NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Barton Street (Hamilton, Ontario)

Barton Street is the longest street (21.0 km) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at the Western end of town at Locke Street North and is a two-way street most of the way that stretches eastward through a number of different and varied communities in the city and ends in Winona at 50 Road just West of the Hamilton/Niagara Falls regional border. Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846[1] Government - Mayor Fred Eisenberger - City Council Hamilton City Council - Representatives 5 MPs and 5 MPPs Area [2] - City 1,138. ... Winona ( ) is a small community in southern Ontario. ... Skyline of Niagara Falls, Canada, as seen from the Embassy Suites hotel. ...

History

In the early days Hamilton was known as Barton township, named after a township in Lincoln County, England. Barton Street is all that remains of the township. ^[1] In 1816, Barton township Population was 668. ^[2] Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

On 24 May, 1909 a Coney Island-type amusement Park was opened in Hamilton. It was known as Maple Leaf Park and was bounded by Barton Street (north), Ottawa Street (east), Cannon Street (south), Rosslyn Avenue (west). It failed to attract enough visitors to keep the gates open and only lasted a year. Investors of the Park sold the land to local real estate speculators for $25,000 interested in the property because the land itself was a valuable commodity in the booming East Hamilton market. ^[3] 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Coney Island (disambiguation). ...

Present-day Centre Mall use to be the site of the Jockey Club racetrack but in the years after the Second World War the push for Hamilton's eastward expansion had completely engulfed the Jockey Club property. On 26 September, 1952 the racetrack was sold. The site would then become the site of the Greater Hamilton Shopping Centre. ^[3] Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Landmarks

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Communities

Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846[1] Government - Mayor Fred Eisenberger - City Council Hamilton City Council - Representatives 5 MPs and 5 MPPs Area [2] - City 1,138. ... Stoney Creek was a municipality which is now part of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... Winona ( ) is a small community in southern Ontario. ...

Roads that are parallel with Barton Street

Niagara Escarpment (Mountain) Roads: Burlington Street is a road stretching along the south shore of Hamilton Harbour in Lake Ontario. ... King Street, is a Lower City street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... Augusta Street is a Lower City street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... Aberdeen Avenue is a Lower City street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ...

The Lincoln Alexander Parkway (called The LINC by locals) is a municipal freeway in the city of Hamilton, Ontario. ...

Roads that cross Barton Street

Hamilton Street Railway Bus crossing King and James Streets. ... John Street, is a street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... The Red Hill Valley Parkway (popularly called the Red Hill Creek Expressway) is a municipal expressway running through Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, connecting the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway to the Queen Elizabeth Way near Hamilton Harbour. ...

References

Categories: Roads in Hamilton, Ontario | Canada road stubs | Ontario geography stubs For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The skyline of Hamilton, Ontario The skyline of Toronto, Ontario. ... Aberdeen Avenue is a Lower City street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... Burlington Street is a road stretching along the south shore of Hamilton Harbour in Lake Ontario. ... Hamilton Street Railway Bus crossing King and James Streets. ... John Street, is a street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... King Street, is a Lower City street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Augusta Street is a Lower City street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... In a range of hills, or especially of mountains, a pass (also gap, notch, col, saddle, bwlch or bealach) is a lower point that allows easier access through the range. ... Ontario Provincial Highway 20 is a provincially maintained highway in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. ... Highway 403 as part of the 400-series network Highway 403 is a 400-Series Highway in Ontario, Canada that extends 126 km (78. ... The Lincoln Alexander Parkway (called The LINC by locals) is a municipal freeway in the city of Hamilton, Ontario. ... The Red Hill Valley Parkway (popularly called the Red Hill Creek Expressway) is a municipal expressway running through Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, connecting the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway to the Queen Elizabeth Way near Hamilton Harbour. ... Highway 2 was the major east-west provincial highway in Southern Ontario, running from Windsor in the west to the Lancaster in the east and joining together the towns and cities of the western two thirds of the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. ... Ontario provincial highway 8 is a primary highway (also known as a Kings Highway) in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Highway 403 as part of the 400-series network Highway 403 is a 400-Series Highway in Ontario, Canada that extends 126 km (78. ... The Queen Elizabeth Way as part of the 400-series network The Queen Elizabeth Way (commonly referred to as the QEW, QE, or Queen-E) is a vital freeway linking Buffalo, New York and the Niagara Peninsula with Toronto and its western suburbs. ...

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