101 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Macassa — The Right Honourable Vincent Massey —

On the morning of June 25, 1958, His Excellency, the Governor General of Canada arrived in Hamilton by train from Union Station. His itinerary for the day was full but not difficult; officially open Vincent Massey Public School and the Royal . . . — — Map (db m236568) HM

102 ► Ontario, Hamilton, McMaster University — McMaster University 1887 —

The Honourable William McMaster (1811-1887), a prominent banker and member of the first Senate of Canada, bequeathed funds which enabled Baptists of Ontario and Quebec to found this university. Incorporated in 1887, it was the culmination of . . . — — Map (db m219428) HM

103 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Mount Hope — Eileen Vollick (1908-1968) —

Canada's first licensed woman pilot, Eileen Vollick was born in Wiarton and came to Hamilton about 1911. She was fascinated by aviation and in 1927 enrolled in the flying school established near her home on Hamilton Bay by Jack V Elliot, a . . . — — Map (db m228685) HM

104 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Mountview — Chedoke, More than a Sanatorium —

The year 2006 marks the centennial of the Hamilton Health Association's opening of the city's tuberculosis hospital on the west mountain known as the Sanatorium. At the turn of the twentieth century tuberculosis was a disease of pandemic . . . — — Map (db m232317) HM

105 ► Ontario, Hamilton, North End East — HMCS Haida - NCSM Haida — Tribal Class Destroyer — National Historic Site of Canada —

HMCS Haida is the last of the Tribal class destroyers which saw heavy action with the Australian, British and Canadian navies during World War II. Built for the Royal Canadian Navy at Newcastle, England, , in 1942, this ship served on the frigid . . . — — Map (db m67343) WM

106 ► Ontario, Hamilton, North End West — Ice-Fishing in Hamilton Harbour —

From the early 1800s to the 1920s, many of Hamilton's working families survived the harsh winter months by spearing fish through the ice-covered harbour. European settlers learned to spear fish from the Iroquois and Mississauga peoples. By . . . — — Map (db m220538) HM

107 ► Ontario, Hamilton, North End West — Leander Boat Club —

Hamiltonians first developed a passion for rowing in the 1870s. Sportsmen found the natural beauty and unpredictable waters of the bay irresistible and summertime regattas drew huge crowds. Two of the earliest and most successful clubs were . . . — — Map (db m220533) HM

108 ► Ontario, Hamilton, North End West — The Burlington Glass Works 1874 —

The Burlington Glass Works, formerly situated here, was one of the most important 19th century glass houses in Canada in terms of the variety and quality of its production. From 1874 to about 1897 skilled artisans produced lamps, tablewares and . . . — — Map (db m220301) HM

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109 ► Ontario, Hamilton, North End West — The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club —

The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club (RHYC) has long promoted a love of sailing throughout the community and beyond. Aemilius Jarvis is widely thought of as the father of the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club. Jarvis was an important financier and . . . — — Map (db m227768) HM

110 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Parkview East — The Hamilton Waterworks/ La Station de Pompage de Hamilton —

The Hamilton Waterworks This dignified building, reminiscent of the style of a Roman aqueduct, houses one of Canada's greatest surviving engineering achievements of the mid-19th century, the Hamilton Waterworks. Built between 1857 . . . — — Map (db m227140) HM

111 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Raleigh — Peace Memorial School/ Peace Memorial Park —

PEACE MEMORIAL SCHOOL 1919 - 2003 Peace Memorial School was built in 1919 on donated land in the former Township of Barton, County of Wentworth. This school was named as a tribute to those who died on the battlefields of the First World War. . . . — — Map (db m223835) HM

112 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Southam — “Claremont Lodge” and “Auchmar”, 1855 —

This gate lodge was built for the Hon. Isaac Buchanan (1810-1883) who was born in Glasgow. He emigrated to Toronto in 1830, became a successful wholesale merchant, represented Toronto in the first Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, . . . — — Map (db m219592) HM

113 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Southam — Mountain View Hotel —

By 1850, a four storey building called the Mountain View Hotel was erected on this site. Its proximity to the escarpment's edge provided an unobstructed view of the city, harbour and lake. Two hundred pine steps at the base of the escarpment . . . — — Map (db m226084) HM

114 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Southam — The Honourable Isaac Buchanan and Auchmar/Isaac Buchanan the Builder —

The Honourable Isaac Buchanan and Auchmar Isaac Buchanan was born in 1810 in Glasgow into a family that owned the Auchmar estate on the shores of Loch Lomond. At the age of 19 he was sent to Montreal to open a branch of an importing firm. . . . — — Map (db m225887) HM

115 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Southam — The Incline Railway —

Known locally as "the mountain", the Niagara escarpment is Hamilton's most prominent geographic feature. While providing a scenic panorama of the city, it was also a significant impediment to travel. To address this situation a group of local . . . — — Map (db m225934) HM

116 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Stoney Creek — Augustus Jones (C. 1757-1836) —

Augustus Jones (C. 1757-1836) Augustus Jones was born of Welsh ancestry in the Hudson River valley circa 1757. He received survey training in New York City in 1786 and he moved to Niagara in 1787. From then until 1789, to meet the needs of . . . — — Map (db m232645) HM

117 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Strathcna — Early West End Hotels —

Quick Facts: Two hotels patronized by users of Crystal Palace and Victoria Park The opening of the Crystal Palace on the Victoria Park grounds in 1860 inspired West End population growth and the creation of new businesses. Two hotels were . . . — — Map (db m229384) HM

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118 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Strathcona — Baseball at Victoria Park —

Quick Facts: Baseball since 1860 - Grandstand 1914-2005 - Natural rink in winter The opening of the Crystal Palace Grounds in 1860 provided a venue for the sport of baseball. A diamond was located at the south end of the grounds and has . . . — — Map (db m229627) HM

119 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Strathcona — Canada’s First Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons (A.F. & A.M.) —

Sir Allan Napier MacNab, Provincial Grand Master under patent from Scotland, was also appointed Provincial Grand Master for Upper Canada under patent from England in 1844. Due to much dissatisfaction with the Grand Lodge of England, a protest . . . — — Map (db m219746) HM

120 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Strathcona — Crystal Palace and Grounds —

Quick Facts: Site of 1860, 1864, 1872 Provincial Expositions - Queen Victoria's Jubilee Built in 1860 to host the Provincial Exposition, the Crystal Palace was constructed on a 22 acre site as a modern facility capable of hosting the fair. The . . . — — Map (db m228564) HM

121 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Strathcona — Erskine Presbyterian Church —

Erskine Presbyterian Church Quick Facts: Opened in 1874 - Renamed Erskine 1880 - Memorial Hall dedicated 1923 In 1874 the Pearl Street Presbyterian Mission opened on Pearl Street, north of Florence Street. It was renamed Erskine by its first . . . — — Map (db m229295) HM

122 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Strathcona — Hand Fireworks —

Quick Facts: Family business 1875-1963 - George R. Allan School, Westdale testing grounds The name "Hand" is synonymous with fireworks in Canada and North America. In 1872 William Hand arrived in Newark, New Jersey from Hereford, England. . . . — — Map (db m229623) HM

123 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Strathcona — Iroquois Sand and Gravel Bar —

Quick Facts: Glacial feature - 12,000 years old. - Former shoreline of Lake Iroquois You are standing on the Iroquois Bar, a long, low hill that extends from the base of the Niagara Escarpment at John Street through downtown Hamilton. It . . . — — Map (db m229423) HM

124 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Strathcona — Semmens, Ward and Evel Casket Company —

Quick Facts: Family business started in 1868 - Employed 100 - Demolished in 1972 In 1868, Semmens and Sons was a family-owned building firm, located on the east side of Sophia Street (Strathcona Avenue North), north of Florence Street. By . . . — — Map (db m229476) HM

125 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Strathcona — St. George’s Anglican Church —

Quick Facts: Opened 1890 - Successful basketball teams - 900 in Sunday School 1930 In response to a growing West End population, All Saints Anglican Church on King Street West opened the St. George's Chapel of Ease at Sophia (Strathcona) and . . . — — Map (db m229575) HM

126 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Strathcona — Strathcona Avenue Fire Hall —

Quick Facts: Construction completed 1897 • In use January 2, 1902 - August 31, 1959 In the 1880s Hamilton's West End community was growing rapidly. The closest fire protection was a volunteer station on the northeast corner of the Crystal . . . — — Map (db m229483) HM

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127 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Strathcona — Strathcona School —

Quick Facts: Cornerstone laid 1894. - First sanitary drinking fountain - Model School By the 1890s increased residential development resulted in the Hamilton Board of Education purchasing a portion of the former Crystal Palace Grounds for a . . . — — Map (db m229479) HM

128 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Strathcona — The First Royal Visit to Hamilton —

When Edward, Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII, made the first official state visit of British royalty to Canada, Hamilton was the last stop on the tour. The Prince arrived in the afternoon of September 18th, 1860 and was welcomed by . . . — — Map (db m228595) HM

129 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Strathcona — The Nine-hour Movement/ Les Mouvement des Neuf Heures —

In the mid-nineteenth century industrial workers laboured ten to twelve hours a day, six days a week. Inspired by British and American examples, Hamilton unionists launched a crusade for a shorter workday in January of 1872. The workingman, they . . . — — Map (db m220361) HM

130 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Strathcona — Zion United Church —

Quick Facts: West End's first church - Opened 1855 - Home of champion sports teams Zion Church became a focal point for the West End community. (Image courtesy City of Hamilton) The West End's first church opened in 1855 when a . . . — — Map (db m229387) HM

131 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Sunninghill — John William Kerr —

John William Kerr emigrated from Ireland to Canada in the 1840s and settled a crown grant on the Hamilton Mountain in the 1850s. Kerr was made the first provincial fisheries overseer by royal warrant in 1864. From a telescope on the escarpment . . . — — Map (db m223692) HM

132 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Waterdown — Lionel Beaumaurice (Leo) Clarke V.C. — 1892-1916 —

Born near Waterdown, Ontario, Leo Clarke moved to Winnipeg in 1903. He enlisted with the 27th Battalion, C. E. F. in February 1915 and transferred to the 2nd Canadian Battalion later that year. On September 9, 1916, on the Somme battlefront, . . . — — Map (db m243636) HM

133 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Waterdown — Waterdown Memorial Hall —

In 1919 a "Community League" was organized with the goal of constructing a building to function as both a memorial to citizens who had enlisted in World War I (1914-1918) and as a community hall. The Waterdown Women's Institute purchased this . . . — — Map (db m243593) HM

134 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Waterdown — Waterdown’s Public Backyard —

Waterdown Memorial Park was established on the outskirts of the village in 1946 by the Waterdown Amateur Athletic Association, the Waterdown Women's Institute, and the Waterdown Board of Trade as a memorial to World War II (1939-1945) veterans and a . . . — — Map (db m243664) HM

135 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Westcliff East — Rymal Family Heritage —

William Rymal (1759-1852), his wife Barbara and his younger brother along with their family members obtained, through crown grants and purchases, 800 acres of land on either side of Upper Paradise Road from the escarpment to Rymal Road. Arriving . . . — — Map (db m233115) HM

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136 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Westdale — Righteous Among the Nations: the Legacy of Raoul Wallenberg —

"In the autumn of 1944, me and my family were destined to die... if it wasn't for Raoul Wallenberg, who personally took us by hand, my children and my grandchildren and I couldn't be here today." --Ernie Mason, Holocaust Survivor, . . . — — Map (db m235325) HM

137 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Westdale North — The Hamilton Naturalists’ Club —

The Hamilton Naturalists' Club (HNC) has promoted environmental protection, research and education in the Hamilton area since its founding in 1919 as the Hamilton Bird Protection Society (HBPS). By 1959, the HBPS had evolved into the . . . — — Map (db m227114) HM

138 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Stoney Creek — Battle of Stoney Creek — 1813 —

On June 5, 1813, an invading United States army of about 3,000 men, commanded by Brigadier - General John Chandler, camped in this vicinity. That evening some 700 British regulars of the 8th and 49th Regiments, under the command of Lieutenant - . . . — — Map (db m56720) HM

139 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Stoney Creek — Battle of Stoney Creek —

[English Text]: Battle of Stoney Creek During 1813 the Americans planned to invade Upper Canada from Detroit and the Niagara Peninsula. In late May, an American force crossed the Niagara River, seized Fort George, and with about . . . — — Map (db m56762) HM

140 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Stoney Creek — Battlefield House —

[Text on First Historic Marker]: Battlefield House and Fifteen and one-half acres of Parkland Property of The women's Wentworth Historical Society 1899-1962 Given by this society to the Niagara Parks Commission as a . . . — — Map (db m56805) HM

141 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Stoney Creek — Billy Green Monument —

[Text on West Side of Monument]: In Memory Of Billy Green "The Scout" Who led British troops in surprise night attack winning decisive Battle of Stoney Creek. Born Feb. 4, 1794 Died Mar. 15, . . . — — Map (db m56822) HM

142 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Stoney Creek — The Battlefield of Stoney Creek —

The Battlefield of Stoney Creek 6th June 1813 In memory of 20 good and true King's Men who, in fighting in defence of their country, died and were buried on this knoll. This revised inscription and stone re-dedicated June 6th . . . — — Map (db m56798) HM

143 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Stoney Creek — The Nash-Jackson House —

Originally located at the north-east corner of king Street East and Nash Road in the city of Hamilton, the house known as the Nash=Jackson House was built in 1818. The property on which the house stood, part of William Gage's original land grant, . . . — — Map (db m56859) HM

144 ► Ontario, Hamilton, Stoney Creek — Their Fame Liveth —

Canada Remembers Lieutenant Samuel Hooker, Sergeant Joseph Hunt, Pri- vates James Daig, Thomas Fearnsides, Richard Hugill, George Longley, Laurence Meade, John Pegler, John Smith, and John Wale of the First Battalion of the . . . — — Map (db m56819) HM

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