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Milton Heights Name Origin From Grace Church Rector's Suggestion
The village near Milton, once called Smokey Hollow and then Terra Cotta, earned the name Milton Heights after Rev George McQuillan of Grace Church and All Saints Church suggested the idea while noting the escarpment backdrop. Settlement grew around a Sixteen Mile Creek sawmill with a unique downhill log chute operated by ox teams, initially owned by John MacGregor with lawyer David Scott, known locally as Clubfoot Dave.
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Milton Heights
Milton
Smokey Hollow
George McQuillan
Grace Church
All Saints Church
Terra, Cotta
McQuillan
Esquesing
Nassagaweya
Sixteen Mile Creek
John MacGregor
David Scott
Clubfoot
Dave
Milton’ Heights
Hamilton
W. J. Mackenzie
All Saints—Church
the Heights
Farlow
Martini Street
John Maxted
Lewis
Halton County