stone ▁Township , ▁area ▁. ▁Open ed ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁and ▁named ▁from ▁the ▁Lincoln shire ▁town . ▁Community ▁centre ▁of ▁Gra vel ly ▁Bay ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁renamed ▁Port ▁Col bor ne ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁became ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁Village ▁of ▁H umber stone ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁re - in cor por ated ▁as ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Ni ag ara ▁Region ▁municipal ▁rest ruct uring ▁expanded ▁the ▁city ▁by ▁adding ▁H umber stone ▁Township . ▁ ▁Pel ham ▁Township . ▁Area ▁. ▁Open ed ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁and ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁New castle ; ▁Pel ham ▁is ▁one ▁half ▁the ▁family ▁name ▁of ▁Pel ham - Cl inton . ▁Community ▁centre : ▁Fon th ill , ▁North ▁Pel ham , ▁R idge ville , ▁and ▁Fen wick . ▁ ▁St am ford ▁Township , ▁Area ▁. ▁Open ed ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 4 ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Mount ▁Dor chester . ▁John ▁Gra ves ▁Sim co e ▁changed ▁the ▁name ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁honour ing ▁an ▁old ▁town ▁in ▁Lincoln shire . ▁Community ▁cent res : ▁Ni ag ara ▁F alls ▁( which ▁was ▁first ▁called ▁Cl if ton ), ▁Dr um