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Canadian Civic Heraldry PAKENHAM Province : Ontario Origin/meaning : The arms were granted on June 29, 1994. The town was named after Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Michael Pakenham.. After distinguished service in the Peninsular War against Napoleon, he commanded the British forces defeated by Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans (1815), where he was killed in action. The river in the arms is the Mississippi river, which was important as a source of power for the local timber and woollen mills, after the area was settled in the 1820s. The bridge is the only example of a five-pier stone bridge in North America and thus an appropriate symbol for the town. The agricultural character of the area is symbolised by the wheatsheaf. The crest and the griffin supporter are derived from the arms of the Pakenham family. The origin of the other supporter I don't know. Literature : Image and information from here; background provided by Frank Harrison (aejrsl@zip.com.au)

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