CULTURAL LANDMARKS OF HAMILTON-WENTWORTH

Heraldic Description of the Hamilton-Wentworth Crest

Or on a Fess engrailed Azure between in chief a Lakeship (Oil Tanker) of the Canadian Steamship Line issuant proper and in base a Cannon Sable standing on a Grassy Mound Vert a Lyre between a Garb and a Torch enflamed Gules. Crest: On a Mural Crown Or a Beaver sejent resting the forepaws on an Open Book proper bound Sable garnished Or. Supporters: On the dexter side a Man and on the sinister a Woman habited in the dress worn by the United Empire Loyalists at the close of the 18th Century. The Woman holding a bunch of yellow Chrysanthemums. Motto: "Unity is strength"