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                  <text>ORIGIWA.!I
Glenn7 Ave.

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-- --- ---

Charles N. Glenny

,

chairman of the School Boa rd

Bowden St.--------- - after Henry Bowden Warren; father o:f missAmelia
Warren and. former

owner

of the land.

,;"'

Henriette St.--- --Erie S't.-------

ï¿½he

Erie St.------

A short St. in the South End, runnine south west
on an angle :from Niagara St. and being south of
Walnut St.

Russel St. ------

After William Russel.

ï¿½ennet.t,

A:fter the wi:fe

ï¿½

"iiighland

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of William Russel.

Name given at the time ï¿½essrs. Rano&amp; ï¿½ewbigging
filed the plan covering part of the Forsyth farm.

Ave. ---

Emerick Ave.-----

After Henry Emerick former Postmaster and first
Village Clerk of ..Qridgeburg; who owned and sub.Â­
devided the land.

Phipps St.-----

,
the first Clerk of the llept.
a f ter w.c. Phipps
of Forestryfot the Province of Ont â€¢

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. ..,

.â€¢
.Â·Â·Â·

Westerly boundary line :for Brideeburg and
Fort Erie. Changed to Concessionbecause ot
duplication.

St.-----

ï¿½essie St.---- --

afteriï¿½ essie

Dufferin St. - ----Â­

a.fter Lord Dufferin

Courtwright

ï¿½
'Â·\

ftenrietta Daly Aunt of Mrs. Shaw a nd
marmering.

after

k.. rs.

St.----

Rise lay

prbbabty after

a.

,

later lJ:rs.

member of the

Jessie 13ond.

Cartwr:iJ51i6 family.

Â£1.auc k St. -------

after John W .. :Klauc'k of 'Buffalo who gave
land to widen
the lane into a st.

Robinson St.------

aï¿½te':r

Crooks St.--------

after Adam Crooks ; the first Minister o:f
Education of Ont.â€¢ He succeeded Egerton R y e rson
who ha.d been int:Stumental in :forming the sehool
system of the Province.

Pattison St.

running from Emerick to Bowen Rd. ; now paï¿½t of
Central, named afterï¿½Clayton Pattison
who owned
the lc,tnd on which ST' . lll:ary' s Hall was built. ne
was the father of 1''11 . Pattison , Collec to
!J'tof
Customs.

-----

Judy Robinson;

of

the

'f:igh Court O f

the

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:t;t,'

.Boweâ€¢ tta;Â·:ï¿½i

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idd a

ri.

was

ewnea. !"arms
town â€¢ .

ï¿½

Emeriek Ave.---

..-:ii.

Namea

on

.

e1 the r s'iÂ« e o'f' the ,lNll .

at;ter tle:nry

"

Emeriek,

was :ttenamel
bro'thera whe
west oï¿½ the

f'irst village '-'lerk

anei

,

?ormer Pestmaster; wlie owned the land. anti :tilei the
plan.

Bnek: St.-----

eall;â€¢Â« .Ferr, CJt. It
lieney lJ--ï¿½

e:nee

aner Wi1liam Robert . ant!â€¢

-

Named. after Breek Fersytl!
an&amp; a l!&gt;rether ef Mrs ... . Pa
'

ï¿½"rm.er own.er af' the lani ,
k Everett.

, :,._

iï¿½e

Phipps St.----

lamea after WeR
; . Phipps,

Niagara S!'. --

J. meaif'iea ï¿½erm of' the Jria!axa River}jD., an.4 sinee

Â·crarvis sÂ·!'. ----

After. Steplt.0111 Jlaul.e Jarvis of 1'0re111te; a :termer
e'W!le:r e:f the lamQ.. IiEL sull.â€¢ tlle land. in Vieteria

f'ereS;ry Dept.

first elerk ef the ent.

it:!s imprevement tile lfiagara Blvd.

put the lets

en

.

,

tile market.

ant

Lewis st.----

Na.med. af'te.r the late George Lewis , in f'ermer times
pestmaster anf exspress agent ; ana father e:f Henry
De'Wis , Village eeal mere:nant.

Wintemute St.--

nameei a::fter the late J'â€¢lm Wintemute, a :termer ewner
e:f tke f'arm, ::tiile grantlfather ef miss amelia Warren
tewn auaiter fer several years1 alse grandfather ef
tae late Geerge_.Lewis.

c,11.ge Ave.â€¢ ---

Named. wllen George Lewis antl the selil.eel 9eari were
leeking for a new sekeel site/in the aeutk wari.

Catll.erine

A saert St. leaaing te the raeï¿½ traek; after eatmerine
:Lewis; mâ€¢tller ef Geerge Lewis &amp;M graDhletker â€¢f
Henry Lewis. LeWis !raver:n was en t 1ll s ee2'Jler â€¢

st.--

. $mi tit St.---HeJiriettta St.ï¿½
Jen st.--Â­

h-1.â€¢P

&amp;

Wee&amp;--

G il.m.e.re Ri. ---

A very sllert St. :inlâ€¢i.ag west :trem Ceneessiâ€¢n
A.eme e:f William Sml tli , wne ewnej th.e lad.
After Henriet.ta Dally â€¢
After

.

a

tlle

8y

,

.

.

9retlter ef Jliss Russel.

Tkese two st.reets Â·Jl)râ€¢lHt&amp;ly namei after :friend.a er
relatilres e:f Sepllia TB.ernlaill. wile laid. eut tlle plan.
TB.e :former hem&gt;.61.ary

ErieÂ·'-â€¢ nametl after
ï¿½hat ewn.e.aÂ· a strip

line \tetween Briige&amp;urg am fort
farmer &amp;y the name â€¢t. Gilli.ere
,
very narrew in. wicltkV ,Â· .â€¢â€¢ t1lï¿½cÂ· ;.

a

seut1l sid.e:. â€¢f the re.ad.. frem tlte river tâ€¢ :lDeyeaa.
Rae:e. :!'raak.

.

i)lj â€¢
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