Beasley is a neighbourhood in the Lower City area of

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, Canada. The Beasley neighbourhood is bounded in the north by the

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tracks just north of Barton Street, James Street (west), Main Street (south) and Wellington Street (east).

History

Beasley is one of the oldest and one of the first four neighbourhoods of Hamilton, the other three being Central, Durand and Corktown. It is named after Richard Beasley, (1761-1842), a soldier, political figure, farmer, and businessman in

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who was one of Hamilton's first settlers. He came to Canada from

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in 1777, occupied Burlington Heights (now the site of Dundurn and Harvey Parks) in 1790, and was granted land by the Crown in 1799. A local entrepreneur, Beasley's business ventures included fur trading, land acquisition and establishment of a grill mill in Ancaster. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of

from 1791 to 1804 and was appointed colonel of the 2nd regiment of the York militia in 1809. Financial difficulties forced Beasley to sell lands at Burlington Heights, but they were purchased in 1832 by Sir Allan Napier MacNab, who built Dundurn Castle on the foundations of Beasley's brick home. Beasley Park in the neighbourhood is also named after him.

Festivals

Hamilton was also home to an annual Mustard Festival from 1998 to 2010. Hamilton is home to the largest miller of dry

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in the world. It was held annually at Ferguson Station, Ferguson Avenue at Hamilton's International Village and was a summertime food & beverage festival that featured some of the top Blues and Jazz acts in the region.

Public transportation

The

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(abbreviated as HSR) operates all

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vehicles in the city of Hamilton, Ontario. Below are the HSR Bus Routes found in the Beasley neighbourhood: *1/1A King *2 Barton *3 Cannon *10 Beeline Express (interlined with 55/55A/58)

Attractions

* Beasley Park *Beasley Park Community Centre *Seventy-Seven Night Club *The Baltimore House, a music venue and nightclub *The Underground, Steel City Music Venue * Theatre Aquarius, Dofasco Centre for the Performing Arts, downtown *Summertime Mustard Festival at the Ferguson Station (historic site)- defunct

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train station. *International Village (shopping district) *Wellington Park

Historical buildings

* Royal Connaught Hotel/

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*The Hamilton Courthouse, with the

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*Ramada Plaza (hotel) *The Cannon Knitting Mill - defunct Chipman-Holton Knitting Company mill, currently poised for redevelopment *Ferguson Station (historic site)- defunct

train station, site of the summertime Mustard Festival *

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*Hamilton Downtown Mosque * Stewart Memorial Church (originally St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church. 1961 became a

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Hall. North of Wilson on John Street)

References

*MapArt

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Local media/ web links

Our Beasley WebsiteThe Beasley Badger
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