Esquesing Township was a municipality within the historic Halton County in Ontario, Canada.
[6] The grid pattern of lines and sideroads that define the landscape of the township to this day, is often interrupted by the rugged cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment, the deep Credit River valley or the headwaters of Sixteen Mile Creek.
It was this natural beauty that drew the Hurons first and then the Mississaugas to hunt, fish and live in this area.
In that era, these hamlets provided the essential services for pioneers and travelers.
It was the arrival of the Railway in 1856 that changed the landscape and provided the stimulus for the urban development of Georgetown and Acton.