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Stone Church Road (Hamilton, Ontario)
Encyclopedia
Stone Church Road, is a two-way Upper City (mountain) east-west arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario
, Canada
. It starts at Golf Links Road, just east of Meadowlands
, and goes across the Escarpment
and ends at Upper Mount Albion Road.
Note: This road continues East of Upper Mount Albion Road as Paramount Drive.
(21 Stone Church Road West).
In the early days of the last century the townships of Ancaster
and Barton, (on the mountain), were selected by American
settlers, who came, for the most part from the state of Pennsylvania
. Among these were the Rymals. William Rymal
was also one of the first four trustees of Barton Stone Church. The church was first under the jurisdiction of the American Presbyterian church, but this authority ceased to exist around 1838 and then was confined under the Canadian church authority, which was established in 1844.
Note: Landmarks below are found on Paramount Drive
Niagara Escarpment (Mountain) Roads:
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It starts at Golf Links Road, just east of Meadowlands
Meadowlands, Hamilton
Hamilton Meadowlands refers to the area formerly part of Ancaster, Ontario . Generally, anything northwest of Upper Paradise and Stonechurch road is considered The Meadowlands. Notable features include a large number of big box stores along Golf Links Road, a large movie theatre, and vast expanses...
, and goes across the Escarpment
Niagara Escarpment
The Niagara Escarpment is a long escarpment, or cuesta, in the United States and Canada that runs westward from New York State, through Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois...
and ends at Upper Mount Albion Road.
Note: This road continues East of Upper Mount Albion Road as Paramount Drive.
History
Stone Church Road, is named after the Barton Stone Church at the corner of Upper James StreetUpper James Street (Hamilton, Ontario)
Upper James Street, is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at the Claremont Access, a mountain-access road in the north, and extends southward towards the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport where it then changes its name to the Hamilton Port Dover Plain...
(21 Stone Church Road West).
In the early days of the last century the townships of Ancaster
Ancaster, Ontario
Ancaster is a picturesque and historic community located on the Niagara escarpment, within the greater area of the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This former town was founded officially in 1793 and was one of the oldest European communities established in present day Ontario along with Windsor...
and Barton, (on the mountain), were selected by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
settlers, who came, for the most part from the state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Among these were the Rymals. William Rymal
William Rymal
William Rymal, born: November 19, 1759 at Upper Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. died: May 25, 1852 in Hamilton, Ontario, buried at Barton Union Cemetery. Farmer and one of earliest settlers on the Hamilton, Ontario mountain....
was also one of the first four trustees of Barton Stone Church. The church was first under the jurisdiction of the American Presbyterian church, but this authority ceased to exist around 1838 and then was confined under the Canadian church authority, which was established in 1844.
Landmarks
Note: Listing of Landmarks from West to East.- Gourley Park, (baseball field, 1-street North at Matthew Street)
- Dr. William Connell Park (at West 5th Street)
- Assyrian Church of the East
- Barton Stone Church (which the street is named after)
- Barton Church United CemeteryCemeteryA cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
- Barton Church United Cemetery
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(dealership) - Upper James Cineplex OdeonCineplex OdeonCineplex Odeon Corporation was one of North America's largest movie theatre operators, with theatres in its home country of Canada and the United States...
Corporation (just South of Stone Church Road) - Dr. William Bethune Park (outdoor swimming pool)
- Canadian Reformed Church
- St. Jean de Brebeuf Secondary SchoolSt. Jean de Brebeuf Secondary SchoolSaint Jean de Brébeuf Catholic Secondary School is one of seven Roman Catholic high schools in Hamilton, Ontario, under the jurisdiction of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board. The school is located on the East Mountain of Hamilton, serving the south-east of Hamilton as well as...
, (2-streets South at Butler Drive, past Upper Wentworth) - Salvation ArmySalvation ArmyThe Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
(Mountain Citadel) - Stone Church Square (shopping), (at Upper Ottawa Street)
- Barton Square (shopping), (at Upper Ottawa Street)
- Simulated Fire Rescue Complex
- St. Naum Macedonian Church
- Lincoln M. Alexander ParkwayLincoln M. Alexander ParkwayThe Lincoln Alexander Parkway, officially nicknamed "The Linc", is a municipal expressway in the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario. Located on the Hamilton mountain, atop the Niagara Escarpment...
exit ramp - Mount Albion Conservation Area
- Carmen's Banquet Centre
- The Islamic Centre/ School of Hamilton
Note: Landmarks below are found on Paramount Drive
- Stoneywood Park
- Valley Park
- Valley Park Arena
- Felker Creek
Communities
Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from West to East.- Gurnett/ Falkirk West, Stone Church Road cuts through these two neighbourhoods and all the others on this list.
- Gilkson/ Falkirk East
- Gourley/ Sheldon
- Kernighan/ Mewburr
- Jerome/ Ryckman's
- Crerar/ Barnstown
- Rushdale/ Butler
- Randall/ Eleanor
- Quinndale/ Templemead
- Trenholme/ Rymal Station
- Albion Falls/ Hannon North
Roads that are parallel with Stone Church Road
Lower City Roads:- Burlington StreetBurlington StreetBurlington Street is a road in Hamilton, Ontario, stretching along the south shore of Hamilton Harbour in Lake Ontario. Burlington Street has four different statuses along the route. In its western terminus, it is a collector route ending at Bay Street North...
, West/East - Barton StreetBarton Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Barton Street is an arterial road in the Lower City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It's also the longest street in the city. It starts off at the Western end of town at Locke Street North and is a two-way street that stretches eastward through a number of different and varied communities in the...
, West/East - Cannon StreetCannon Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Cannon Street, is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Queen Street North as a one-way street up to Sherman Avenue North where it then switches over to a two-way street the rest of the way Eastward and ends just past Kenilworth Avenue North on Barons Avenue...
, West/East - Wilson StreetWilson Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Wilson Street is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at James Street North and works its way East and ends at Sherman Avenue North...
- King William StreetKing William Street (Hamilton, Ontario)400px|thumb|Theatre AquariusKing William Street is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at the western-end at James Street North and is a one-way street until Mary Street, where it becomes a two-way street that ends at Wentworth Street North.-History:In 1922,...
- King Street, West/East
- Main StreetMain Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Main Street, is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts east of Wilson Street in Ancaster at White Chapel Cemetery as a two-way street and switches over to a one-way street at Paradise Road South, in Westdale, where it continues up to the Delta where it once again...
, West/East - Queenston RoadQueenston Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Queenston Road is a two-way Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Also known as Highway 8. It starts off at the Queenston Traffic Circle and travels eastward over the Red Hill Valley Parkway and into Stoney Creek past the Fruitland and Winona communities and into Niagara Region as... - Jackson StreetJackson Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Jackson Street, is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off West of Locke Street South at Jackson Playground as a one-way street up to Queen Street South where it then switches over to a two-way street and is interrupted at Bay Street South the site of the Hamilton...
, West/East - Hunter StreetHunter Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Hunter Street is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is a one-way street that starts West of Locke Street at Hill Street Park and ends two blocks East of Victoria Avenue at Emerald Street...
, West/East - Augusta StreetAugusta Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Augusta Street is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. A two-way collector road that starts off on James Street South and ends 4-blocks East at Shamrock Park just past Walnut Street South.-History:thumb|Augusta Street, landmark...
- Charlton AvenueCharlton Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Charlton Avenue, is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This collector road starts of just West of Dundurn Street as a one-way street up to James Street South where it then switches over to a two-way street the rest of the way eastward and ends at Wentworth Street South right...
, West/East - Aberdeen AvenueAberdeen Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Aberdeen Avenue is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off just West of Longwood Road South and East of Highway 403 as a two-way thoroughfare up to Queen Street South where it then switches over to a one-way collector road to Bay Street South and then to another...
Niagara Escarpment (Mountain) Roads:
- Concession StreetConcession Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Concession Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at Belvidere Avenue, just West of Sam Lawrence Park, and extends eastward past Mountain Drive Park on Upper Gage Avenue and ends shortly thereafter at East 43rd Street.Note: East of East 43rd Street the road...
- Queensdale Avenue West/ East
- Scenic Drive - Fennell AvenueFennell Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Fennell Avenue, is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts of just West Garth Street on the West mountain and is a two-way street throughout that extends eastward and ends at Mountain Brow Boulevard, a road that wraps around the edge of the Niagara Escarpment on...
, West/East - Sanatorium Road
- Mohawk RoadMohawk Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Mohawk Road, is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is a two-way street throughout that starts just West of Highway 403 & Meadowlands and travels eastward linking up with the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway. Mohawk Road east of Highway 403 resumes again in front of Iroquoia...
, West/East - Limeridge RoadLimeridge Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Limeridge Road is a two-way Upper City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off just West of Garth Street/William McCulloch Park as Limeridge Court and cuts across the Hamilton mountain eastward running parallel with the Lincoln M...
West/East - Lincoln M. Alexander ParkwayLincoln M. Alexander ParkwayThe Lincoln Alexander Parkway, officially nicknamed "The Linc", is a municipal expressway in the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario. Located on the Hamilton mountain, atop the Niagara Escarpment...
- Mud Street, (Hamilton City Road 11) - Stone Church Road, West/East
; Rymal Road, West/East- Twenty Road, West/East
- Dickenson Road, West/East
- Airport Road, West/East
Roads that cross Stone Church Road
Listing of streets from West to East.- Golf Links Road (Hamilton City Road 60)
- Upper Paradise RoadUpper Paradise Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Paradise Road is an Upper City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off just north of Scenic Drive by Cliffview Park and extends southward where it ends just south of Rymal Road beside Carpenter Park...
- Garth StreetGarth Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Garth Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Beckett Drive, a mountain-access road in the north, and extends southward where it ends at Twenty Road just east of the Glancaster Golf and Country Club...
- West 5th StreetWest 5th Street (Hamilton, Ontario)West 5th Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off in the north at James Mountain Road, a mountain-access road, and extends southward past Rymal Road where it ends just south of Christopher Drive...
- Upper James StreetUpper James Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper James Street, is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at the Claremont Access, a mountain-access road in the north, and extends southward towards the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport where it then changes its name to the Hamilton Port Dover Plain...
- Upper Wellington StreetUpper Wellington Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Wellington Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at the Jolley Cut, a mountain-access road to the north, beside Sam Lawrence Park and extends southward past Rymal Road where it ends at the Mount Hamilton Cemetery...
- Upper Wentworth StreetUpper Wentworth Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Wentworth Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Concession Street in the north and extends southward past Rymal Road. It is a two-way street throughout.-History:...
- Upper Sherman AvenueUpper Sherman Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Sherman Avenue is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off north of Concession Street at Mountain Brow Avenue and extends southward where it ends at Rymal Road. It is a two-way street throughout.-History:...
- Upper Gage AvenueUpper Gage Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Gage Avenue is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Concession Street in front of Mountain Drive Park and works its way southward and ends just past Rymal Road beside Broughton West Park 2...
- Upper Ottawa StreetUpper Ottawa Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Ottawa Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Mountain Brow Boulevard in the north and extends southward where it ends just past Rymal Road at the South Hamilton Industrial Park...
- Nebo RoadNebo Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Nebo Road is an Upper City road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Stone Church Road East and extends southward where it ends at Chippewa Road East, just north of Lake Niapenco at the Binbrook Conservation Area....
- Dartnall Road
- Pritchard Road
- Upper Mount Albion Road