Philip Bender & Family
…American Revolution forced them to seek refuge with the British in Niagara. Bender had joined Butler’s Rangers and provided loyal service for five years. Upon his discharge, and as a…
Kirk Jones
…this view and indicated that Kirk Jones had planned to go over the Falls as a stunt for the fame and fortune. The planning process was described as very unsophisticated…
Geography of Niagara
…Ontario to the southern Allegheny Plateau which form the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains. The Niagara land mass extends 100 kilometres, both east and west from…
Peter DeBernardi & Jeffrey Petkovich
…were uninjured. DeBernardi and Petkovich became the first two persons in a barrel to go over the Falls and the eleventh and twelfth persons to take the plunge. On August…
The Buffalo & Niagara Falls Railroad
…empowered to absorb all rights, privileges and franchises belonging to the Buffalo and Black Rock Railroad Company, which had been built and was being operated by horse power. The Buffalo…
Navy Island
…to Grand Island. During the mid 1850’s, 100 acres of land was cleared for farming. By 1865, four families occupied the island. In 1876, a portion of the island was…
Captain Joel Robinson
…change to a tourist boast attraction. Due to the attractions popularity, a larger boat, named the Maid of the Mist II, was launched for service on July 14th 1854. The…
The Oakes Garden Theatre
…1933, Mr. Oakes traded this 460 feet by 330 feet piece of land to the Niagara Parks Commission for a small tract of land just above the park. Oakes Garden…
Harmanus
…to 1863, Mr. Crysler was a Reeve (Mayor) for the Town of Clifton. In 1843, he was a warden for Stamford Township. Harmanus Crysler was also known as a clever…
The Second Queenston-Lewiston Suspension Bridge
…company planned to salvage 1000 tons of steel. Demolition began in December of 1962 and was completed before the March 1963 deadline. The steel was sold to Canadian scrap dealers….