John Augustus Roebling
…this period Mr. Roebling moved establishing his company and his residence in Trenton, New Jersey. Roebling’s attention was then drawn to Niagara Falls where a need for a suspension bridge…
Erie & Ontario Railroad
…Lake. The train would leave Buffalo at 7 a.m. and would arrive at Niagara on the Lake by noon. A return trip was made beginning at 2 p.m. arriving back…
A Chronological History of the Niagara Tunnel Project
August 18th 2005 Ontario Power Generation awarded a $600 million dollar contract to Strabag AG Company to design and build the new Niagara Tunnel. September 14th 2005 The…
Historical Accounts from 1755 – 1877
…were few and far apart. Its few visitors came, gazed and departed in silence and awe, having for their guide the child of the forest, or the hardy back-woodsman. No…
Historic Mill District
…attraction in their own right second only to the Niagara Falls. By 1881, the Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Company had built a small generating station and began providing…
American Dry Falls
…Falls appearance In 1975, the International Joint Commission presented their results, conclusions and recommendations in a report entitled “Preservation and Enhancement of the American Falls at Niagara. These results…
Historical Accounts from 1604 – 1753
…which has no equal …” “….Betwixt the Lake Ontario and Erie`, there is a vast and prodigious Cadence of Water which falls down after a surprizing and astonishing manner, insomuch…
Historic Niagara Ice Bridges
…Queenston and Niagara on the Lake were destroyed. The suspension bridge at Queenston – Lewiston which was normally 60 feet above water level was now only 25 feet above water…
The History of Clifton Hill
…1848, the first International Suspension Bridge was completed and this became the new form of travel between Canada and the USA. In 1842, Samuel Zimmerman created an estate property along…
Tunnel Intake & Outlet History
…The area has been dewatered and is in the preparation process for rock blasting. The blasting will enable the construction of a 42 metre deep shaft and shaping of the intake…