page_title: List of roads in Hamilton, Ontario
section_title: Lower City (below Escarpment)
hierarchical_section_title: List of roads in Hamilton, Ontario / Lower City (below Escarpment)
caption_attribution_description: Locke Street South, Hamilton, Ontario
context_page_description: This is a List of streets in Hamilton, Ontario, many of which were named after the Loyalist families who arrived to Hamilton after the British lost the American Revolutionary War. These names include Hess, Hughson, Herkimer, Land, Beasley, Gage, Doan, Davis, Mills, Carpenter, and Brant. The Loyalists were the pioneers of Hamilton and area.
  Many of the street names in Hamilton have changed over the years. James Street south of King was called Jarvis, Jackson Street was Maiden Lane, John Street was Mountain Street, Main Street east of James was Brougham Street, Hunter Street east of James was called Peel Street, Charlton Avenue West was Anderson Street, Charlton Avenue was Hannah Street, Park Street was Bond Street, Bay Street South was Bowry Street, Cannon Street was known as Henry Street, Barton Street West was Concession and Upper James Street on the mountain was known as Caledonia Road.
context_section_description: 50 Road
  Aberdeen Avenue, named after Lord Aberdeen (John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair) and Lady Aberdeen (Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair) who both lived in Hamilton on Bay Street South (1890–1898) with their four children. They presided over the opening of the Hamilton Public Library on September 16, 1890. Lord Aberdeen was appointed Governor General of Canada in 1893.
  Augusta Street, portion between Catharine Street and Ferguson Avenue was originally known as O'Reilly Street.
  Barton Street, In the early days, a part of current-day Hamilton was known as Barton township, named after a township in Lincoln County, England.
  Bay Street, derives its name from its proximity to Hamilton Harbour, which was once Burlington Bay.
  Beach Boulevard.
  Burlington Street, original name was Industrial Road. It derives its name from its proximity to Hamilton Harbour, which used to be called Burlington Bay.
  Cannon Street, was originally called Henry Street. The section between Bay and James Streets was called Miles Street. The origins of the Cannon street name is unknown.
  Caroline Street, named after one of Peter Hess's daughters.
  Catharine Street, named after Nathaniel Hughson's daughter. (Hughson was one of the city founders of Hamilton). Other streets in the city were named after him and his family members. Hughson, Rebecca (wife) and James (son).
  Centennial Parkway
  Charlton Avenue, named after Benjamin Ernest Charlton, (1835–1901), teacher, manufacturer, politician and mayor of Hamilton. Originally Charlton Street was named Hannah Street.
  Cochrane Road, road that leads to King's Forest Park from the Queenston Traffic Circle.
  Cootes Drive, named linked to Cootes Paradise for which the road travels through
  Dundurn Street, originated with Sir Allan MacNab who named his home Dundurn Castle and its landscaped grounds Dundurn Park after his family's ancestral home in Dundurn, Perthshire, Scotland. Originally Dundurn Street, South of King Street West was known as Garth Street up to 1913. Dundurn derives from two Gaelic words frequently incorrectly cited as meaning "the fort on the water."  Dundurn correctly derives from the Gaelic words Dùn Dórn (pl. Dùn Dùirn) meaning "fort of the fist" due to the fact that it was located on top of a hill shaped like a fist.
  Ferguson Avenue, site of the historic Ferguson train station. Ferguson Avenue south of Main Street used to be called Cherry Street. Street named for settler Peter Ferguson
  Fruitland Road
  Gage Avenue, and Upper Gage Avenue are named after James Gage, a lumber merchant and his uncle William Gage, a farmer. Together James and William owned a farm that was the site of the Battle of Stoney Creek during the War of 1812. The wounded were treated inside their home and they were both awarded compensation for it by the government.
  Governor's Road,
  Gray Road
  Green Road
  Herkimer Street, named after Mary Herkimer, the daughter of United Empire Loyalist Johan Host Herkimer. Mary Herkimer married Robert Hamilton of Queenston and thereby became the stepmother of John George Hamilton, the founder of the city of Hamilton, Ontario. When George Hamilton was building the city that bears his name in the early 1800s, he named one of the new streets Herkimer Street in her honor.[1]
  Hess Street, named after Peter Hess, (1779–1855), farmer, landowner. Peter Street in Hamilton also named after him as well as Caroline Street named after one of his daughters. also the site of Hess Village.
  Hughson Street, named after Nathaniel Hughson, (1755–1837), farmer, hotel owner, and Loyalist who moved to Canada following the American Revolution, one of the city founders. Other streets in the city were named after his family members: James, Rebecca and Catharine.
  Hunter Street, named after Peter Hunter Hamilton, (1800–1857), landowner and businessman, and half brother of city founder George Hamilton. Originally, sections of Hunter Street were called William Street after King William IV and Peel Street after the British PM, Sir Robert Peel.
  Jackson Street, named after Edward Jack
caption: Locke Street South
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