TODAY'S NAME | ORIGINAL NAMES AND MEANINGS |
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CANADA | KANATA (Iroquois Indians meaning "Collection of Huts") |
KOMOKA | KAMOKA (Native Indians meaning "Resting place for slain heroes") |
SOUTH LONDON | ASKIN, SOUTH LONDON VILLAGE, NEW BRIGHTON |
LONDON WEST | PETERSVILLE |
KITCHENER | BERLIN |
OTTAWA | BYTOWN |
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE | NEWARK |
CARLISLE | SIDDALLSVILLE |
THAMES RIVER | ASKUNESIPI (N.Indians) "Antlered River" |
THAMES RIVER | LA TRANCHEE (French Trappers) meaning "The Trench"/"The
Cut" Got Present name in 1792. |
LAKE ST.CLAIR | LAC-AUX-CLAIRES (after John G.Simcoe's father - 1793) |
LAKE ERIE | CAT LAKE |
BYRON | HALL'S MILLS, then HALL'S CORNERS |
KETTLE CREEK | CHAUDIERE (French for 'kettle') |
TODAY'S NAME | ORIGINAL NAME(S) |
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CENTRAL AVE. | GREAT MARKET STREET |
BRICK STREET | COMMISSIONERS ROAD |
CRAIG STREET | ELGIN TERRACE |
DUCHESS AVE. | VICTORIA AVENUE |
DUFFERIN AVE. | DUKE STREET |
ELMWOOD AVE. E. | JAMES STREET |
ORCHARD ST. | KENT AVENUE |
PIPE LINE RD. | KENSAL AVENUE |
PRINCESS AVE. | BOND STREET |
QUEEN STREET | NORTH STREET (was Nothern boundry of London) |
TODAY'S NAME | ORIGINAL NAME(S) |
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QUEENS PARK | SALTER'S GROVE (present site of Western Fair) |
O'BRIEN HOUSE | RESCUE HOUSE (on Riverview Ave.) |
METROPOLITAN UNITED CHURCH |
QUEENS AVENUE METHODIST CHURCH |
TECUMSEH PARK | LABATT PARK |
VICTORIA PARK | CRICKET SQUARE |
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of years from a great many sources & is thought to be correct. However
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