Taddle Creek
| Taddle Creek | |
|---|---|
 Taddle Creek, dammed to create McCaul's Pond, on the University of Toronto campus in 1870 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| State | Ontario |
| City | Toronto |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Bathurst Street and St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Ontario, just east of Parliament Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
Taddle Creek is a
Trinity College. Taddle Creek is also the name of a Toronto literary magazine and of a local Montessori school.[2]
History
In the 1790s, the original town site of the Town of York was established along its south bank. Its waters would be used by its first industries. The disappearance of the creek came in phases in the 19th century:
- east of Church Street - before 1860
- Elizabeth Street to Church Street - early 1866
- University of Toronto sections including McCaul's Pond - 1886
There is no exact origin for the creek's name but there are three possible theories:[3]
- named for the Tattle family of Toronto
- named for the tadpoles that filled the creek
- onomatopoeic link of an English northcountry dialect variant of toddle meaning "to move with a gentle sound, as a stream or river"
Taddle Creek had other names during the 19th Century:
- Little Don River
- Brewery Creek - named for Enoch Turner's brewery
- Goodwin Creek
- University Creek
- Wolz Creek - east of Jarvis after brewer Mr. Woltz
See also
References
- ^
Wayne Reeves; Christina Palassio (2008-10-01). HTO: Toronto's water from Lake Iroquois to lost rivers to low-flow toilets. ISBN 978-1-55245-208-0. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ^ "In the Community: Taddle Creek Montessori is Standing Up for Kids – The Buzz". www.cafdn.org. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "Legend 52. Taddle Creek". Town of York Historical Society. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014.
External links
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