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1235 Trafalgar Rd
Oakville,
Ontario
L6H 3P1
Ontario Tourism Region : Hamilton, Halton, and Brant
Phone : (905) 845-9184
Your Host(s) : Canada Post Oakville
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 123,895. In the Reg. Mun. of Halton, on L. Ontario at the mouth of Sixteen Mile Cr. and on the QEW and C. Rd. 3, 35 km. SW of Toronto and 35 km. NE of Hamilton.
- The town was founded by Col. William Chisholm who had moved with his United Empire Loyalist parents to the nearby Burlington Beach area in 1793.
- In 1827 Chisholm bought land at the mouth of Sixteen Mile Cr., built mills, laid out a town plot, and opened the harbour to shipping. The settlement was frrst called Sixteen Mile Creek.
- Robert Baldwin Sullivan, a friend of Chisholm's, suggested the place be called Oakville for the white oak that grew here and were being used for barrel staves and later ship building.
- In 1855 the Great Western Railroad passed through Oakville, and in 1939 the QEW was opened, linking Oakville with Toronto and Niagara Falls. In 1953 the Ford Motor Company built an assembly plant in Oakville.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Untitled Document
Map Below gives Canadian Geographical Names
Natural Resources Canada in the Region of Halton.
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/oakville
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Visitors to this page: 2,542
Off the beaten track: |
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Sunningdale, 1km
Castle Green, 2km
Kent Gardens, 2km
Holton Heights, 3km
Trafalgar, 4km
Falgarwood, 4km
Charnwood, 4km
Bronte Station, 6km
Glenorchy, Oakville area, 5km
Ennisclare Park, 5km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Lake Wabukayne, 14km
Lake Aquitaine, 15km
Fisher's Pond, 15km
Mill Pond, 15km
Lake Medad, 17km
Crawford Lake, 19km
Kelso Lake, 20km
Progreston Pond, 21km
McClures Lake, 21km
Scotch Block Reservoir, 23km
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