Stone Church Road (Hamilton, Ontario)

Stone Church Road, is a two-way Upper City (mountain) east-west arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at "Golf Links Road", just east of Meadowlands, and goes across the Escarpment and ends at "Upper Mount Albion Road".

Note: This road continues East of "Upper Mount Albion Road" as "Paramount Drive".

History

"Stone Church Road", is named after the "Barton Stone Church" at the corner of Upper James Street (21 Stone Church Road West). cite book|title=Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791-1875)|first=Thomas Melville |last=Bailey|publisher=W.L. Griffin Ltd|year=1981]

In the early days of the last century the townships of Ancaster and "Barton", (on the mountain), were selected by American settlers, who came, for the most part from the state of Pennsylvania. Among these were the Rymals. William Rymal was also one of the first four trustees of "Barton Stone Church". The church was first under the jurisdiction of the American Presbyterian church, but this authority ceased to exist around 1838 and then was confined under the Canadian church authority, which was established in 1844. cite book|title=Barton on the Mountain|first=Mabel |last=Burkholder |publisher=Hamilton Public Library|year=1956]

Landmarks

"Note: Listing of Landmarks from West to East."
*Gourley Park, (baseball field, 1-street North at "Matthew Street")
*Dr. William Connell Park (at "West 5th Street")
*Assyrian Church of the East
*Barton Stone Church (which the street is named after)
**Barton Church United Cemetery
*Johnston Chrysler Dodge Jeep (dealership)
*Upper James Cineplex Odeon Corporation (just South of "Stone Church Road")
*Dr. William Bethune Park (outdoor swimming pool)
*Canadian Reformed Church
*St. Jean de Brebeuf Secondary School, (2-streets South at "Butler Drive", past "Upper Wentworth")
*Salvation Army (Mountain Citadel)
*Stone Church Square (shopping), (at "Upper Ottawa Street")
*Barton Square (shopping), (at "Upper Ottawa Street")
*Simulated Fire Rescue Complex
*St. Naum Macedonian Church
*Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway exit ramp
*Mount Albion Conservation Area
*Carmen's Banquet Centre
*The Islamic Centre/ School of Hamilton
Note: Landmarks below are found on Paramount Drive
*Stoneywood Park
*Valley Park
**Valley Park Arena
**Felker Creek

Communities

"Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from West to East." cite web| title = Hamilton Neighbourhood Boundaries, (map.hamilton.ca)| url=http://map.hamilton.ca/Static/PDFs/General%20Interest%20maps/Overall%20City/NeighbourhoodBoundaries.pdf| accessdate = 2007-05-11]
*Gurnett/ Falkirk West, "Stone Church Road" cuts through these two neighbourhoods and all the others on this list.
*Gilkson/ Falkirk East
*Gourley/ Sheldon
*Kernighan/ Mewburr
*Jerome/ Ryckman's
*Crerar/ Barnstown
*Rushdale/ Butler
*Randall/ Eleanor
*Quinndale/ Templemead
*Trenholme/ Rymal Station
*Albion Falls/ Hannon North

Roads that are parallel with Stone Church Road

"Lower City Roads:"
*Burlington Street, West/East
*Barton Street, West/East
*Cannon Street, West/East
*Wilson Street
*King William Street
*King Street, West/East
*Main Street, West/East - Queenston Road
*Jackson Street, West/East
*Hunter Street, West/East
*Augusta Street
*Charlton Avenue, West/East
*Aberdeen Avenue"Niagara Escarpment (Mountain) Roads:"
*Concession Street
*Queensdale Avenue West/ East
*Scenic Drive - Fennell Avenue, West/East
*Sanatorium Road
*Mohawk Road, West/East
*Limeridge Road West/East
*Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway - Mud Street, (Hamilton City Road 11)
*Stone Church Road, West/East
*, West/East
*Twenty Road, West/East
*Dickenson Road, West/East
*Airport Road, West/East

Roads that cross Limeridge Road

"Listing of streets from West to East."
*Golf Links Road (Hamilton City Road 60)
*Upper Paradise Road
*Garth Street
*West 5th Street
*Upper James Street
*Upper Wellington Street
*Upper Wentworth Street
*Upper Sherman Avenue
*Upper Gage Avenue
*Upper Ottawa Street
*Nebo Road
*Dartnall Road
*Pritchard Road
*Upper Mount Albion Road

References

*MapArt Golden Horseshoe Atlas - Page 656/657/658 - Grids M8, N8, N9, N10, N11, N12, N13, N14, N15, N16, N17, N18, N19

External links

* [http://www.escarpment.org/ Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) Official web site]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Stone+Church+Road,+Hamilton,+Hamilton,+Ontario+L9C,+Canada&sll=43.222878,-79.896226&sspn=0.016387,0.039911&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=14&t=h&om=1 Google Maps: Stone Church Road (Hybrid)]