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| name = Billy Green Falls |
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| location = [[Hamilton, Ontario]] |
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| type = Ribbon |
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| watercourse = Battlefield Creek |
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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> |
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Billy Green Falls is named after [[Billy Green (scout)|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] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004000145/http://northernblue.ca/canchan/cantext/colonial/1813bill.php |date=October 4, 2007 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.galafilm.com/1812/e/people/green.html The War of 1812]</ref> |
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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 (Stoney Creek)|Battlefield House Museum]] and the [[Devil's Punch Bowl (Hamilton, Ontario)|Devil's Punch Bowl]].<ref name=cascadesfalls>{{cite book| title = Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition| publisher = Hamilton Conservation Authority| date = November 2007}}</ref> |
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==Directions== |
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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]]. |
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==References== |
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{{commonscat|Hamilton, Ontario}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.waterfalls.hamilton.ca Cascades and Waterfalls of Hamilton (www.waterfalls.hamilton.ca)] |
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* [http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/ Hamilton- "The Waterfall Capital of the World" (www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)] |
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* [http://www.brucetrail.org Bruce Trail (www.brucetrail.org)] |
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* [http://www.hamiltonpostcards.com/pages/waterfalls.html Vintage Postcards: Waterfalls in and around Hamilton, Ontario] |
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===Maps=== |
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* [http://map.hamilton.ca/enwiki/static/PDFs/General%20Interest%20maps/Overall%20City/WaterfallMap.pdf Hamilton Waterfall Map PDF. (http://map.hamilton.ca)] |
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* [http://www.hamiltonnature.org/waterfalls/waterfalls.html Map: Hamilton Waterfalls (www.hamiltonnature.org)] |
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[[Category:Waterfalls of Hamilton, Ontario]] |
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