Nassagaweya Township is a geographic township and former municipality in Halton Region, Ontario, Canada, now part of Milton. The township was created in 1819, its name derived from the Mississauga word nazhesahgewayyong, meaning 'river with two outlets.' This refers to the fact that watercourses in the township drain to both Lake Ontario and the Grand River system. Nassagaweya was originally part of Halton County. When the Regional Municipality of Halton was created in 1974, the township became part of the Town of Milton.
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| - Nassagaweya Township is a geographic township and former municipality in Halton Region, Ontario, Canada, now part of Milton. The township was created in 1819, its name derived from the Mississauga word nazhesahgewayyong, meaning 'river with two outlets.' This refers to the fact that watercourses in the township drain to both Lake Ontario and the Grand River system. Nassagaweya was originally part of Halton County. When the Regional Municipality of Halton was created in 1974, the township became part of the Town of Milton. (en)
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| - Campbellville, Ontario
- Canada
- Sayers Mills, Ontario
- Mohawk Raceway
- Crawford Lake Conservation Area
- Geography of the Regional Municipality of Halton
- History of the Regional Municipality of Halton
- Grand River (Ontario)
- Geographic townships in Ontario
- Brookville, Ontario
- Populated places disestablished in 1974
- Darbyville, Ontario
- Hilton Falls Conservation Area
- Halton County Radial Railway
- Haltonville, Ontario
- Former municipalities in Ontario
- Former townships in Ontario
- Lake Ontario
- Eden Mills, Ontario
- Township (Canada)
- Mississaugas
- Moffat, Ontario
- Guelph Junction, Ontario
- Milton, Ontario
- Ontario
- List of townships in Ontario
- Mountsberg Conservation Area
- Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario
- dbr:Kilbride_Village,_Ontario
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| - Nassagaweya Township is a geographic township and former municipality in Halton Region, Ontario, Canada, now part of Milton. The township was created in 1819, its name derived from the Mississauga word nazhesahgewayyong, meaning 'river with two outlets.' This refers to the fact that watercourses in the township drain to both Lake Ontario and the Grand River system. Nassagaweya was originally part of Halton County. When the Regional Municipality of Halton was created in 1974, the township became part of the Town of Milton. Communities within the boundaries of the former township include: Campbellville, Brookville, Moffat, Haltonville, Darbyville, Guelph Junction and Sayers Mills. Nassagaweya historically contained Eden Mills and borders on . The heritage house Nassagaweya in Brisbane, Australia was named after the township being the birthplace of the house's owner John Gillies. (en)
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