NAMESAKES: BINKLEY ROAD
STORIES BEHIND LOCAL PLACE NAMES
THE PLACE: Binkley Road runs between Sanders Boulevard and Main Street West.
THE NAME: The Binkley family came to the area in the 1790s and became major landowners in Hamilton’s west end.
THE STORY: Different Binkley family members owned most of the land along Main Street West and Osler Drive, between Dundas and property that would later become McMaster University, according to local historian Margaret Houghton. The name Binkley is a popular one in the area. It was used to name a pond and a hollow. There is the Binkley United Church and the Binkley Cemetery.
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