Saltfleet Township is a

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, on the south shore of

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. The township was established originally in the then

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. In 1974, it was amalgamated with the village of Stoney Creek to form the town of Stoney Creek. Stoney Creek itself was amalgamated with the City of Hamilton in 2001.

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{{authority control Geographic townships in Ontario Neighbourhoods in Hamilton, Ontario

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