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HISTORY ON THE STREET CORNER J. M. Rowe One of the objectives of the Esquesing Historical Society is to disseminate local history to the public at large. There is no more obvious way to proclaim history than from a street corner. While the Society cannot hope to put a member on each corner, we can put street signs which reflect the history of the place or a person associated with the place. That is what the Esquesing Historical Society has been able to do since 1984. The Town of Halton Hills, which encompasses most of the geographical township of Esquesing, has the sole legal right of naming public streets. Several long-time residents became irate when former streets were renamed without consultation and when developers named streets for their children. When presented with this problem, the Society decided to boldly ask for input into all street names. The Council agreed. Since that time Town staff consult the Society for street name suggestions. The Town Council adopt Society suggestions in the majority of cases. Some streets mark an important site, like Brick Lane in Terra Cotta. The lane was once the driveway of the Halton Brick Company. Dublin Line replaced the name of 1st line, and marks the road upon which the Roman Catholic community of Dublin was situated, marked now only by a cemetery. Another cemetery on highway seven was commemorated by the name Worden View. Brother Samuel Worden held the first meeting of Baptists in Esquesing here in 1842. Clay Hill Road reflects both the terrain and the name of former School Section #15 in the north-east corner of Esquesing. The road is within the boundary of the school section which served area youngsters from 1842 until 1956. Fallbrook Trail uniquely incorporates the name of the principal farm on the road and the fact that the Bruce Trail follows the road. Fallbrook farm in now the interpretive centre for the Silvercreek Conservation Area.