Tower Island
…signed an agreement for the proposed recommendations made by the International Board of Control. This agreement was authorized by Canada in 1929 and by the United States of America in…
The Development of the Parks
…widened. Entrance into the park was free however a toll for vehicles and pedestrians (50 cents and 10 cents respectively) was charged for those wishing to cross the Cedar Island…
Leffert Lefferts Buck
…Buck died at the age of 72 years at Hastings on the Hudson, New York on July 17th 1909. Buck was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in Canton, New York….
The Buffalo & Niagara Falls Railroad
…single or double track railroad between the City of Buffalo and the Village at Niagara Falls. The railroad had a mandate to operate for a 50 year term and was…
Tower Terminal Inn
…of the American Falls and Horseshoe Falls. It also housed a restaurant and gift shop. The building also served as the terminal for Gray Coach Bus Lines. The Tower Inn…
Niagara Parks Financial Affairs
…generates an annual gross income of $60 million dollars. Today the Niagara Parks Commission employs nearly one thousand people and has an annual operating budget of $33 million dollars. …
Niagara Pioneer Families
In August of 1780, James Secord, Sampson Lutes, Michael Showers and Isaac Dolson moved to the west bank of the Niagara River and settled on lands the British had acquired…
The End of the War of 1812
…wounded and missing soldiers. The landscape had been changed forever. Nearly all settlements were destroyed as was the commerce and economies of both countries. Pain and hardships had been inflicted…
William “Red” Hill Sr.
…seconds. Upon reaching the whirlpool, the barrel became stuck in the vortex. It took three and a half hours before Hill Sr. and his friends were able to free the…
Portage Road
…and became the main supply route. In 1788, Robert Hamilton, George Forsyth, John Burtch and Archibald Cunningham formed the first organized portage between Chippawa and Queenston. Ox drawn carts with…