Village of Drummondville
…citizens. From 1882 and for the next twenty-four years, there existed the Town of Niagara Falls (formerly Town of Clifton) and the Village of Niagara Falls (formerly Drummondville). Both shared…
Manchester (Schlosser)
…at Fort Niagara and Fort Schlosser. Fort Schlosser was situated approximately one mile above the Falls, opposite Chippawa. Fort Schlosser was originally called “Little Niagara” by the French. The fort…
Leffert Lefferts Buck
…Viaduct which was built amongst the Andes Mountain range for the Lima and Oroya Railroad in Peru. In 1873, when completed, it became the highest bridge in the world. Two…
Glacial Lake Tonawanda
…Erie basin and Lake Tonawanda. As these waters drained, the river became much smaller. This resulted in the discovery of land such as Niagara Falls, New York, Grand Island, Three…
Sky View Air Lines Incorporated
…the airplane was flown to Florida for similar sightseeing services but returned to Niagara Falls each Spring. The Sky View Airline sightseeing service operated in Niagara Falls for three years…
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…
Great Western Railroad
…to Burlington Bay. Then in 1845, a grant was given for the London & Gore Railway to expand its rail line to the Detroit River. After this expansion the name…
Terrapin Point Tower
…planned new tower at Prospect Park. Those plans for a new tower subsequently never happened and the replacement tower was never built. The timber walkway remained in existence for many…
Peter “Bowser” Nissen
…was 6 metres long with a 1.8 m wide beam and a depth of 1.2 m. Nissen built air compartments into the front, back, and sides of the cockpit, which…
Brock’s Monument
…off. Upon falling to the ground, the arm broke into three large pieces weighing one thousand pounds. Scaffolding was built around the tower to the very top to allow workers…