Barton Township

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Barton Township is a historic township in what is now Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, that formed the core area where city founder George Hamilton established the town that became modern Hamilton.

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Barton Township canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former township
historic township
associatedWithPerson George Hamilton
category Former municipalities in Ontario
Neighbourhoods in Hamilton, Ontario
coreOf City of Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
country Canada
foundingLocationFor modern Hamilton
town of Hamilton
hasSettlement Bartonville
linked to: Bartonville, Texas

Hamilton
Stoney Creek area
historicalJurisdictionOf Ontario
Province of Canada
Upper Canada
historicalRegionOf Hamilton, Ontario
historicalSignificance formed the core area of the future City of Hamilton
linked to: City of Hamilton
locatedIn Hamilton, Ontario
Ontario
locatedInCensusDivision Hamilton census division
locatedInRegion Golden Horseshoe
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOn western end of Lake Ontario
mergedInto City of Hamilton
namedAfter Sir Isaac Barton (disputed or unclear origin)
partOf Wentworth County
status defunct municipal township
townFoundedBy George Hamilton

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George Hamilton regionOfActivity Barton Township