[Map of Hamilton, bounded by Burlington, Barton, Mary and James Street]

Description

Streets appearing on map include James Street, Hughson Street, John Street, Catharine Street, Mary Street, Burlington Street, Wood Street, Warren Street [now Macaulay Street], Hannah Street [now Picton Street], Wilcox Street [now Ferrie Street], and Union Street [now Simcoe Street], Strachan Street, Stinson Street [now Murray Street], and Barton Street. Hughson Street was named after Nathaniel Hughson, who named several streets on his property after family members, including James Street, after his son James Hughson, who was a road builder (Bailey, Dictionary of Hamilton Biography, p. 106).