Founded in 1669, the rural hamlet still has only one street.

Several rural hamlets had existed long before on the site of the modern city.

At first, nothing could have been easier for these struggling rural hamlets than getting into the drug business.

At the beginning of the 21st century the main village has become a commercial and industrial center for the surrounding rural hamlets.

Toronto Road continues to commemorate the former rural hamlet and current community.

Springburn developed from a small rural hamlet at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

They are working across the country, in big cities as well as rural hamlets.

Barrett, a successful farmer who became the first postmaster of the small rural hamlet in the area.

Casone, a small rural hamlet settled the eastern end of the municipal area.

Oughtibridge remained a small isolated rural hamlet over the centuries and even by 1747 it was made up of only five families.