Photograph of Richmond Hill Postmaster and Station Manager Fred Holton, ca. 1970s
The community of Richmond Hill was first named after Abner Miles and called Miles Hill, then Mount Pleasant, before coming to be known as Richmond Hill. This name potentially was chosen after a visit by the fourth Duke of Richmond, Charles Garden Lennox, also the governor-general of Canada at the time. During his visit, the duke supposedly inspected the church, talked with the workmen, and rest and fed his horses. Another possibility origin for the name is that it was suggested by Benjamin Bernard, the first schoolmaster and a notary public, who was fond of “The Lass of Richmond Hill.”
The village is situated along Yonge Street, approximately thirty kilometers north of Toronto, with the main throughfare being half in Markham and half in Vaughan. One of the first settlers was John R. Stooks (Stokes) who arrived in 1793.
The village was incorporated in 1872 and became a town in 1957.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 45
Photograph of Richmond Hill Postmaster and Station Manager Fred Holton, ca. 1970s
The community of Richmond Hill was first named after Abner Miles and called Miles Hill, then Mount Pleasant, before coming to be known as Richmond Hill. This name potentially was chosen after a visit by the fourth Duke of Richmond, Charles Garden Lennox, also the governor-general of Canada at the time. During his visit, the duke supposedly inspected the church, talked with the workmen, and rest and fed his horses. Another possibility origin for the name is that it was suggested by Benjamin Bernard, the first schoolmaster and a notary public, who was fond of “The Lass of Richmond Hill.”
The village is situated along Yonge Street, approximately thirty kilometers north of Toronto, with the main throughfare being half in Markham and half in Vaughan. One of the first settlers was John R. Stooks (Stokes) who arrived in 1793.
The village was incorporated in 1872 and became a town in 1957.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 45