Welland, Ontario
…former lift bridges along the old section have been replaced by stationary vehicle crossings however the shell of the Main Street lift bridge remains for tourists & citizens alike to…
Augustus and Peter Porter
…bankrupt while attempting to build this canal. In 1853, the Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power & Manufacturing Company was first chartered. In 1860, this company purchased the water rights and began…
The Canadian Niagara Power Company
…is the last of the low head power stations remaining at Niagara Falls since the former Toronto Power Station (Electrical Development Company) and the Ontario Power Company are not being…
The Ontario Power Company
…Hydro) decommissioned the Ontario Power Station from service. This was done to accommodate the building of Casino Niagara, which is located on the former transformer building site. According to the…
Oscar Williams
…Upper Suspension Bridge. Williams took a leather lash (which is a strip that forms the flexible part of a whip) in his teeth and thrust off from the American shore….
Major Lloyd Hill
…twice before floating to calmer waters. His barrel was towed to the entrance to the Lower Great Gorge before being released to continue his journey to Queenston. Hill’s journey took…
Roger Woodward
…ripped from his feet on his way down the cascade. Woodward was forced into the deep water at the base of the Falls but was quickly floated to the surface,…
Peter DeBernardi & Jeffrey Petkovich
In September of 1989, Peter DeBernardi and Jeffrey Petkovich came to the Falls to challenge the Niagara River. DeBernardi, 42 years old, had been planning to ride a barrel over…
Dufferin Islands
…continued as a tourist attraction until the formation of Queen Victoria Park in 1888. The Islands, formerly known as Cynthia Islands and Clark Hill Islands remained privately owned until 1886….
Robert Overacker
…this fatal error. His step-brother and a friend witnessed this unfolding tragedy as Overacker fell to his death to the water below, as the 15th person to challenge the Falls….