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18 Ogilvie St.,
Dundas,
Ontario
L9H 2S2
Ontario Tourism Region : Hamilton, Halton, and Brant
Phone : (905) 627-3507
Your Host(s) : Dundas Public Library
Description From Owner:
- op. 23,036. In Reg. Mun. of Hamilton-Wentworth on Hwy 8, 6 km W of Hamilton Harbour at the west end of L. Ontario and 3 km W of the City of Hamilton.
- The first settler, in 1787, was Anne Morden, a United Empire Loyalist widow. She and her children were granted most of the land that now comprises the north half ofthe Town of Dundas.
- In 1837 the Desjardins Canal was opened to link Dundas to the shipping trade on L. Ontario. It contributed to the economic development of the area, but began to fall into disuse after the opening of the Great Western Railway in 1853.
- The place was frrst known as Coote's Paradise after a Capt. Thomas Coote, who frequently hunted waterfowl there. The first post office, in 1814, was named Dundas after the Hon. Henry Dundas, British secretary of state for war and the Colonies.
- Dundas Town Hall, completed in 1849, is one of very few remaining municipal buildings in Ontario from the pre-1850 period. It was designed by a local contractor in the massive, unornamented Roman Classic style.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/dundas
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Visitors to this page: 2,877
Off the beaten track: |
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Cootes Paradise, 1km
University Gardens, 1km
Hopkins Survey, 1km
Hopkins Court, 1km
Hopkins Corners, 2km
Pleasant Valley, Ancaster area, 3km
Highland Park Survey, 2km
Rock Chapel, 3km
Chedoke Park, 4km
Westdale, 3km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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West Pond, 1km
Christie Reservoir, 7km
Lake Medad, 12km
Gulliver's Lake, 12km
Carlisle Pond, 14km
Progreston Pond, 14km
Fisher's Pond, 13km
McClures Lake, 18km
Dunmark Lake, 15km
Lake Niapenco, 20km
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