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Accidents & Rescues - history

American Falls Dry 1969 - history

Attractions List

Attractions Price List

Aviary of Niagara Falls (pictures)

Birth of the Cities - Niagara Falls - history

Books & Authors

Botanical Gardens

  1. Butterfly Conservatory

Boundary Waters Treaty - current & history

  1. Niagara River Treaty
  2. Hydro Diversion
  3. Water Diversion

Bridges Over Niagara Falls - current & history

  1. The First Suspension Bridge
  2. Charles Ellet Jr.
  3. The Railway Suspension Bridge
  4. John Augustus Roebling
  5. The Third Suspension Bridge
  6. The First Steel Arch Bridge (Whirlpool)
  7. Leffert Lefferts Buck
  8. The Michigan Central Railway Cantilever Bridge
  9. The Michigan Central Railway Steel Arch Bridge
  10. The First Falls View Bridge
  11. The Falls View Bridge Disaster
  12. The Second Falls View Bridge
  13. The Upper Steel Arch Bridge
  14. The Upper Steel Arch Bridge Disaster
  15. The Rainbow Bridge
  16. The First Queenston - Lewiston Suspension Bridge
  17. The Second Queenston - Lewiston Suspension Bridge
  18. The Queenston - Lewiston Steel Arch Bridge
  19. The International Railway Bridge
  20. The Peace Bridge
  21. The Current Bridges

Burning Springs - history

Carillon Tower

Casinos of Niagara Falls

  1. Casino Niagara
  2. Seneca Niagara Casino
  3. Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort

Cave of the Winds - history

Chippawa - history

City of the Falls Project - history

Clifton Hill - current & history

Clifton, Town & Village of - history

  1. Center, the

Climate

  1. Weather

Copyright Policy

Crysler, Harmanus - history

Daredevils of Niagara Falls - history

  1. Schooner Michigan
  2. Sam Patch
  3. E. Jackson
  4. Blondin the Great
  5. Seth Ford
  6. The Great Farini
  7. William Leonard Hunt
  8. Captain Joel Robinson
  9. Harry Leslie
  10.  J.F. Jenkins
  11. Henry Bellini
  12. Captain J.D. Rhodes
  13. Stephen Peer
  14. Maria Spelterini
  15. David McDowell
  16. Frank Brown
  17. Clifford Calverly
  18. D.H. MacDonald
  19. Charles Cromwell
  20. Walter Campbell
  21. Samuel Dixon
  22. James E. Hardy
  23. Oliver Hilton
  24. Captain Matthew Webb
  25. Carlisle Graham
  26. George Potts
  27. William Hazlett
  28. James Scott
  29. William Kendall
  30. Lawrence Donovan
  31. Alphonse King
  32. Charles Percy
  33. Robert Flack
  34. I.H. Ashley
  35. Peter "Bowser" Nissen
  36. Captain Billy Johnson
  37. Joe Chambers
  38. Martha Wagenfurher
  39. Maud Willard
  40. Annie Edson Taylor
  41. Claus Larsen
  42. Lincoln Beachy
  43. Bobby Leach
  44. Oscar Williams
  45. Peter Langaard
  46. Vincent Taylor
  47. Jean Lussier
  48. Charles Stephens
  49. George L. Strathakis
  50. William "Red" Hill Sr.
  51. William "Red" Hill Jr.
  52. Major Lloyd Hill
  53. Ted Mercier
  54. Joseph Hawryluk
  55. Graham Scott
  56. Claus Kirkoff
  57. Roger Woodward
  58. Nathan T. Boya
  59. William A. Fitzgerald
  60. Raymond Weaver
  61. Karl Koch
  62. Bruce Curtis
  63. Ronald Hess
  64. John Kazian
  65. Niagara White Water
  66. Henri Julien Rechatin
  67. Edward Friedland
  68. Jim Sarten
  69. Niagara Gorge River Trips
  70. Mr. X (James Randi)
  71. Kenneth Lagergren
  72. Chris Spelius
  73. Don Wheedon
  74. Carrie Ashton
  75. Karel Soucek
  76. Steven Trotter
  77. Phillipe Petit
  78. John David Munday
  79. Peter DeBernardi
  80. Jeffrey Petkovich
  81. Jessie W. Sharp
  82. Robert Overacker
  83. Kirk Jones
  84. Kirk Jones - Interview With A Daredevil

Daredevils of Niagara Falls - Chronological Lists

Devils Hole & Massacre - history

Directions & Parking

  1. Directions
  2. Customs Regulations
  3. Parking
  4. Finding Your Way Around

Drummond Hill - history

Dufferin Islands

Early Settlers - history

  1. American Revolution
  2. Barnett, Thomas
  3. Bender, Phillip
  4. British in Niagara
  5. Caroline - the Steamboat
  6. Commerce (Early)
  7. Forsyth, James
  8. Freedom Trail of Niagara
  9. French in Niagara
  10. Frontier Amusement Park
  11. Indian Nations
  12. Loretto Academy
  13. MacKenzie Rebellion
  14. Michigan, the Schooner
  15. New York, Western
  16. Pioneer Families
  17. Post American Revolution
  18. Portage Road
  19. Superior, the Steamboat
  20. War of 1812 - Prelude Rumours of War
  21. War of 1812
  22. War of 1812 - Battle of Queenston
  23. War of 1812 - Battle of Newark
  24. War of 1812 - Battle of Beaverdams
  25. War of 1812 - Battle of Chippawa
  26. War of 1812 - Battle of Lundy's Lane
  27. War of 1812 - Battle of Cooks Mills
  28. War of 1812 - Endings
  29. War of 1812 - Post War Development
  30. Water Works

Environmental Issues

Events & News

  1. News

Falls (Cataracts)

  1. Horseshoe Falls
  2. American Falls
  3. Hydrology
  4. Niagara Gorge
  5. Niagara River
  6. Niagara Gorge
  7. Whirlpool

     

Festival of Lights

Fireworks Over the Falls

Floral Clock - current & history

Floral Showhouse (Greenhouses)

Frequently Asked Questions

Geology - history

  1. Geography of Niagara
  2. Niagara Escarpment
  3. Onondaga Escarpment
  4. Ancient Seas' of Niagara
  5. The Wisconsin Glacier in Niagara
  6. Glacial Lake Iroquois
  7. Glacial Lake Lundy
  8. Glacial Lake Tonawanda
  9. The Birth of Niagara Falls
  10. St. David's Buried Gorge
  11. The Smeaton Ravine
  12. The Niagara Glen Terraces
  13. The Devils Hole Ravine
  14. Erosion
  15. Niagara River Drainage
  16. Lake Erie
  17. Power of the Niagara River
  18. Rocks & Sedimentary Deposits
  19. The Fonthill Kame - Delta
  20. Fossils
  21. Future of Niagara Falls
  22. Silurian Era Rock Chart
  23. Rock of Ages Chart
     

Great Gorge Trolley Route - history

Historic Accounts of Early Explorers - history

Historic Mill District of Niagara Falls New York (1861-1918) - a history

Honeymoon Bridge Collapse - Madison Sale - a history & pictorial

Hotels & Campgrounds (Early Development) - history

  1. Niagara Falls, Ontario
  2. Niagara Falls, New York
  3. Clifton Hotel
  4. General Brock Hotel
  5. Hotel LaFayette
  6. Cataract House Hotel

Ice Bridges - current & history

Illumination Lights - current & history

Incline Railway Crash 1907 - history

Islands of the Upper Niagara River - history

Links to Educational Sites

  1. American Memories Digital Picture Collection (Link - historical pictures)
  2. Niagara Falls Picture Album (Link - pictures)
  3. New York Public Library  Digital Pictures - Robert Dennis Collection (Link - historical pictures)
  4. Niagara Falls Public Library - Historic Niagara Digital Collection (Link - historical pictures)

Maid of the Mist - current & history

Mowat Gates - history

Muddy Run Creek - history

Municipalities of Niagara

  1. City of St. Catharines
  2. City of Niagara Falls
  3. City of Welland
  4. City of Port Colborne
  5. City of Thorold
  6. Town of Fort Erie
  7. Niagara on the Lake
  8. Town of Grimsby
  9. Town of Lincoln
  10. Town of Wainfleet
  11. Township of West Lincoln
  12. Town of Pelham

Niagara Falls Historical Pictures - Page #1 (pictures)

Niagara Falls Historical Pictures - Page #2 (pictures)

Niagara Falls in the 1800's - history

Niagara Falls - Tale of two Cities

  1. Niagara Falls, Ontario
  2. Niagara Falls, New York

Niagara Glen

Niagara Parks - current & history

  1. The Beginnings
  2. Early Developments
  3. Financial Affairs
  4. Changing Times
  5. Administration Building
  6. Waterworks
  7. Oak Hall
  8. Incline Railways
  9. Whirlpool Golf Course
  10. People Mover Transit System

Niagara Tunnel Project

  1. Tunnel Technical Facts
  2. Tunnel Vehicles, Carriers & Bridges
  3. Tunnel Picture Gallery
  4. Strabag Organization Chart
  5. Chronology of Events
  6. Ontario Power Generation - Quarterly Reports

Oakes Garden Theatre

Oakes, Harry - Family Legacies - history

Opinion - My Niagara Falls

Panoramic Pictures of Niagara Falls (pictures)

Power Development - history

  1. Origins of Power
  2. Augustus and Peter Porter
  3. Joseph Schoellkopf
  4. Thomas Evershed & the Hydraulic Tunnels
  5. Edward Dean Adams & the Niagara Falls Power Company
  6. In Search of Long Distance Transmission
  7. Niagara Falls Powerhouse #1 & #2
  8. The Schoellkopf Power Plant Disaster
  9. Queen Victoria Parks Commission
  10. The Niagara Falls Park & River Railway Power Station
  11. Canadian Niagara Power Company
  12. Ontario Power Company
  13. Toronto Electric Light Company & The Toronto Power Station
  14. Ontario Hydro & Sir Adam Beck
  15. Sir Adam Beck - Niagara Generating Station #1
  16. Sir Adam Beck - Niagara Generating Station #2
  17. Robert Moses Niagara Generating Station
  18. Niagara River Water Diversion Treaty
  19. The Great East Coast Blackout
  20. Quick Facts

Prospect Point Rock Fall - 1954 - history

Railroads - history

  1. Great Western Railroad
  2. London & Gore Railroad
  3. Grand Trunk Railroad
  4. Canadian National Railroad
  5. Erie & Niagara Railroad
  6. Erie & Ontario Railroad
  7. Canadian Southern Railroad
  8. Michigan Central Railroad
  9. New York Central Railroad
  10. Penn Central Railroad
  11. Conrail Railroad
  12. Buffalo & Niagara Falls Railroad
  13. Lewiston Railroad
  14. Niagara Falls & Lake Ontario Railroad
  15. Bridge Street Railway Station
  16. Roundhouse
  17. Freight Shed
  18. Express Office
  19. Victoria Park Railway Station
  20. Clifton Railway Station
  21. Falls View Railway Station
  22. Niagara Falls New York Railway Stations

Rankine Power Generating Station - Canadian Niagara Power Company

Schoellkopf Power Station Collapse - 1956 - history

Scow (Stranded Barge) - history

  1. Subchaser Sunbeam - history

Sir Adam Beck Power Station Construction - Harold Fisher (pictures)

Skylines of Niagara Falls (pictures)

SkyView Airlines - history

Spanish Aero Car

Streetcars & Trolleys - history

Table Rock - history

  1. The Front

Terrapin Point - history

Toll Roads - history

Towers of Niagara Falls - current & history

Tower Terminal Inn - history

Townships - history

Urban Developments

Whirlpool Rapids

Yesterday at the Falls

Zimmerman, Samuel - history

 

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