Hamilton ON is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario.
| FactSnippet No. 858,874 |
25 Facts About Hamilton ON
2.
Hamilton ON is home to the Royal Botanical Gardens, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, the Bruce Trail, McMaster University, Mohawk College, and Redeemer University.
| FactSnippet No. 858,875 |
3.
In 1792, the Crown purchased the land on which Hamilton ON now stands from the Mississaugas in Treaty 3, known as the Between the Lakes Purchase.
| FactSnippet No. 858,876 |
4.
Town of Hamilton ON was conceived by George Hamilton ON, when he purchased farm holdings of James Durand, the local Member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada, shortly after the War of 1812.
| FactSnippet No. 858,877 |
5.
Nathaniel Hughson, a property owner to the north, cooperated with George Hamilton ON to prepare a proposal for a courthouse and jail on Hamilton ON's property.
| FactSnippet No. 858,878 |
6.
Durand was empowered by Hughson and Hamilton ON to sell property holdings which later became the site of the town.
| FactSnippet No. 858,879 |
7.
Hamilton ON is in Southern Ontario on the western end of the Niagara Peninsula and wraps around the westernmost part of Lake Ontario; most of the city, including the downtown section, is on the south shore.
| FactSnippet No. 858,880 |
9.
The first Indigenous peoples to settle in the Hamilton ON area called the bay Macassa, meaning "beautiful waters".
| FactSnippet No. 858,882 |
10.
Hamilton ON Harbour is a natural harbour with a large sandbar called the Beachstrip.
| FactSnippet No. 858,883 |
11.
Hamilton ON kept several east–west roads which were originally Indian trails, but the north–south streets were on a regular grid pattern.
| FactSnippet No. 858,884 |
12.
George Hamilton ON employed a grid street pattern used in most towns in Upper Canada and throughout the American frontier.
| FactSnippet No. 858,885 |
13.
Hamilton ON is home to more than 100 waterfalls and cascades, most of which are on or near the Bruce Trail as it winds through the Niagara Escarpment.
| FactSnippet No. 858,886 |
14.
Hamilton ON maintains significant Italian, English, Scottish, German and Irish ancestry.
| FactSnippet No. 858,887 |
15.
Hamilton ON has a notable French community for which provincial services are offered in French.
| FactSnippet No. 858,888 |
16.
Citizens of Hamilton ON are represented at all three levels of Canadian government: federal, provincial, and municipal.
| FactSnippet No. 858,889 |
17.
Hamilton ON is represented in the Parliament of Canada by five Members of Parliament.
| FactSnippet No. 858,890 |
18.
Hamilton ON ranked first in Canada for police-reported hate crimes in 2016, with 12.
| FactSnippet No. 858,891 |
19.
Hamilton ON hosted Canada's first major international athletic event, the first Commonwealth Games in 1930.
| FactSnippet No. 858,892 |
20.
Hamilton ON is represented by the Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League.
| FactSnippet No. 858,893 |
22.
Hamilton ON is home to two think tanks, the Centre for Cultural Renewal and Cardus, which deals with social architecture, culture, urbanology, economics and education and publishes the LexView Policy Journal and Comment Magazine.
| FactSnippet No. 858,895 |
23.
The Hamilton ON GO Centre, formerly the Toronto, Hamilton ON and Buffalo Railway station, is a commuter rail station on the Lakeshore West line of GO Transit.
| FactSnippet No. 858,896 |
24.
The closest other international airport to Hamilton ON is Toronto Pearson International Airport, located northeast of the city in Mississauga.
| FactSnippet No. 858,897 |
25.
Hamilton ON plays a major role in Ontario's marine shipping industry as the Port of Hamilton ON is Ontario's busiest port handling between 9 to 12 million tonnes of cargo annually.
| FactSnippet No. 858,898 |