If you run a successful enough business, the Town of Milton might just name a street after you.
Each week, we speak with Milton Historical Society President John Challinor II to gather information and details about the namesakes of our roads. If you weren’t aware, he and the late great historian, Jim Dills, wrote the book on Milton street names, writing Milton Streets back in 2007.
Recently, we covered Hawthorne Crescent and the listener-suggested Rottenburg Court. This week, we’re focusing on Hayward Crescent and Marcellus Avenue. Starting with Hayward, he says the street was named after a pair of successful brothers from Milton.
When you’re driving back and forth from Toronto delivering heavy amounts of gravel, sometimes it’s nice to play a few rounds of golf.
The quarry that Challinor mentions was located in Campbellville and is likely now covered by Conservation Halton.
Our other street this week is Marcellus Avenue. Challinor says the street is named after one of Milton’s former school principals.
He believes the old Milton Public School has since been torn down. The old Milton High School then became Martin Street Public School and Milton District High School opened its doors in 1960.
If you’re looking to understand how Milton’s streets are named, you should check out the book written by Challinor and Dills. Published by the Milton Historical Society back in 2007, it sold out in about six weeks and has since been long out of print. That said, according to Challinor, you can still find a copy at the Milton Public Library. With nearly 15-years having passed since the initial publication, and the extensive town growth in that time, an updated book is likely to come.
You can also take a walk with the late Jim Dills down Milton’s Main Street in 2002.
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