What do blue and white blaze marks of the Bruce Trail mean?
What blue and white blaze marks of the Bruce Trail mean? Philip Gosling, one of the four founders of the Bruce Trail, marked the first ...
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Clark´s Hotel 1877
GeorgetownOn brings to light the history, nature, culture and people of Halton Hills.
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Hotel McGibbon – the Clark Hotel: A Landmark with 150 Years of History
The hotel McGibbon was an integral part of Georgetown’s history for over 150 years, evolving from a 19th-century traveler’s stop to a modern condo memorial. ... -
The Old Armoury: From Military Roots to the Home of Georgetown’s Globe Theatre
The Old Armoury is a wood frame post and beam structure of approximately 5,000 square feet which was built by the village of Georgetown in ...
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Lucy Maud Montgomery. Discover her hidden Life in Norval
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874 – 1942). World famous author spent 9 years of her life in Norval together with her husband – the reverend at ... -
Limehouse. The historic village has been known since 1805
Limehouse. The historic village has been known since 1805 Esquesing Township was surveyed in 1818. The first settler in the Limehouse area was Adam ... -
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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Famous paintings of Glen Williams by Alfred Joseph Casson, member of the Group of Seven
One of the greats of Canadian art is Alfred Joseph Casson. When he passed away in 1992 at the blessed age of 94, he left ... -
Scotsdale Farm, home of old-growth forest and 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 ... -
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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John Forster. Canadian portrait painter and landscape artist born in Norval
John Wycliffe Lowes Forster (1850–1938) was a prominent Canadian portrait painter and landscape artist. Born on December 31, 1850, in Norval, Ontario.
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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 ...
Halton Hills In Images. Historical Atlas from 1877
Glen Williams 1877 Mill
Atlas Halton Hills 1877