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The town of Ajax, Ontario in Canada evolved out of the Defence Industries Limited Pickering Works munitions plant built during the World War II, but its history begins much earlier. The indigenous peoples were active in the watersheds of the Duffins Creek and the Carruthers Creek since the Archaic period (7000–1000 BCE), although they did not ...
The boundaries of the town of Ajax were expanded to include several areas of the former Pickering Township, including Pickering Village, Pickering Beach, and Audley. [27] In 1995, Ajax was the first community along the 3,600-kilometre (2,200 mi) Great Lakes Waterfront Trail to erect a pedestrian-only asphalt waterfront trail.
The community around the DIL munitions plant evolved into the town of Ajax in the mid-20th century. The northern part of the Duffins Creek watershed did not develop as rapidly as other watersheds in the Greater Toronto area, because the Government of Canada marked a large portion of land for the proposed Pickering Airport .
The town of Ajax has opposed this development, because of the concerns that it may cause flooding at the south end of the Creek. The flood-prone area is Ajax's Lakeside neighbourhood, where the stream passes on its way to the Carruthers Creek Marsh, before meeting Lake Ontario. [19] [20]
Aspen Mountain (often called by its former name of Ajax among locals) is a ski area in the western United States, located in Pitkin County, Colorado, just outside and above the city of Aspen. Situated on the north flank of Aspen Mountain (for which it is named), its summit elevation is 11,212 feet (3,417 m) above sea level .
Ajax Peak is a 12,785-foot-elevation (3,897-meter) mountain summit located in San Miguel County of southwest Colorado, United States. [3] It is situated on land managed by Uncompahgre National Forest , and is the iconic landmark visible three miles east of the community of Telluride .
Pickering Village is a former municipality and now a neighbourhood in the town of Ajax, within the Durham Region of Ontario, Canada. The Pickering Village derives its name from the former Pickering Township, which included the present-day town of Ajax and the city of Pickering. A small portion of the original settlement is now part of the ...
Ajax the Lesser, another name for Arex, one of the Eternals from Marvel Comics; Ajax, a member of the Pantheon appearing in Marvel Comics; Ajax (Francis Freeman), a fictional supervillain first appearing in Deadpool #14; Martian Manhunter, a DC Comics superhero called Ajax in Brazil and Portugal; Ajax, a Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 operative