Ancaster's story begins on Treaty 3 (1792) land: the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee Six Nations People. The town founded in 1793 and was a significant centre in late 18th and early 19th century British Upper Canada. Both of these rich aspects of the area's history -- its Indigenous and settler pasts -- can be experienced in the surrounding natural beauty of the escarpment, valley, forests, farmland, and in the village core of old Ancaster featuring its stunning architecture.