The History of the Mowat Gates
…Gates was at the entrance to Queen Victoria Park on River Road at the base of Clifton Hill. In 1936, the gates were dismantled and re-erected at their current location.…
The Steel Arch Bridge
…two hinged spandrel-braced arch. His design was accepted and construction on this new bridge commenced on April 9th 1896. Again this new bridge would be constructed around the existing structure…
The Niagara Escarpment
…million years ago. The Niagara Escarpment was formed before the formation of the Niagara Falls and before the dinosaur extinction. The land that is now Southern Ontario emerged from the…
The Michigan Central Railway Steel Arch Bridge
Niagara Falls, New York – Niagara Falls, Ontario 1925 – Present Construction on the new Michigan Central Railway Steel Arch Bridge commenced in 1924 to replace the existing Cantilever Bridge….
The Second Falls View Suspension Bridge
…M. Harrington was the construction superintendent and George W. McNulty was the project engineer. During construction, one fatality occurred. On April 21st 1889 at 10:00 a.m., Carmen Mundi was working…
Powerhouse #1 & #2
From 1892 to 1894, the Niagara Falls Power Company built a horseshoe shaped tunnel extending from the Niagara Power Company Powerhouse. It required 20 million bricks to line and 800,000…
Terrapin Point
…plans for a new tower were never acted upon and a replacement tower was never built. The timber walkway remained in existence for many years following the destruction of Terrapin…
Village of Elgin
…pedestrians and horse drawn carriages. In 1855, the Suspension Bridge was reconstructed to a two level structure for the passage of trains along the upper level and vehicles and pedestrians…
Goat Island
…Niagara Reservation Park. The largest and closest island to the Goat Island shore was known by local citizens as Deer Island. Also read about the Goat Island Rescue of 1973….
Great Western Railroad
…settlement grew up around the Canadian terminus of this bridge and became known as the Village of Elgin and a similar settlement sprung up around this bridge on the American…