Langholm residents claim Neil Armstrong as a famous son because of his Armstrong ancestry
The Muckle Toon is enjoying some more moon magic after officially forging a cross-Atlantic link with Wapakoneta in Ohio.
The space pioneer and his wife, Janet, visited Langholm on March 11, 1972 – timed to coincide with him delivering the Mountbatten Lecture at Edinburgh University, and included seeing the seat of Clan Armstrong, Gilnockie Tower at Canonbie, and a stay with the Duke of Buccleuch. His actual home town in America is Wapakoneta – he was born on his grandparents’ farm nearby in Washington Township – and is now the location of the Armstrong Air and Space Museum.
Their sons Mark and Rick – as well as several other Armstrong family members, including grandchildren Kali and Andrew – were keen to follow in their father’s giant footsteps around the town. They left their own mark by unveiling a plaque outside Langholm Town Hall.
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