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Historical People



Apollo 11 moon landing 
Ayr’s James Chamberlin was one of the “geniuses” of the NASA space program 

Historical Scott Mission
Legacy of Ayr’s John McPherson Scott continues to impact the City of Toronto



The village before it was Ayr
You have just entered a palisaded village of Neutral-Iroquoians






“Mighty Maracle”
First Indigenous NHL Player
played 11 games with the New York Rangers in 1931  

Greenfield Village
The remnants of the Greenfield community are marked by an old flour mill, home Goldie Family



Attawandaron Indians
Dumfries we know today was for generations upon generations the home of the Attawandaron peoples






Prehistoric Hunters
50, 000 years ago a Paleo- Indians crossed the Bering Strait onto North America, glaciers melted, vegetation began to grow, in North Dumfries a forest began to grow 


The Postmaster’s Son
The building is rich in history; its central situation makes it an important piece in Ayr’s history.



 





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