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'''Billy Green Falls''' is a 17 [[metre]] high complex ribbon [[waterfall]] found in Battlefield Creek, [[Stoney Creek, Ontario|Stoney Creek]], [[Hamilton, Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name=WATERFALLS>{{cite web|publisher=(www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)| title =Hamilton- Waterfall Capital of the World| url=http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/| accessdate = 2008-07-31}}</ref>

Billy Green Falls is named after [[Billy Green]], the scout in the [[Battle of Stoney Creek]] (1813), an epic conflict during the famous [[War of 1812|war of 1812-14]].<ref>[http://northernblue.ca/canchan/cantext/colonial/1813bill.php 1813 Billy Green on Battle of Stoney Creek]</ref><ref>[http://www.galafilm.com/1812/e/people/green.html The War of 1812]</ref>

Nearby attractions include [[Bruce Trail]], Mount Albion Conservation Area, [[Felker's Falls]], King's Forest Golf Course, [[Mohawk Sports Park]], Glendale Golf Course, Dofasco 2000 Trail, Battlefield House Museum and the [[Devil's Punch Bowl]].

==Directions==
Billy Green Falls is located on the west side of [[Centennial Parkway (Hamilton, Ontario)|Centennial Parkway]] at the second [[ravine]] on the right side when driving up the [[Niagara Escarpment]].

==References==
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{{commonscat|Hamilton, Ontario}}

==External links==
* [http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/ Hamilton- "The Waterfall Capital of the World" (www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)]
* [http://www.brucetrail.org Bruce Trail (www.brucetrail.org)]
* [http://www.hamiltonpostcards.com/pages/waterfalls.html Vintage Postcards: Waterfalls in and around Hamilton, Ontario]

===Maps===
* [http://map.hamilton.ca/enwiki/static/PDFs/General%20Interest%20maps/Overall%20City/WaterfallMap.pdf Hamilton Waterfall Map PDF. (http://map.hamilton.ca)]
* [http://www.hamiltonnature.org/waterfalls/waterfalls.html Map: Hamilton Waterfalls (www.hamiltonnature.org)]

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