m233233) HM
This important botanical garden is distinguished by its first class horticultural collection. Originating in the late 1920s, it developed as a series of discrete gardens and a wildlife conservation area within an urban context. Some of . . . — — Map (db m221298) HM
On Lakeshore Road at Burlington Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Lakeshore Road.
Erected by the Burlington
Horticultural Society
in honour and memory
of
Spencer Smith
for his outstanding contribution
and leadership in the
beautification of Burlington
25 years on the Executive
during . . . — — Map (db m243617) HM
In 1920, town of Burlington property, from Nelson Avenue to Burlington Avenue, was drained, filled and designated as Lakeside Park. This was the beginning of the area now called Spencer Smith Park. Mr. Spencer Smith, who operated a grocery store on . . . — — Map (db m286415) HM
On Lakeshore Road 0.1 kilometers east of Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Kilometre 3582
Burlington July 13, 1980
Terry Fox
Marathon of Hope
"Even if I don't finish, we need others to continue.
It's got to keep going without me"
Burlington may not have been the beginning or the end of the Marathon of Hope, . . . — — Map (db m243612) HM
On Lakeshore Road at North Shore Boulevard East, on the right when traveling south on Lakeshore Road.
The original house on this site was built about 1800 by the famous Mohawk chief Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea). Two years previously Captain Brant had been granted some 3500 acres of land in this area for his military services to the Crown during . . . — — Map (db m233215) HM
On Lakeshore Road 0.1 kilometers east of Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This is the site of the famous Brant Inn where top North American entertainers and Big Bands from the 1930s to the 1960s performed. Crowds of well over a thousand people would fill the dance floor on a typical night. Music from the Brant Inn was . . . — — Map (db m243616) HM
On Lakeshore Road at Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Lakeshore Road.
Whatever the decade, a night at the Brant Inn was something special. Indeed, it was usually a special occasion - a birthday, an engagement, a chance to hear a famous American band - that prompted a visit.
The Brant Inn, most of all, was a . . . — — Map (db m248422) HM
On Brant Street at Ontario Street, on the right when traveling south on Brant Street.
In 1798 Joseph Brant, the celebrated Mohawk War Chief, was given a Crown grant of 3,450 acres in this area. James Gage purchased land from the Brant Tract in 1810, and laid out a town site at the northern end of Burlington Beach from Brant Street . . . — — Map (db m221366) HM
On Brant Street at Elgin Street, on the right when traveling north on Brant Street.
Before cars, buses and the Queen Elizabeth Way, Burlington residents could get around using a futuristic intercity streetcar system! The Hamilton Radial Electric Railway (HRER) started operating in 1896, with service to Burlington beginning in . . . — — Map (db m243609) HM
On Waterfront Trail 1.1 kilometers south of North Shore Boulevard East, on the right when traveling north.
In 1908 Burlington Council engaged Engineer, W. C. Chipman of Toronto to design a waterworks for the Village. The Water Commission members were: Maxwell Charles Smith (Reeve), J. S. Allen and W. J. Brush.
This Pumpbouse, built by E. Williamson . . . — — Map (db m262530) HM
On Lakeshore Road at Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Lakeshore Road.
Sir James Yeo’s Strategic and Defensive Victory over Chauncey
After a United States naval victory on Lake Erie by Commodore Perry on September 10, 1813, a powerful American fleet of ten ships under Commodore Isaac Chauncey appeared off . . . — — Map (db m248427) HM
On Lakeshore Road at Brant Street, on the right when traveling west on Lakeshore Road.
William Bunton was a prominent businessman in this area, formerly known as Wellington Square. He enjoyed great success as a land developer, grain and lumber merchant, owner of a general store and a ship builder. Schooners, built by Bunton's company . . . — — Map (db m286431) HM
On Tuck Drive 0.1 kilometers north of Spruve Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
At the 1954 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto,
William E. Breckon of Burlington won the World Wheat
Championship with grain grown on his Nelson Township farm
about two miles north-east of here. He led the white winter
wheat class seven . . . — — Map (db m243606) HM
On Plains Road East at Waterdown Road, on the right when traveling west on Plains Road East.
The intersection of Plains Road, Waterdown Road and Lasalle Park Road has always been a hub of activity and enterprise. The area surrounding these corners is rich in history and fabled for its market gardens. The settlement of Burlington Plains . . . — — Map (db m243820) HM
Near North Shore Boulevard at Las Salle Park Boulevard.
LA SALLE AT THE HEAD OF THE LAKE
In 1669 René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle, intent on reaching the Ohio River in order "not to leave to another the honour of finding the way to the Southern Sea, and thereby the route to China”, set out on . . . — — Map (db m221304) HM
On North Shore Boulevard West 0.1 kilometers east of La Salle Park Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built in 1917 by The City of Hamilton on the former Wabasso Park Lands acquired in 1913, as a combination dance and picnic Pavilion. Its form of open verandah set between two arcaded pavilions decorated with pilasters, is characteristic of the Art . . . — — Map (db m243825) HM
On Plains Road West 0.4 kilometers east of Botanic Drive, on the right when traveling east.
This granite post marked the 15 Mile point of the Hamilton
Herald "Around the Bay" Road Race, first run on Christmas Day 1894; it is the oldest footrace in North America. To this day runners pass this post on their way to the race finish in . . . — — Map (db m242275) HM
Erected to commemorate
the landing near this spot
September 1669
of
Sieur de la Salle
French explorer
believed to have been
the first white man to set foot
on these shores — — Map (db m286414) HM
On Plains Road East 0.5 kilometers east of Lasalle Park Road, on the right when traveling east.
St. Matthew's Church began in 1849 in the homes of local pioneers. In 1861 the land was donated for the original church by the Wyatt family. Funds for the church were donated by Matthew Clark, Lord Bayning in England and faithful parishioners. . . . — — Map (db m291126) HM
On Guelph Line at Britannia Road, on the right when traveling south on Guelph Line.
In 1834, Collings Church, a frame building, was deeded over by Joseph Colling to the Trustees of Lowville Wesleyan Methodist Church for 5 shillings. By 1873 the present church was built and in 1925 it became Lowville United Church. The building is . . . — — Map (db m282184) HM
On Main Street South at Mill Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street South.
Built 1879 by Dugald Reid 1847-1903
of Caithness-shire, Scotland
who came to Georgetown about 1857
and opened a hardware store
on Main Street in 1864. — — Map (db m281231) HM
On Third Line at Halton-Erin Townline, on the left when traveling south on Third Line.
Early in the history of the settlement the
northwest corner of Mr Jacob Swackhamer's
farm became a public locality for the
community, and it is rather remarkable that
in 1827, eight years after his coming here,
it was used as a burying ground. . . . — — Map (db m280979) HM
In 1923, Cedar Vale Farm was the
site of Canada's first
international humanitarian
resettlement effort, rescuing
orphans of the Armenian Genocide.
It later became a
United Church girls' school. — — Map (db m281552) HM
On Church Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling east on Church Street.
This Gothic Revival structure was built in 1877
to replace an earlier frame chapel. Reverend
Joseph Unsworth a minister here for 26 years
was active in the Mechanic's Institute, the
precursor of the Public Library. The building was
given to the . . . — — Map (db m281179) HM
On Trafalgar Road 0.3 kilometers 15 Side Road (Maple Avenue), on the left when traveling north.
This building is a good example of
farmhouses built during the second
settlement phase of Ontario farmers, like
the Devereaux family who tilled this land
from 1831 to 1972. The 1860's west structure
is fronted by a High Victorian front . . . — — Map (db m281178) HM
On Church Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling east on Church Street.
Founding of Georgetown
After British officials acquired a block of land from the Mississaugas in 1818, the initial survey of Esquesing Township was undertaken in 1819. A township surveyor, Charles Kennedy, and several of his . . . — — Map (db m281194) HM
On Main Street at Prince Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Built 1847 by Thomas Frazier,
a tailor. A fine example of an
early Victorian commercial
building once common in Canada
West. Timothy Eaton, founder
of the T. Eaton Co., was a
clerk here in 1853-54. — — Map (db m281239) HM
On Edith Street at William Street, on the right when traveling south on Edith Street.
The Georgetown Lawn Bowling Club was
established in 1907. A log cabin and stable
were relocated from Chinguacousy township
to this location to serve as a clubhouse in
1917. The clubhouse and green have remained
in continuous use since that time. — — Map (db m281462) HM
On Main Street at Prince Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Built 1858 by James Laidlaw who
owned the Frazier Shop next door.
The Wheeler family, prominent
Glen Williams merchants, owned
Laidlaw House for
almost 100 years. — — Map (db m281242) HM
In a step meant to meet the growing demand for affordable housing, for both defence-related industry workers and returning veterans, the Federal Government jumped into the world of residential development for the first time in the 1940s and Victory . . . — — Map (db m281467) HM
On Tenth Line 0.5 kilometers 32 Side Road, on the left when traveling south.
The first house on this land, built about 1854 by
Albert Bonesteel, was followed by this Gothic
Revival stone house built by Frederick Near in
1883. The farm features a barn circa 1890, a pond
once used as a quarry, and a former fishing camp. . . . — — Map (db m280950) HM
On Trafalgar Road at Lindsay Court, on the right when traveling north on Trafalgar Road.
Charles Kennedy of Gainsborough Township,
surveyor for the northern part of Esquesing
Township was instrumental in introducing
Methodism to this area. Located on this site at
the south west corner of his land, the first
meeting house and . . . — — Map (db m281176) HM
On Main Street at Mountain Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
This Plaque is Dedicated to the Parishioners throughout the Years
By The Right Reverend D. Ralph Spence, Bishop of Niagara
June 22, 2003
The History of this Church is a Creation by the Parishioners to the Love of God, this Church, and this . . . — — Map (db m281343) HM
Near Main Street South south of Maple Avenue (Ontario Route 11), on the right when traveling north.
The Armenian Boys’ Farm Home, Georgetown
On July 1, 1923, a group of 50 Armenian boys arrived at this farm site from an orphanage in Corfu, Greece. The 'Georgetown Boys,' as they came to be known, arrived in Canada between 1923 and . . . — — Map (db m281556) HM
In 1923 and 1924, 90 Armenian orphan boys, brought from
Greece to this land by the Armenian Relief Association, made
their first Canadian home on this site at Cedarvale Farm.
"The Georgetown Boys, as they soon became known were
joined in 1926 . . . — — Map (db m281547) HM
The story of the Georgetown Boys is one that celebrates the generosity and humanitarian nature of Canadians. With an overwhelming number of Armenians left in dire conditions after the Armenian Genocide (1915-1923), relief efforts emerged around the . . . — — Map (db m281543) HM
On Main Street South at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street South. Reported damaged.
You are standing on the foundation stones of The Hotel McGibbon, an iconic landmark in Georgetown. Over 150 years go, these stones were locally quarried and hauled to the site at Main and Mill to support the original wooden, two-storey building. . . . — — Map (db m281243) HM
On Main Street 0.5 kilometers north of Mountain Street, on the left when traveling north.
Joseph Tweedle ran a saw mill on this
site in the 1860's. The present building
was built circa 1872 by Richard Hurst
and purchased in 1882 by Samuel
Beaumont. The structure operated
as a knitting mill until 1982.
Designated 1990 LACAC — — Map (db m281459) HM
On Prince Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Prince Street.
This community hall, built of
local brick in a simple
Colonial Cape Cod style,
has been central to the life
of the village since 1871. — — Map (db m281336) HM
On Main Street 0.1 kilometers east of Confederation Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1852, this Georgian style pump
factory was built of local bricks
by Isaac Williams and John Holt.
Water power was supplied from
behind the building for 20 years
until it was converted
to a residence. — — Map (db m281339) HM
The village of Limehouse, originally known as Fountain Green, was once a bustling industrial site with well over 100 men working 24 hours each day to "fire-up" the kilns and operate the mills. Situated along the Niagara Escarpment, early . . . — — Map (db m309359) HM
On 22 Side Road at 5th Line, on the right when traveling west on 22 Side Road.
This village, originally called Fountain Green, was founded in 1840 and the name was changed to Limehouse in 1857. Many years ago the village was a bustling community with a sawmill, woolen mill, paint factory, limekilns, stores and hotels. Early . . . — — Map (db m309365) HM
Limestone Quarry History
In the mid 1800s, when the lime industry of Limehouse was just beginning, natural lime was mined from beds of limewater shale which occur naturally along the Niagara Escarpment. Chunks of limestone that had sheared . . . — — Map (db m309361) HM
On Adamson Street South 0.1 kilometers south of Guelph Street, on the left when traveling south.
This late 19th century church and early 20th
century parish hall reflect an evolved
ecclesiastical landscape within the community
of Norval. The church and hall are associated
with founding families in the community as
well as Canadian author . . . — — Map (db m281554) HM
On 22 Side Road at Fifth Line, on the right when traveling east on 22 Side Road.
Limehouse Memorial Hall was originally the Methodist Episcopal Church built in 1876 on land deeded by Mr. Thomas Goudy, a prominent businessman and owner of the local lime kilns. The well constructed building was built by George Grant with Charles . . . — — Map (db m281175) HM
On Third Line 0.5 kilometers north of Fifth Side Road (County Road 9).
This Gothic Revival church was
designed by James Avon Smith RCA,
and constructed in 1868, by Charles
Blackwell, Thomas Henderson
& congregation volunteers
from Esquesing's Scotch Block — — Map (db m282050) HM
On Main Street East at Charles Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street East.
This building served as the Town Hall from September 1867 to June 1985.
Built by Joseph Martin in 1865 for a cost of $5,000, it was known as Milton Town Hall and Market House. — — Map (db m196185) HM
On Mary Street at Brown Street, on the right when traveling east on Mary Street.
[north side]
In Flanders Fields
In memory of
those who gave
their lives in
the Great War
1914 • 1918
World War II
1939 • 1945
The Korean War
1950 • 1953
• Great • Britain • Norway •
• Ypres • Festubert • Givenchy • . . . — — Map (db m289657) WM
On Mary Street at Brown Street, on the left when traveling west on Mary Street.
The Town of Milton's Cenotaph commemorates the people of
Milton and surrounding area who sacrificed their lives in World War I, World War II and the Korean War.
Canada, as a nation, owes an everlasting debt of gratitude to the young men and . . . — — Map (db m282182) HM WM
On Mary Street at Brown Street, on the right when traveling east on Mary Street.
Unbeknownst to many, the field gun situated here is not Canadian; it is a German gun. This field gun was a capture by the 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion in World War I, during the famous period of "Canada's Hundred Days," from August 8th to . . . — — Map (db m282141) HM
On Third Line 0.1 kilometers north of 5 Side Road, on the left when traveling north.
Erected on this site 1835 The Associate Presbyterian Church, united with Associate Reformed in 1858 forming the United Church of America. The brick church built in 1866 was used until 1935. — — Map (db m282043) HM
On Third Line 0.5 kilometers north of Fifth Line, on the right when traveling north.
The Boston Cemetery Association was incorporated on 15 November 1911
for the purpose of assisting in the permanent care of the burial ground and graves.
This plaque pays tribute to the pioneers & their descendants from the
first service of . . . — — Map (db m282045) HM
On Brown Street at Mary Street, on the right when traveling north on Brown Street.
The Fred W. Armstrong Arena was Milton’s first indoor ice skating and hockey arena. It was also known by locals as the "Brown Street Arena" or "Brown Street Gardens." It was built on the north-east corner of Brown Street and Mary Street in 1921 at a . . . — — Map (db m282071) HM
On Old Britannia Road 0.2 kilometers west of Fourth Line, on the right when traveling east.
This monument is dedicated to the residents of
Omagh who attended the one-room schoolhouse that
stood in this hamlet from 1874 to 1957.
The Omagh Park was chosen as the location in
appreciation of William Devlin, who donated the land
for the . . . — — Map (db m288080) HM
On Bronte Street North 0.3 kilometers north of Victoria Street, on the right when traveling north.
The first firm in the world to produce socket-head screws, the P. L. Robertson Manufacturing Company was formed in Hamilton in 1907 and relocated here the following year. It was established by an Ontario inventor Peter Lymburner Robertson . . . — — Map (db m282053) HM
On Old Britannia Road 0.2 kilometers west of Fourth Line, on the right when traveling east.
Trafalgar Neighbourhood is named for the former Trafalgar Township, the municipality that once encompassed what is now Milton. Trafalgar Township was named for the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, a celebrated naval conflict off Cape Trafalgar on the . . . — — Map (db m288078) HM
On Mary Street at Brown Street, on the right when traveling north on Mary Street.
Timeline
1853
Hugh Foster, a pioneer developer of this community, offered the Provisional Council of Halton a parcel of four acres of land to construct Halton’s new County Court House. This land is now home to Milton's Town Hall.
1854 . . . — — Map (db m282106) HM
On Guelph Line near No. 10 Sideroad, on the right when traveling north.
This plaque was unveiled by the Primate of Canada,
Archbishop Michael Peers, on May 24, 1992, in the
presence of the congregation, and the rector, Rev. Charles
F. Masters. It commemorates the 150th anniversary of
the establishment in 1842 of an . . . — — Map (db m302406) HM
On Guelph Line 2.5 kilometers north of 25 Sideroad, on the right when traveling north.
Electric railway service on routes radiating from Toronto began
in 1889. Within 20 years, the Toronto and York Radial Railway
Company operated lines north on Yonge Street to Sutton, with
a branch to Schomberg; from the east end of Toronto to . . . — — Map (db m280886) HM
Milton Outlier - Halton's Legendary Promontory
You are standing atop of the largest detached section of the Niagara
Escarpment in Ontario. Known as the Milton Outlier, this 6 square
km island of bedrock was separated from the main . . . — — Map (db m285251) HM
On Navy Street at Robinson Street, on the right when traveling south on Navy Street.
The original structure at 68 and 70 Navy Street, built circa 1850, featured stacked plank interior and exterior wall construction, a very unique building method in Ontario. This is the first known example of stacked plank building in Oakville. . . . — — Map (db m281781) HM
On Trafalgar Road at Sumner Street, on the right when traveling north on Trafalgar Road.
Trafalgar Township settlers lived in isolation during the early years. Travel was difficult, and there was no newspaper or postal service. But transportation and communication links were not long in coming.
The first stage-coach service began . . . — — Map (db m242234) HM
On Sixth Line at Bowbeer Road, on the right when traveling north on Sixth Line.
The Bowbeer House is a unique example of a one storey brick farmhouse, reconstructed from the original c. 1850s house. The original house was built over a swale which resulted in significant structural issues. In 2012, the house was dismantled and . . . — — Map (db m282035) HM
On Burnet Street at Kerr Street, on the right when traveling east on Burnet Street.
As an official Port of Entry into Canada, Oakville saw the arrival of many African Americans; free and those escaping slavery. As one of the major destinations along the Underground Railroad, it was the first glimpse of freedom for many. The . . . — — Map (db m281764) HM
On Lakeshore Road East at George Street, on the right when traveling east on Lakeshore Road East.
The oldest commercial buildings date mostly from the 1846-57 period, when Oakville grew from a village of 500 to a newly-incorporated town of 2,000.
Development of Old Oakville's commercial district started at Sixteen Mile Creek and grew east . . . — — Map (db m238571) HM
On Trafalgar Road at Sumner Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Trafalgar Road.
Oakvilles churches, schools and taverns knit the community together and created a social support network.
Taverns and inns were usually the first public buildings in Upper Canadian towns. They doubled as town halls, churches and courthouses. . . . — — Map (db m238672) HM
On Navy Street 0.1 kilometers south of King Street, on the left when traveling south.
The founder of Oakville was born in Nova Scotia of
Loyalist parents who moved to Burlington Bay in 1793.
William served with distinction in the militia during the
War of 1812. He settled in Nelson Township in 1816 and
became a successful . . . — — Map (db m237075) HM
On Navy Street at William Street, on the right when traveling south on Navy Street.
William Chisholm’s first priorities for Oakville’s economic development were developing the harbour, building a grist and sawmill, and setting up a shipyard.
This activity, along with the declaration of the harbour as a Port of Entry for . . . — — Map (db m238303) HM
On Randall Street at Thomas Street, on the right when traveling west on Randall Street.
Europeans first arrived in what is now southern
Ontario during the second decade of the 17th century. At the time, the area was populated by three major groups of Iroquoian-speaking people: Huron, Petun and Neutral.
By 1650 these aboriginal . . . — — Map (db m241925) HM
On Navy Street at William Street, on the right when traveling south on Navy Street.
Oakville Heritage Trails
Old Oakville Loop
Early Leaders
In addition to the founder William Chisholm, strong
leadership from other citizens was important in developing
Oakville into a town by 1857. One such person was Merrick . . . — — Map (db m237951) HM
On Sheridan College Drive 0.4 kilometers west of Trafalgar Road, on the right when traveling west.
Verner was born at Sheridan, Halton County, and educated at
Guelph. In 1856 he went to England to study art. Returning
to Toronto he established his first studio in 1862. Like his
older contemporary, Paul Kane, Verner travelled through the
West, . . . — — Map (db m305353) HM
On Cornwall Road 0.2 kilometers west of Trafalgar Road, on the right when traveling east.
This region’s first farmers. mainly of British descent, established themselves on lots of 200
acres after the Mississauga purchase of 1805. As they cleared their land, their first products for sale were timber and potash (from the burning of trees . . . — — Map (db m242254) HM
This Tudor-style residence was built by Colonel
W. G. MacKendrick in 1922. After his death in 1960, the estate was purchased by Mr. James Arthur Gairdner, a Toronto investment dealer,
artist, philanthropist and long-time Oakville resident. Of . . . — — Map (db m305405) HM
On Trafalgar Road at Sumner Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Trafalgar Road.
As Oakville’s population and
prosperity increased, stately homes were built near George's Square. These houses represent different architectural styles and designs from various periods in the town's development.
19th Century Heritage Homes . . . — — Map (db m238721) HM
On Walker Street 0.2 kilometers east of Chisholm Street, on the right when traveling east.
History
The Battle of the Atlantic (September 1939 - May 1945)
The Second World War began when Nazi Germany invaded Poland. Britain, France, and Canada were quick to declare war, but the enemy was strong and well equipped. By the fall of . . . — — Map (db m237096) HM
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