Caledon, Ontario
The town of Caledon was originally named Albion at the time of the regional merger. However, the town’s vote was held on October 1, 1973, and the name was changed by order of the Ontario Minister of Finance and the Minister of Economy and Intergovernmental Affairs. The early inhabitants of Palgrave were Irish, named Brian or Barney Dolan, known initially as “Bucktown.” Because of his heroic talent as a hunter, he earned the nickname of Buck, and he often returned to horseback from the chase, carrying a stag on his back.
The Humber River was once called Toronto River,St. John’s Creek, and Tao Ahanat. Before Brampton was called the flower town of Canada, Bolton was sometimes called the flower town of Peel. It got its name because most of the settlers in the village came from England, who developed a well-known passion for gardening and brought it to Canada. Caledon’s weekly news was rushed to Orangeville for final printing and press printing on Thursdays until 1941, when the owner of the business, Werden Leavens. He bought an old stereotype printing machine, and he taught himself how to use it.
Helen and George Gardiner, who have long lived in the town, co-founded the Gardner Museum. The Gardiner Museum is located in downtown Toronto, across the street from the Royal Ontario Museum. It is the only museum in Canada dedicated to ceramic art. George also presided over the Toronto Stock Exchange and established Gardner Farm in Caledon East.
