This week features a former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and an old Milton mill-turned-swimming hole.
Each week, we speak with Milton Historical Society President John Challinor II to gather information and details about the namesakes of our roads. If you weren’t aware, he and the late great historian, Jim Dills, wrote the book on Milton street names, writing Milton Streets back in 2007.
Recently, we covered Arkell Road and Black Drive. This week, we’re focusing on Bartleman Terrace and English Mill Court.
Starting alphabetically with Bartleman, Challinor says Bartleman served as the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in the early 2000s.
Doing some research on Bartleman, he grew up in Port Carling, and is a member of the Chippewas of Mnjikaning First Nation. He always has become an accomplished non-fiction writer, to which Challinor recommends reading his series of memoirs.
Our other street this week is English Mill Court. As you could probably guess, it was named after an old local mill.
The mill was a gristmill, similar to the one operated by the Martin family where Mill Pond now resides. Gristmills are used to make things like flour.
If you’re looking to understand how Milton’s streets are named, you should check out the book written by Challinor and Dills. Published by the Milton Historical Society back in 2007, it sold out in about six weeks and has since been long out of print. That said, according to Challinor, you can still find a copy at the Milton Public Library. With nearly 15-years having passed since the initial publication, and the extensive town growth in that time, an updated book is likely to come.
You can also take a walk with the late Jim Dills down Milton’s Main Street in 2002.
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