Billy Green Falls

Billy Green Falls

Billy Green Falls. Photo by Jeremy Shortt. Click to enlarge.
Billy Green Falls

Billy Green Falls in autumn. Photo by Joe Hollick. Click to enlarge.

Billy Green Falls is alternately known as
Battlefield Falls, as it is located on Battlefield Creek.

Considered a Complex Ribbon Falls, its
height is 17 metres (56 feet) and its crest width is 6 metres
(20 feet).

History

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 1812-14.

William Green was born on February 4, 1794, in Saltfleet Township.
His father, Adam Green, a New Jersey Loyalist, fought in the
American Revolution and moved to Canada after the war ended.
Green received a grant of 300 acres near the top of the escarpment
and built a flour mill. Green and his wife Martha had eleven
children in total, of which Billy was the youngest. Billy, a
lover of the outdoors and an adventurous woodsman, was also known
as the first white child born in the area.

During the war of 1812, Billy and his brother Levi scouted the
approach of American troops. He learned the American password
(“Wil-Hen-Har) from his brother-in-law, who had been imprisoned
by the American forces, and took this information to the British
troops at Burlington Heights. Due to his intimate knowledge of
the local terrain, Billy led the British soldiers during their
three hour march to meet the enemy forces at their encampment
in Stoney Creek. A battle ensued, with the British emerging as
the victors.

In 1875, at the age of 81, Billy Green was awarded a pension
for his service. He died two years later, in 1877, and a memorial
stone was erected in his honour.

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How to get there

Billy Green Falls is located on the west side of Centennial
Parkway at the second ravine on the right side when driving
up the Niagara Escarpment. It can be seen from the roadway
and is one waterfall that is viewed by many, yet most of
them have no idea as to its name.
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Billy Green Falls. Photo by Jeff and Karen Rankin. Click to enlarge.
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Billy Green Falls. Photo by Jeff and Karen Rankin. Click to enlarge.
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Billy Green Falls. Photo by Jeff and Karen Rankin. Click to enlarge.
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Billy Green Falls. Photo by Dan Court. Click to enlarge.
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Billy Green Falls. Photo by Dan Court. Click to enlarge.

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Billy Green Falls in Spring. Photo by Joe Hollick. Click to enlarge.
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Behind Billy Green Falls! Photo by Pamela. Click to enlarge.
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Behind Billy Green Falls! Photo by Pamela. Click to enlarge.
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Behind Billy Green Falls! Photo by Pamela. Click to enlarge.
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Behind Billy Green Falls! Photo by Pamela. Click to enlarge.
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Behind Billy Green Falls! Photo by Pamela. Click to enlarge.
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Behind Billy Green Falls! Photo by Pamela. Click to enlarge.
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Behind Billy Green Falls! Photo by Pamela. Click to enlarge.
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Billy Green Falls. Photo by Andra Cozma. Click to enlarge.
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Billy Green Falls. Photo by Andra Cozma. Click to enlarge.
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Billy Green Falls. Photo by Andra Cozma. Click to enlarge.
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Billy Green Falls. Photo by Pauline Court. Click to enlarge.
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Billy Green Falls. Photo by Pauline Court. Click to enlarge.
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Behind Billy Green Falls. Photo by Dan Court. Click to enlarge.
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Billy Green Falls. Photo by David Piano. Click to enlarge.