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Canada Day 2022
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Credit River
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Scotsdale Farm
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Silver Creek
GeorgetownOn brings to light the history, nature, culture and people of Halton Hills.
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Glen Williams An Oasis in the Credit Valley, John Mark Benbow Rowe History of Glen Williams, Ontario from its founding to 2014. Over 80 B&W ...
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Halton Hills and Canada’s 150th birthday in Glen Williams
On Canada’s 150th birthday Halton Hills became the most patriotic town. 57, 073 flags were flying on houses, porches, balconies, cars, flag posts and anywhere ... -
Georgetown’s Barber Mill Dynamo. The first long-distance transmission of hydro power in North America
Did you know that the Barber Mill Dynamo, built in 1888, was the first electrical generating plant in North America use for long distance transmission ... -
Georgetown Farmers’ Market is the highlight of community life
Since 1993, fresh, juicy fruits & berries and field-ripened tomatoes & veggies picked in the morning and served at your dinner table that night! Along ... -
Scotsdale Farm, home of Ontario’s oldest trees
Scottsdale Farm is situated north of Georgetown, on Trafalgar Road. This 531 acre heritage property is a popular hiking spot where you can see some ... -
Silver Creek offers beautiful views any time of year
Sliver Creek’s lookout spots offer spectacular views of the escarpment especially in the fall when all the leaves change colours. Silver Creek Conservation Area has ... -
How Credit River got its name
Have you ever thought about where did Credit River get its name? The name comes from the time when the Mississauga First Nations people that ... -
Limehouse limestone kilns and trails
The beautiful limestone kilns at the Limehouse Conservation Area make this trail very special. Less than 5 kilometres of trail might refrain some hikers from ... -
Rockwood limestone cliffs, caves and glacial potholes
Towering limestone cliffs, caves and glacial potholes, including one of the world’s largest, are a few of the natural wonders at Rockwood. You can view ... -
Georgetown’s Old Seed House Garden
The Old Seed House Garden is a 1.8 acre civic garden honouring the legacy of the Dominion Seed House in Georgetown, Ontario. A haven for ... -
Scotsdale Farm frozen landscape
Frozen in time and cold Canadian winter the Scotsdale Farm is glowing in the beauty of ice and snow. Enter from Trafalgar Road and begin ... -
Lucy Maud Montgomery lived in Norval for 9 years and loved the place
Lucy Maud Montgomery spent 9 years of her life in Norval together with her husband – the reverend at the local church. She was very ... -
Scotsdale Farm – Bennetts and their legendary breeds
Scotsdale Farm is undoubtedly one of the most picturesque places in Halton Hills. These 531 acres of meadows, ancient wetlands, and rolling streams are a ... -
History of Georgetown begins in 1781
In 1781 the British Government started purchasing land from the Mississauga Nation and in 1818, they bought what are now the townships of Esquesing and ... -
Devastating ice storm in Georgetown, Ontario, 2013
Freezing rain begun to fall on Halton Hils on December 20, 2013. Over 30mm of ice covered the trees and hydro lines. Much of the ... -
War Memorials and Remembrance Parks in Halton Hills
War Memorial, Georgetown, Halton Hills The original memorial was erected in 1920, in memory of the local men who died in the Great War. It ... -
The 170th Georgetown Fall Fair 2016
Georgetown Fall Fair is one of the biggest community events in Halton Hills. Yes, it’s a great fun and family event but also an opportunity ... -
Rock ‘n’ Roll Classics in Downtown Georgetown
Main Street in Downtown Georgetown. Classic cars from the 1920s to 1983 in a full on-street juried car show set to great music! Three hundred ...
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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 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.HALTON HILLS -
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 -
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
History In Images
Terra Cotta / General Store 1958
Scotsdale Farm cca 1950
Rockwood Mill 1890
Lime House Saw Mill GRT Stattion 1889
Lime House Mill 1889
Lime House 1889
Georgetown Rilway Station 1908
Georgetown Downtown
Georgetown
Barber Paper Mill 1910