Falls View Bridge Observatory
…A steam powered elevator was installed in the Canadian tower to take tourists to an enclosed observation deck at the top of the tower. Tourists would then walk up a…
Captain Joel Robinson
…change to a tourist boast attraction. Due to the attractions popularity, a larger boat, named the Maid of the Mist II, was launched for service on July 14th 1854. The…
Henri Julien Rechatin
…proposal of Henri Rechatin to take place. On May 26th 1975, Henri Rechatin returned to Niagara Falls. This time he proposed to be the first person to remove a straight…
Post War of 1812 Development
…curiosity shops. In 1854, 10 acres of the Islands (Dufferin Islands) were given to Samuel Street. Street named the islands “Cynthia Islands”. He named the islands after one of his…
William “Red” Hill Sr.
…current was so strong that it delayed Hill Sr. one hour and forty minutes before the river released his barrel. His trip through the rapids to the whirlpool took ninety…
The Development of the Parks
…widened. Entrance into the park was free however a toll for vehicles and pedestrians (50 cents and 10 cents respectively) was charged for those wishing to cross the Cedar Island…
Historic Mill District
…until 1875 when new management took over the company and were able to attract various industries to the mill district. Most of the machinery utilized large belts to transmit the…
Tower Island
…man made island just inside the American boundary. This island is known as “Tower Island” and it still exists today as a terminus for the Hydro Control Dam. To build…
Historical Accounts from 1604 – 1753
…is wonderfully deep in some places. It is so rapid above this Descent, that it violently hurries down the wild Beasts while endeavouring to pass it to feed on the…
The Second Suspension Bridge
…the Railway Suspension Bridge to allow the Grand Trunk Railway to connect from Canada to the USA. John A. Roebling, a German born and educated structural engineer immigrated to America….