The Hydraulic Tunnels of Niagara
…the mill-over-wheel plan was believed to be too inefficient and costly. Presently there was not any suitable way developed to transmit the power also the decision as to what type…
Charles Cromwell
Charles Cromwell was born in Blenheim, Ontario. He was the son of Frank, an aerial trapeze artist, and Maud Cromwell. Frank and Maud worked for the Ringling Brothers Circus. Charles…
Hotel General Brock History
…towered above the landscape and boasted 20,000 square feet. It contained 247 bedrooms, 50 cots, 16 stores, 290 telephones and two elevators. The top floor was reserved as the “Rainbow…
The Onondaga Escarpment
…be found at Lowbanks and Highway #58 in Port Colborne. Between the Niagara Escarpment and the Onondaga Escarpment is the relatively flat and poorly drained lowland called the Tonawanda Plain….
Thorold, Ontario
The City of Thorold is 85 square kilometres located along the Welland Canal just South of the City of St. Catharines. Thorold is famous for the St. Lawrence Seaway and…
Prospect Point Observation Platform
In 1835, a simple observation platform structure was built on Prospect Point. The viewing stage was 3 metres wide and 3.7 metres long and was extended over the edge of…
The Loretto Covent
…located in front of the current Loretto Academy building on Stanley Avenue overlooking the Falls. The abandoned and derelict tavern was repaired and remodeled for five Sisters of Loretto Community…
Glacial Lake Iroquois
…the giant glacier, which stretched across the St. Lawrence valley to the east. The only outlet for this lake was at Rome and Utica, New York. The water exited to…
The Niagara Glen Terraces
…to fall 37 meters (120 feet) to the water pool below. Here an ancient island also existed similar to Goat Island in size. Water flowed around both sides of this…
Fonthill Kame – Delta
…It exited high over Lake Erie territory and exited into the Lake Ontario basin. Its beach was the last and highest of the gravel margins formed. During the retreat of…