The Big Cheese 1866
Oxford County was the birthplace of the commercial cheese industry in Canada. In 1865 James Harris erected on this farm the first cheese factory in the Ingersoll district. To stimulate interest among foreign buyers, a group of Oxford's producers co-operated to manufacture a gigantic cheese here in June, 1866. Weighing 3310 kg and measuring 6.4 metres in circumference, it was exhibited at the New York State Fair and in London, England.
Plaque via Alan L. Brown's site Ontario Plaques. Full page here.