Hagersville, a community in Haldimand County, is located 45 kilometres southwest of Hamilton, Ontario, and 15 kilometres southwest of Caledonia. In 1852, Charles Hager built a frame hotel at the corner of the Plank Road and Indian Line. With the construction of the Plank Road, a small village popped up in 1855 when Charles and David Hager bought most of the land in the center of the area. David Almas owned the land on the east side of the road, while John Porter owned the land in the west end. Joseph Seymour suggested the community be called Hagersville to honour the Hager brothers. Hagersville gained notoriety in 1990 when a huge uncontrolled tire fire spewed toxic smoke into the atmosphere for seventeen days. Architectural styles and terms are described in the appendix.