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Wellington County

A round lapel pin with a coat of arms divided into four quarters by a red cross. Each quarter has a blue background with five white dots. Around the shield is a white border. Above the shield is an image of the Duke of Wellington riding on a white horse and holding a sabre. A banner on either side of the shield has the motto “Vision, Valour”. Around the border of the pin is the name “The Corporation of the County of Wellington”.

Wellington County

The Fergus community is home to the former Wellington County House of Industry and Refuge. From 1877 to 1947 it operated as a poorhouse and is the longest surviving example of a state-run poorhouse in Canada. From 1947 to 1971 it operated as an old age home. In the 1980s the historic Italianate-style building was repurposed as the Wellington County Museum and Archives and is a National Historic Site of Canada.

A lapel pin with a coat of arms divided into four quarters by a red cross. Each quarter has a blue background with five white dots. Around the shield is a white border. Above the shield is an image of the Duke of Wellington riding on a white horse and holding a sabre. At the top of the pin is the name “County of Wellington”. At the bottom of the pin is a banner with the motto “Vision, Valour”.

Wellington County (alternative)

An older lapel pin for Wellington County.

A round lapel pin depicting a sun rising over a winding river. At the top is the name “Centre Wellington”.

Centre Wellington, Township of

Centre Wellington is home to the Elora Gorge Conservation Area. This gorge spans nearly 2 kilometres of limestone cliffs and has the Grand River flowing through the centre. Along the river is the 25 foot tall Elora Gorge falls.

An oval lapel pin with a circle in the centre depicting a sun rising over a buildings. In front of the buildings is a plow. Around the circle is a border with 11 clover leaves. At the top of the pin is a banner with the name “Town of Erin”. At the bottom of the pin is a banner with the name “Progress in Unity”.

Erin, Town of

In 1826, a dam was built on the west branch of the Credit River by Henry Trout. It was sold to Daniel McMillan whose family would eventually own five dams, powering Erin’s early agricultural economy. These mills were so central to the early village that the original name of the community was MacMillan’s Mills. The original dam can be visited on Charles Street as part of Erin’s downtown heritage walking tour.

A rectangular lapel pin with a white background. At the left are capital letters G E T. The E is designed as a spiral which also forms the top of a tree which rests on waving lines that form the bottom of the pin. One line is green representing hills, the other blue representing water. At the right of the pin are the words Guelph/Eramosa Township.

Guelph-Eramosa, Township of

At the heart of Guelph/Eramosa is the Rockwood Conservation Area which features the Rockwood Woolen Mill. Stone walls are all that remain of a mill that dates back to 1867 and operated 24 hours a day during WW1 making Canadian army blankets.

A lapel pin with the name "City of Guelph". The word 'Guelph' is larger text. Below is a wavy blue line.

Guelph, City of

Guelph was the first municipality in Canada to adopt the city manager model of municipal administration.

A sliver lapel pin with the word Mapleton in black text beneath a maple leaf divided into three sections. The left of the leaf is bright green, the centre is dark red, and the right it bright orange.

Mapleton, Township of

Mapleton is home to the Drayton Festival Theatre, located in a historic 1902 Opera House. The opera house has also served as a town hall, fire department, library, jail, and council chambers throughout its 120 year history.

A lapel pin with a round upper section depicting a family of three people, each formed with a blue ovoid at the top of a green arch. A lower rectangular section has the name “Town of Minto”.

Minto, Town of

A former CN railway line running through the Town of Minto from Palmerston to Harriston has been converted into the White’s Junction Trail. Residents formed a trail association to oversee the development of the trail which provides views of crop fields, woodlots, wetlands and trestle bridges originally used by the railway. Reproduction railway signs are installed along the way in recognition of the trail’s heritage.

A lapel pin shaped like a coat of arms. The top third of the shield is a white bar interconnected to the bottom red field with a rectangular pattern. In the top from left to right are a thistle, a bulles head, and a three leaved clover. In the bottom section are two sheaves of wheat on either side of a millrind. Below the millrind is a circle representing a fountain. On top of the shield is a city wall with a tower on either side. Below the shield is a banner with the name “Township of Puslinch”.

Puslinch, Township of

Puslinch’s natural, built and cultural heritage are closely connected. Its many rivers, ponds and aquifers were home to Attawandaron settlements. Then when European settlers arrived, these water bodies fueled mills and supplied breweries. The area also sits on a ridge of granite that provided the stone used to construct many of the early buildings in the area. Examples of this early masonry can still be seen on many heritage buildings in the area.

A circular lapel pin with a blue border with gold text reading The Corporation of the Township of Wellington North. The centre of the pin is a white background with the left half of a blue capital letter W merged with the right half of a yellow capital letter N.

Wellington North, Township of

If you visit Wellington North, you can visit the Lynes Blacksmith Shop which operates from 1883-1955 as a forge and carriage works. Left undisturbed for 60 years, the shop reopened in 2018 as a living museum and active forge.

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All pins donated by the municipality except for:

Puslinch: donated by Spencer Sandor

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