Economic History of Centreville Creek area, Caledon, Ontario

This will be a review of the economic history of the area, beginning in the the 1600's when fur-trading forts were created at the mouths of some of the rivers flowing into Lake Ontario. We are particularly interested in whether this creek, that flows into the Humber River, was ever used to transport furs, logs or other commercial goods from one place to another. This is important, for if the stream were used for commercial or public transport, it might be determined to be navigable. Although the lands we are particularly interested in were not surveyed and patented until the early 1800's, use before and after this will help to determine its navigability. If navigable in law, then the ownership of the bed of the stream would have remained in the Crown and not been transferred to private ownership. Answering this question will help us to determine whether there is a natural severance of one property into two pieces.