It is not such interesting country here as what we came through in the train-rolling, Stoney, with friable red soil, and hard to ride on.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
As it was late before I started, my ride soon became toilsome on account of the heat, and I was fain to stop short for the night at a place called Stoney Hill, about twelve miles from Kingston.
"The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815"
G. R. Gleig
An advance of the invading army against General Vincent was checked by the memorable success won at Stoney Creek by Colonel Harvey and the surrender at Beaver Dams of Colonel Boerstler to Lieutenant Fitzgibbon, whose clever strategy enabled him to capture a large force of the enemy while in command of a few soldiers and Indians.
"Canada under British Rule 1760-1900"
John G. Bourinot