[10] Baden is home to the historic Castle Kilbride, built in 1877 by James Livingston,[11] co-founder of a successful linseed oil company, who went on to represent the area in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the House of Commons of Canada.

The castle was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1994[13] and Wilmot Township's administrative offices and council chamber are housed in an addition to the original building.

Baden was also the home town of Sir Adam Beck, who went on to pioneer hydroelectric power,[11] the visible results being the generation plants located in Niagara Falls.

[15] It was unanimously approved by Wilmot Township councillors in 2016 after attempts to install it in Kitchener's Victoria Park and on the campus of Wilfrid Laurier University failed after public push back about the appropriateness of the project.

[16][17][18] As of June 2020, statues of Robert Borden, Kim Campbell, William Lyon Mackenzie King, John A. Macdonald, and Lester B. Pearson have been installed.

[14][20] It had previously been installed on the Laurier campus, but was removed and relocated after concerns were raised about Macdonald's role in creating the Canadian Indian residential school system.

[23][24] The incidents followed a number of similar occurrences across North America tied to calls for the removal of monuments and memorials following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

[25] Cree-Métis educator Lori Campbell challenged the ability of public statues to raise awareness about history due to lack of contextual information.