Street/Place Names

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Hall Road
Named after Frederick James Hall, a pioneer resident.
Information welcomed

Hamiota Street
Origin unknown.
"There is a town in Manitoba called Hamiota. Could this street be named after that?"
— Annie Weeks
Information welcomed

Hampshire Road
Named after the county of Hampshire, England.
The section of Hampshire Road from Oak Bay Avenue to Cranmore Road was built in 1909 and called Junction Road, but was renamed in 1921. The section between Bowker and Cavendish was originally called Bell's Road but renamed in 1928
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Hampshire Terrace
Named after Hampshire, England.

Harlow Drive
Origin unknown.
Information welcomed

Haro Street
Named after Haro Strait, which was named in 1790 by Spanish captain Manuel Quimper after his first mate, Gonzalez Lopez de Haro.
Former name of Rosario Street, originally called Walter Street
see Rosario Street

Haultain Street
Origin unknown.
Originally called Third Street but renamed in 1921 in deference to Haultain Street which originates in the City and runs through Saanich
Information welcomed

Hazel Street
Origin uncertain, possibly after an early medical doctor associated with the Royal Jubilee Hospital.
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Henderson Road
Named after William Henderson, second reeve of Oak Bay, and Senior Architect with the Dominion Department of Public Works. see William Henderson

Heron Street
Origin uncertain, probably after the bird frequently seen on the waterfront.
The north end of Heron Street was originally called Third Street (as was Haultain Street) but was renamed in 1921

Hewlett Place
Named after H.F. Hewlett, early councillor and reeve.

Hibben's Close
Named after T.N. Hibben, pioneer Victoria stationer.
Hibben's Close marks a boundary between Oak Bay and Saanich

Highland Drive
Origin descriptive.
Former name of Denison Road but renamed in 1921

Hood Lane
Origin unknown, possibly after Mt Hood in light of its former name, or after Britain's HMS Hood, the largest warship in the world when commissioned in 1920, ultimately sunk by the mightier Bismark in 1941.
Originally called Ranier Lane but renamed in 1928

Humber Road
Origin unknown, possibly after the Humber, a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England.
Information welcomed


PLACE NAMES

Harling Point
Named after Dr Fred Harling, a brave local dentist who gave his life trying to save a family in a small, storm-tossed boat off this point in 1934.
Originally called Foul Point until 1903, after which it was called Chinese Point because of the Chinese Cemetery built there.
This is the location where part of two ancient continents — Wrangellia and Leech River terrane — collided. You can see where they met: on one side is pale green chert rock and on the other is dark basalt.
SONGHEES NAME
Sahsima ("harpoon")
At Harling Point is a large boulder that recognizes a special event in Lekwungen peoples' history. The myth tells that a native harpooner complained that spirits were keeping seals away. In response to the harpooner's irreverence, Haylas, the transformer, turned the seal harpooner into stone. This stone is a local landmark, but recognized by many as a glacial erratic

Harris Island
Named after Thomas Harris, first mayor of Victoria.
Harris Island, located near Emily Islet (named after Harris' daughter), was named in 1862 by Captain Richards, HMS Hecate.

Haynes Park
TO BE CONFIRMED
Named after Ernest Miller Haynes, assistant provincial Post Office inspector who had a cottage at 1580 Mount Baker Avenue (Beach Drive). E.M. Haynes was a founding member of Oak Bay Camp, located just across the street from his cottage, adjacent to Haynes Point, in 1889.
The park was created in 1961 when the municipality purchased this headland property for $12,000 and demolished the cottages on it.

Haynes Point
TO BE CONFIRMED
Named after Arthur E. Haynes, a member of Oak Bay's first Council, whose home was built facing this promontory at 1512 Mount Baker Avenue (Beach Drive) in 1889.


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