▁and ▁sc uba ▁div ing . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Wal lace burg ▁and ▁District ▁Museum ▁documents ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Wal lace burg , ▁starting ▁with ▁the ▁area ' s ▁First ▁Nations ▁groups ▁d ating ▁back ▁thousands ▁of ▁years . ▁It ▁then ▁moves ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁European ▁settlement ▁started ▁by ▁Lord ▁Sel k irk ' s ▁Bal do on ▁sett lers , ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁However , ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁current ▁major ▁focus ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁community ' s ▁rich ▁industrial ▁her itage . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁indust ries ▁highlight ed ▁include ▁glass , ▁br ass , ▁and ▁sugar . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Wal lace burg ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁temporary ▁and ▁rot ating ▁exhib its . ▁Ar gu ably ▁the ▁most ▁intern ation ally ▁significant ▁artifact ▁on ▁display ▁is ▁the ▁Lee ▁R if le ▁prototype , ▁the ▁prec ursor ▁to ▁the ▁Lee – En field ▁R if le . ▁This ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁and ▁was ▁invent ed ▁and ▁perfect ed ▁in ▁Wal lace burg ▁by ▁James ▁Paris ▁and ▁John ▁Lee . ▁The ▁first ▁sh ots ▁of ▁the ▁rif le ▁were ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁at ▁the ▁Lee ▁Found ry ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Sy den ham ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁community ▁also ▁hosts ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁annual ▁events ▁that ▁attract ▁people ▁from ▁around ▁North ▁America . ▁W AM BO ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁and ▁is ▁commented ▁on ▁at ▁length ▁below . ▁Live