Early Tourism at Table Rock
…this tunnel and provide free power for the elevator. In exchange the Ontario Power Company would take over the existing hydraulic lift to take its employees to and from their…
Henri Julien Rechatin
…above it for Rachatin, and a metal frame below it for Janyck to hang upside down by one of her feet. This idea for a crossing had been planned in…
The First Queenston-Lewiston Suspension Bridge
…proposal. In August of 1836, the Suspension Bridge Company was formed and financing began. In 1849, the Queenston Suspension Bridge Company received its charter to build a bridge to connect…
The Schooner
…River and drifted towards the Falls. As it reached the rapids, its hull was torn open and began filling with water. The two bears jumped free into the rapids and…
The Battle of Queenston Heights
…Ogdensburg, New York. On April 27th 1813, the Americans attacked Fort York (Toronto). The British were outnumbered and were forced to abandon the fort, but not before setting it, and…
Tunnel Intake & Outlet History
…and under Niagara Parks Commission land east of the former Toronto Power Station reaching the river west of Dufferin Islands. The intake complex will consist of a submerged bell-mouth structure…
The Mackenzie Rebellion
…Grand Island again. Both sides continued to bombard each other which threatened to escalate into war with the Americans. Knowing that the only mode of transportation and communication that the…
American Dry Falls
…Their job was to build and, upon completion of the main project, removal of a 183 metre cofferdam. The cofferdam was to stretch from the mainland to the head of…
The Battle of Beaverdams
…than 100 soldiers. Rather than trying to hang onto the fort without proper reinforcements and supplies, they decided to return to Fort Niagara. During their withdrawal, the Americans torched the…
The Battle of Lundy’s Lane
…the Niagara River at Queenston. Brown ordered General Winfield Scott to march towards Queenston with a brigade of soldiers in an attempt to force the British to withdraw. The movement…