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BARTON HISTORY

Woodlands Park

Woodland Park was named after the home of Colonel Robert Land and his partner Hannah Horning. The park  was the location of many labour demonstrations and public gatherings such as this one on V-E day May 8, 1945.  

Wentworth Street was named Sir John Wentworth lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia from 1792 to 1808. As part of City of Hamilton’s `Vision Zero’ and `Complete Streets’ mandates it was fully  e converted to two- way traffic last year. 

Leeming and

​Barton (Northwest corner)

`Landholme’ is the third residence on this site of United Empire Loyalist Robert Land who is widely considered  the founder of Hamilton. A sideview can be seen on the fading mural on the building in front of you. After being forced to leave his home in Pennsylvania after the American Revolution, Land came to what was known as `The Head of Lake’, sometime between 1779 and 1784. For many years he lived in a shelter dug out of a hilly knoll in this general location. 

​After being miraculously reunited with his wife Rebecca and children he built a log house and planted a symbolic weeping willow tree . The depicted dwelling became  a convalescent home before finally being knocked down in 1928.  

Smith and Barton (Southeast corner)

​Present day `J. Rumours Meats and Deli’  has maintained the integrity of this long time fixture of Barton Village. Notice the slicked hair of the child who stands brashly one legged by the door. The well slicked curl at top of the dapper young fellow’s head was popular in 1920’s. O-Pee-Chee was a popular gum brand from London Ontario and printed the  well known hockey card trading cards. 

Smith and Barton (Southwest corner)  

St Andrew Presbyterian church started its existence as Wentworth Mission near Barton and Birge St. It was sponsored by industrialist Daniel Gunn who started making locomotives for the Great Western Railway in the 1850’s which lured Scottish immigrants to what was then swampy weed infested land. The present structure was built in 1906 and now houses a Spanish Pentecostal congregation.  

Barton and Ruth (Northeast corner)  

​The Bank of Hamilton became part of the CIBC. It is now the Esplanade Cafe 

Barton between Ruth and William

​The Mills Hardware store at 429 Barton East was one of the first branches of the main Mills store on King St  near where old Woolworth store was located. The Mills family were long time fixtures in Hamilton James, the family patriarch was an United Empire Loyalist and one of earliest settlers in Hamilton.

​A Loblaws Grocery store occupied the eastern portion of the 70 foot long Mills streetfront in later years. The entire community is excited about St Vincent De Paul Thrift store moving into this space come September.  
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​Barton Village BIA is situated upon the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. This land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, which was an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek to share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.
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