A Milton street is named after a local pioneering family, and another is named after a popular local tree.
On a weekly basis, 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 Bergamot Avenue and Tamarack Point. This week, we’re focusing on Britton Crescent and Sycamore Garden.
Starting alphabetically with Britton, Challinor says the family has roots all over the area.
He notes that their general store in Haltonville is no longer standing. It would have been roughly located in the area of Guelph Line and 15 Sideroad.
There was also a portion of Britton descendants that lived throughout Esquesing Township, and so there’s likely a good number of family members in Halton Hills as well.
Our second street this week is Sycamore Garden. Challinor talks about the tree that serves as the namesake.
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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