Mississauga: Did you know?
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The Mississauga Train Derailment, which occurred on November 10th, 1979, is often referred to as the “Mississauga Miracle” and resulted in the largest peace-time evacuation in North American history up to that time.
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Hurontario Street, sometimes referred to as Centre Road, was first surveyed in 1818 and received its name from points located at either end of the route – Collingwood and Port Credit – or Lake Huron and Lake Ontario.
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Burnhamthorpe Road is named after the “lost village” of Burnhamthorpe (also called Sandhill), that was located around the intersection of Dixie Road and Burnhamthorpe Road. The name itself comes from the birthplace of British hero, Lord Horatio Nelson.
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Dundas Street was named for Lord Henry Dundas, Secretary of War for the United Kingdom from 1794-1801. Dundas Street, sometimes called the Governor’s Road after Sir John Graves Simcoe, was first surveyed in 1794.
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Erindale, formerly known as Toronto, Credit, Springfield, and Springfield-on-the-Credit, was renamed “Erindale” in 1900, after the estate of Reverend James Magrath. Erindale means “Ireland in the Valley”.
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Derry Road takes its name from the “lost village” of Derry West, or Derry-in-the-West, which was located around the modern intersection of Derry Road and Hurontario Street.
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Prior to amalgamation in 1968 and 1974, Mississauga was made up of many independent towns and villages: Clarkson, Cooksville, Dixie, Erindale, Lorne Park, Malton, Meadowvale Village, Port Credit and Streetsville.
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The name “Mississauga” was chosen by popular vote in 1967 for the name of the new amalgamated town. Second place in the vote, by a close margin, went to “Sheridan”.
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The Credit River takes it name from the custom of trading on trust, or credit. To the Native Mississaugas, the river was known as “Missinihe”, or “Trusting Water.”
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Mississauga is home to many “lost villages”, or small historic crossroads communities that have disappeared. Some are remembered in street names, park names, historical signage, pioneer cemeteries or heritage buildings, while others have disappeared completely.
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Port Credit was once home to the “Stonehookers”, a unique sailing occupation that focused on the harvesting of shale (stone) from the bottom of Lake Ontario for use in construction.
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There are approximately 270 Heritage Designated properties in Mississauga, and 170 of these form part of the city’s two heritage conservation districts: Meadowvale Village Heritage Conservation District and Old Port Credit Heritage Conservation District.