GeorgetownOn brings to light the history, nature, culture and people of Halton Hills.
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Hungry Hollow trail runs along the Silver Creek branch of the Credit River, nestled in a valley to the south of Georgetown. Short history of ...
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The Georgetown Boys. How Canadian Citizens Rescued Armenian Children
This is a story about The Georgetown Boys. In the early 1920s, the Canadian Armenian Relief Association was formed to gather information about Armenian children ... -
Terra Cotta Trails at the Conservation Area est. 1958
The summer cottages led Rod Clancy to create a summer park, which eventually became the Terra Cotta Conservation Area in 1958. This highly successful attraction ...
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Cheltenham Badlands. Red landscape 400 million years old.
This distinctive and seemingly dead landscape in Caledon badlands was formed at the bottom of an ancient sea more than 400 million years ago. This ... -
Canada Day! July 1st
Fly the flag for Canada!
Our home and native land.Canada Day is the national day of Canada. A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867
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Glen Williams. One of the most picturesque villages in Ontario
Glen Williams is a charming historic village located within the town of Halton Hills in Ontario, Canada. Known for its well-preserved 19th-century architecture, boutique shops, ... -
Glen Williams. The history of Williamsburgh began in 1825
The history of Glen Williams began in 1825. This year, old Benajah Williams and his wife, Elizabeth Kennedy, brought their large family to lot 21, ... -
Hilltop Tree Care is the arborist of choice in Halton Hills
Hilltop Tree Care specializes in the maintenance and well being of your trees. The owner, Jason Morris, is a professional Arborist who has been in ... -
The Helson Gallery: Georgetown’s Artistic Heartbeat
he Helson Gallery in Georgetown is known for exhibiting diverse artwork. The gallery, named after Fred Helson, a prominent figure in the local art scene.
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History of Georgetown begins in 1781.
In 1781 the British Government started purchasing land from the Mississauga NationCharles The name Georgetown was named after one of his sons George.
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Crawford Lake and Unique Iroquoian village
Crawford Lake, located near Milton in Ontario, is a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, At the center of the lake lies a reconstructed Unique Iroquoian village
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Limehouse trails. Rock crevices at the site of the historic limestone kilns
Limehouse Conservation Area is known for its rock crevices, well-preserved limestone kilns and remains of an old mill. Located on the Niagara Escarpment, about 2km ...
Artists in Glen Williams
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Before the arrival of the Europeans, the area was occupied by the Attawandarons, who were an Iroquoian-speaking people. Other groups that occupied the land included the Anishinaabe and the Haudenosaunee. In the 1800s, people from Mississauga moved into the area.
In 1819, the British government would negotiate the purchase of the Mississauga land under Treaty 19. The name Esquesing probably means That Which Lies at the End.FIRST NATIONS -
The town GEORGETOWN is named for George Kennedy, who came to the Esquesing Township area as one of the first settlers, as his brother Charlesy surveyed land there after the so-called Indian Purchase.
In 1819, all five brothers claimed land in the vicinity of present-day Georgetown and began their businesses.
It was about 1837 when the area became to be known as Georgetown.HISTORY OF GEORGETOWN -
Acton
In 1825 the first settlers arrived in the area. Rev. Ezra, Rev. Zena and Rufus Adams left the Methodists to pursue the farming life It is not until 1836, however, that the settlement is named Adamsville.
When the first post office was established here in 1844, Robert Swan, the first postmaster, changed the name Adamsville to Acton, after his birthplace in England.HISTORY OF ACTON -
Norval
The history begins in 1820 when James McNab bought land in 1812 to build a mill and raise sheep. A post office was established in 1836 and within 10 years 200 people lived in the village and a mill, a pub, two churches and two shops were built.HISTORY OF NORVAL -
Glen William
The community of Williamsburg became the main industrial center of the area due to its mills that ran along the Credit River. In 1825, Benajah Williams established the Williams' Mill here with his son Charles and Joel and history began to be made.
In 1852, the name Williamsburg was changed to Glen Williams.HISTORY OF GLEN WILLIAMS -
In 1781 the British Government started purchasing land from the Mississauga Nation.
In 1818, they bought what are now the townships of Esquesing and Nassagaweya.
Halton Hills was known as Esquesing Township.
The name of Esquesing, which translates as likely as That Which Lies At End.
The Town of Halton Hills was formed in 1974 by the consolidation of the Towns of Acton, Georgetown, Esquesing Township and the Villages of Ballinafad, Glen Williams, Stewarttown, Limehouse, Glen Lawson, Speyside, Ashgrove, Crewson's Corners, Bannockburn, Henderson's Corners, Whaley's Corners, Mansewood, Hornby, Silver Creek, Terra Cotta a Norval.HISTORY OF HALTON HILLS
Halton Hills In Images. Historical Atlas from 1877
William Barber Mill
Atlas Halton Hills 1877