St. Catharines

St. Catharines (HM1GKT)

Location: St. Catharines, Ontario L2R 3C9 Niagara Regional Municipality
Country: Canada
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N 43° 9.772', W 79° 14.629'

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— St. Catharines Heritage Corridor —

St. Catharines has been known by a number of names in its history. The city is believed to have been one of the largest Native Settlements in North America. Shortly after the American Revolution, it was settled by Loyalists, the first of these known as John Halner and Jacob Ditrick.

Around the late 1700s the area underwent a full scale township survey and lands were made available by Royal Proclamation. At this time the city was commonly known as "The Twelve" because of its location close to Twelve Mile Creek. As more people began settling "The Twelve" construction of a church and a tavern began. The tavern's second owner, Paul Shipman, operated an inn along this route. His inn became increasingly important as traffic increased within the community and stage coaches traveled to and from Niagara-on-the-Lake. This settlement then became known as "Shipman's Corners" or "The Corners."

While the actual basis of the name St. Catharines is unknown, it's widely belived the city was named afer Robert Hamilton's wife Catharine. Hamilton was a Queenston merchant who held title to extensive land gained through Royal Proclaimation, and owned much of what is now the commercial core of the city.

St. Catharines has been known by many names throughout history, and in the late 1700s was commonly known as "The Twelve."

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HM Number	HM1GKT
Tags	Settlements and Settlers
Placed By	City of St. Catharines
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 4:39pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	17T E 642766 N 4780398
Decimal Degrees	43.16286667, -79.24381667
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 43° 9.772', W 79° 14.629'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	43° 9' 46.32" N, 79° 14' 37.74" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Which side of the road?	Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal Address	At or near 52-54 Court St, St. Catharines Ontario L2R 3C9, CA
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