Brampton

Sister cities

• Benxi

History

Before the arrival of British settlers, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation held of the land north to the head of the Lake Purchase lands and extending to the unceded territory of the Chippewa of Lakes Huron and Simcoe. surrendering the area to the British Crown. Prior to the 1830s, most business in Chinguacousy Township took place at Martin Salisbury's tavern. One mile from the corner of Hurontario Street and the 5th Sideroad (now Main and Queen Streets in the centre of Brampton), William Buffy's tavern was the only significant building. At the time, the intersection was referred to as "Buffy's Corners". By 1834, John Elliott laid out the area in lots for sale, calling it "Brampton", which was soon adopted by others. In 1853, a small agricultural fair was set up by the newly initiated County Agricultural Society of the County of Peel and was held at the corner of Main and Queen streets. Grains, produce, roots, and dairy products were up for sale. Horses and cattle, along with other lesser livestock, were also sold at the market. This agricultural fair eventually became the modern Brampton Fall Fair. In that same year, Brampton was incorporated as a village. Dale's Nursery had become the town's largest and most prominent employer, and was the largest cut flower business in North America, producing 20 million blooms and introducing numerous rose and orchid cultivar to the market. By 1869, Brampton had a population of 1,800. It was incorporated as a town in 1873. A Brampton Water Works filtration plant was built south of the lake, located where present-day White Spruce Park is. Today the city uses water from other sources, and Heart Lake is now the centerpiece of Heart Lake Conservation Area. A federal grant had enabled the village to found its first public…

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  50,492
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  49,354
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  43,510
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  43,486
• Ring-billed Gull

  Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves
  42,244
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  39,019
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  37,127
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  35,955

Most recent

• M 3 — 2018-05-08
  14 km SSE of Ajax, Canada
• M 2.52 — 2017-07-11
  11 km NNW of Barker, New York
• M 2.7 — 2009-12-21
  10 km NNE of Olcott, New York
• M 2.58 — 2009-09-20
  20 km ESE of Oakville, Canada
• M 2.78 — 2005-03-28
  16 km NW of Virgil, Canada