Sir Adam Beck Station #1
…Adam Beck and the private power syndicate ended when the Ontario Hydro Power Commission purchased the Toronto Power Plant and the Toronto Electric Light Company. In 1925, Sir Adam Beck…
Niagara Power Generating Quick Facts
…Falls. Both conduits are parallel to each other and are 30 m deep and 121 m wide. The now retired Ontario Power Company was located at the base of the…
The Second Falls View Suspension Bridge
…was called. They immediately placed orders with several rolling mills to provide the materials required to rebuild this bridge. Fortunately for the board, the patterns had not been destroyed at…
William “Red” Hill Jr.
…into his barrel to complete his journey to Queenston. Upon arriving at Queenston after two and a half hours, Hill Jr. and his mother went to Fairview Cemetery to lay…
The American Revolution in Niagara
…and the Oneida Native Americans supported the Americans. In 1778, the British and their supporters were forced to retreat westward to the Niagara area by the Americans, along with French…
Streetcars in Niagara Falls, Canada
…1900, they sold their company to the Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto (Street) Railway Company. This company became known as the “NS&T”. Between April and August of 1900, the NS&T…
Oak Hall
…House. This project took four years to complete. In 1928, Harry Oakes and his family moved into their rebuilt mansion which was situated on top of Clark Hill overlooking Dufferin…
Charles Ellet Jr.
…feet (308 meters). Prior to its completion in 1849, nothing else compared to the length of the bridge. The only problem was that the bridge failed under wind forces in…
Skylon Tower
…consultants were provided by Grenok, Chisvin & Company of Toronto. Prior to construction, wind tests were conducted by experts at the University of Toronto. Consulting structural engineers were provided by…
Native American Settlement in Niagara
…the forest. Contrary to reports of his death, Chief Annenraes was alive and safe. This did not alter the plans of the Seneca Native Americans as they continued to wage…