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Halton County is a former county in the Canadian province of Ontario, with an area of 92,342 hectares (228,181 acres). It is also one of the oldest counties in Canada . History
An Ontario Historical Plaque was erected at the Halton County Radial Railway Museum by the province to commemorate the Radial Railways' role in Ontario's heritage. [2] Museum Peter Witt streetcars can be seen in the 2005 film Cinderella Man on the streets of Toronto to give it a 1930s New York City appearance.
Trafalgar Township Historical Society. Named after Cape Trafalgar where Horatio Nelson led the English fleet to victory over the Spanish and French at the Battle of Trafalgar , the township was created in 1806. [ 3 ]
Esquesing Township was a municipality within the historic Halton County in Ontario, Canada. [1] It is today a geographic township, mostly within the town of Halton Hills, with its southwest corner being part of the Town of Milton in the Regional Municipality of Halton. [2] [3]
The Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Historical Society, held June 2, 1914 in Ottawa, Canada. The Ontario Historical Society, originally called the Pioneer and Historical Association of Ontario, [2] was established on September 4, 1888 largely through the efforts of Reverend Henry Scadding. It initially operated as a federation of local ...
[2] [3] The farmland for the project was sold in 1966 to Halton County, and later acquired by the Province of Ontario. [4] The purpose of the museum was to showcase and tell the story of the evolution of Ontario agriculture from its genesis to present day. [5] The original museum was constructed in three-phases.
Thomas House (Oakville, Ontario) Oakville: Halton Region: Golden Horseshoe: Historic house: 1830-1840s period pioneer home, operated by the Oakville Historical Society: Thorold Museum: Thorold: Niagara Region: Golden Horseshoe: Local history: features the Lock 7 Viewing Centre: Thunder Bay Art Gallery: Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay District ...
Haldimand County (1800–1974; 2001–present) was merged into the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk for many years, but this was divided again with some minor adjustments to the old lines in 2001; it is now a single-tier municipality, not an official county; Halton County (1816–1973) became Halton Regional Municipality