We’re back with some more Milton history!

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 Hartley Boulevard and McDuffe Crescent. This week, we’re focusing on Hatton Crossing and Maxted Crescent. Starting with Hatton, he says the street is named after a former Councillor and local foundry operator.

A foundry is best described as a factory that produces metal castings. Hatton operated a business that potentially created and shaped steel for local farms and automotive factories. He’s unsure as to when Hatton’s business would’ve closed down.

Moving on to Maxted Crescent, he notes that Mr. Maxted was a bricklayer and former Councillor from roughly 100 years ago.

Maxted had his hand in building more than 100 homes in his time as a bricklayer. These would’ve been individually designed homes that were created and developed by the owner, as opposed to the more subdivision/mass produced style homes we see developed nowadays.

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.

If you have a suggestion on what you’d like to learn about next week, let us know! We’re currently working on names that we find interesting. You can message our Facebook page, Twitter account, Instagram page, or even email us at News1013@LocalRadio.ca. Otherwise, we’ll just continue asking about local street names that we find interesting.

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