Buttermilk Falls (a.k.a. Inglis/ Ingles Falls) The origin of the name Buttermilk Falls is one that is left up for discussion, however Inglis / Ingles Falls is aptly named since the Historical Atlas of Wentworth County (1875) shows the land that Buttermilk Falls is situated was owned by Reverend David Ingles. Rev. Ingles was the owner of the Burning Springs estate and Minister of MacNab Street Presbyterian Church in central Hamilton for 17 years. It is unclear why this falls was renamed to Buttermilk Falls, however some believe that the odour or colour of the water flowing over Buttermilk Falls was likened to that of buttermilk, since some of the receiving flow drained through the “Mountain Ditch” prior to the development of the Hamiltton’s east mountain. Alternatively, it is thought that the area above the Escarpment adjacent to the falls was used for dairy cattle farming and therefore associating the falls to buttermilk.
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