Plan of subdivision of part of lot 7, concession 2, Barton-Tp., the property of Hon. W.E. Sanford

Description

"Scale 60 feet = 1 inch." In top left corner of map, there is a certification statement signed and dated by "Charles H. Wallace, P.L.S. [Public Land Surveyor], Hamilton, 20th April A.D. 1892." In the bottom left corner of the map there is a signed statement of approval by the property owner, W.E. Sanford. Handwritten note beneath the Key Plan, along the right edge, reads "Duplicate original filed in the Registry Office for the County of Wentworth at 3:25 o'clock of the fifth day of July 1892 as [illegible] County 5 [signed] Lewis Springer". Boundaries are King Street to the north, Main Street to the south, Sydenham Avenue to the west, and Palmerston Road to the east. In the middle of the map are Earnscliffe Avenue and Rosewood Avenue. The Key Plan inset in the upper right hand corner of the map delineates the geographical location of the survey, as the southeastern portion of Lot 7, Concession 2 in Barton Township. According to the records of other historical maps, it appears as though this survey was not realized as planned. In Charles Goad's 1911 Insurance Plan of the City of Hamilton, Ontario, part of the lot is shown to be developing as a subdivision with road names different from those shown in the map. As street names, only King Street and Main Street continue to remain in existence today. Palmerston Road was changed to Trolley Street and later became Gage Avenue. Earnscliffe, Rosewood and Syndenham Avenues were all changed but the exact corresponding street names are unknown.