Kelso. Cliffs with the most beautiful views of Niagara Escarpment.
Kelso is a distinctive part of the Niagara Escarpment. There is a trail that runs along the escarpment that offers very nice views of the ...
GeorgetownOn. The history, nature, culture and people of Halton Hills.
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Dufferin Quarry Bridge. Unique views of the Niagara Escarpment. Trail
Dufferin Quarry Bridge. The unique views of the Niagara Escarpment. The Restoration Side Trail. The scenic overlooks of the city skylines like Mississauga.
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Silver Creek. Rocks, cliffs, pond, sunny forests, lookouts spots
Silver 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 ...
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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 ... -
Silver Creek Falls. The place where the sawmill and grist mill were built
Silver Creek The area between present day Acton and Georgetown was once home to mills, taverns general stores stone quarries and of course, lumber operations
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Wilbur Lake. The History of the vanished pond in Georgetown
Wilbur Lake (sometimes spelled Wilber Lake) was a small, man-made pond in the heart of Georgetown, Ontario, formed along Silver Creek in the early 19th ... -
Ghost of Jimmy still protects the Acton Town Hall
The Acton Town Hall is a two–storey Italianate building constructed in 1883. The Town Hall for the former Town of Acton was the centre of ... -
Rattlesnake Point. High rocks with beautiful views of Niagara Escarpment.
Rattlesnake Point is one of the most beautiful spots in Southern Ontario. Popular rock climbing spot and features breathtaking views of the Niagara Escarpment.
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Scotsdale Farm. Frozen in time and cold Canadian winter
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 ... -
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 ... -
The Fenian Raids in Ontario (1865–1871) and Georgetown
Fenian Raids. The Fenian Brotherhood was an Irish-American revolutionary group aiming to capture Canadian territory to pressure Britain / Ireland independence.
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Dorothy Stone – artist who designed the Halton Hills Coat of Arms
Dorothy Stone’s life and death is a bit of a mystery. Some say she was eccentric, an “oddball” who lived in the house she built ...
Halton Hills In Images. Historical Atlas from 1877
Barber Mill 1877
Atlas Halton Hills 1877