Hamilton, Upper Canada
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Hamilton, Upper Canada was a 19th-century town in what is now Ontario, Canada, that developed into the modern city of Hamilton.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former municipality
ⓘ
historic town ⓘ |
| becameCity | Hamilton, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInto | Hamilton, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicLink |
trade with Niagara region
ⓘ
trade with Toronto ⓘ |
| foundedBy | George Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1815 ⓘ |
| governedUnder | colonial law of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| hadInstitution |
churches
ⓘ
local government council ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFeature |
Hamilton Harbour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niagara Escarpment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRegionName | Head-of-the-Lake region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernLocation | downtown Hamilton, Ontario area ⓘ |
| hasPort | Hamilton Harbour docks ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | precursor of modern industrial city of Hamilton ⓘ |
| laidOutAs | townsite ⓘ |
| landUse | mixed residential and commercial lots ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | English ⓘ |
| laterGovernedUnder |
Ontario provincial law
ⓘ
Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Wentworth County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Golden Horseshoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western end of Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyIndigenousNation | Mississaugas of the Credit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalEra | 19th century Canada West ⓘ |
| precededBy | Indigenous settlements on Hamilton Harbour ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicBase |
agriculture
ⓘ
early manufacturing ⓘ port trade ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent | post-War of 1812 settlement expansion ⓘ |
| statusIn19thCentury | growing commercial centre ⓘ |
| statusInProvince | important regional market town ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeUnit | City of Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surveyedBy | British colonial surveyors ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early to mid-19th century ⓘ |
| transportRole |
lake port
ⓘ
railway hub (late 19th century) ⓘ |
| urbanForm | grid street plan ⓘ |
| urbanType | colonial town ⓘ |
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