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About
Ingersoll
Prosperity Through Progress
is the Town of Ingersoll's motto and is positioned across the bottom
of the town's crest.
The Red background is symbolic of the Towns association with the
Empire Loyalists, led by Thomas Ingersoll, who came north after the
American Revolution and settled in this area.
The crest also shows the town's loyalty to Canada with two red maple
leafs one on each side of the crest.
Ingersoll had the distinction of being Oxford's cheese capital in
the mid 1800's to early 1900's, producing and packaging a good deal
of the County's renowned cheddar. This is symbolized by the block of
cheddar in the lower left of the Town's Crest.
The cog is symbolic of Industry in the area. Ingersoll is home to
Ingersoll Paper Box (IPB), Sivaco, Collins and Aikman, Ingersoll
Machine and Tool (IMT) and CAMI Automotive which assembles the new
Chevrolet Equinox Sport Utility Vehicle. This is just to name a few
of the Industries in our quiet little town.
The blue and white waves through the middle of crest symbolize the
peaceful flow of the Thames river which runs through the center of
Ingersoll.
Major Thomas Ingersoll
1749 - 1812
Thoma s
Ingersoll was born in
Massachusetts and immigrated to Upper Canada (Ontario)
following the American Revolution.
In 1793, he obtained a land grant of 66,000 acres in Oxford County
from Governor John Graves Simcoe. He named the new settlement
Oxford-on-the-Thames.
His eldest daughter, Laura Secord Ingersoll, warned the British of
an impending American attack on Upper Canada during the War of 1812.
His son, Charles renamed the thriving settlement Ingersoll in honour
of his father. The over eight
foot tall statue at the left, carved from a single basswood tree was
created by internationally acclaimed artist Neil Cox, a native of
Ingersoll. It resides in the lobby of the Town Centre
where it will be the centre of attention for years to come.
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