Ancaster

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Ancaster is a historic community and former town now incorporated into the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Ancaster canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf community
former town
amalgamatedInto City of Hamilton
amalgamationYear 2001
country Canada
countrySubdivision Province of Ontario
linked to: Ontario
establishedAsVillageYear 19th century
formerMunicipalStatus town
foundingCentury 18th century
governingBody Hamilton City Council
hasAreaCode 289
365
905
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasEconomicActivity residential community
retail and service sector
hasEducationalInstitution Ancaster High School
hasEvent Ancaster Fair
Ancaster Heritage Days
hasHeritage conserved 19th-century buildings
historic village core
hasLandmark Ancaster Old Mill
Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum
Hermitage Ruins
hasMunicipalStatus community within a single-tier municipality
hasPostalCodePrefix L9G
hasRecreationFacility Ancaster Community Centre
Morgan Firestone Arena
hasTransportationAccess Highway 403
Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway
historicalSignificance early milling and industrial centre in the region
one of the oldest European communities in Ontario
locatedIn Hamilton
Ontario
locatedInRegion Southern Ontario
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Hamilton
Lake Ontario
Niagara Escarpment
locatedOnContinent North America
nearbyHigherEducationInstitution McMaster University
Redeemer University
partOf City of Hamilton
representedInFederalRiding Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
representedInProvincialRiding Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas

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Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway connectsArea Ancaster