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Historical setting
While the name “Niagara” is alleged to come from an Iroquois phrase “Onguiaahra”, or “The Strait”, I have noticed the folklore to be a more stimulating story. The legend from Native American Indians tells of Lelawala, a gorgeous maiden betrothed by her father to an Indian warrior she hated. She chose to sacrifice herself to the Thunder God He-No instead of marrying a man she did not love. The chronicle says that she paddled her canoe over the falls and into He-No’s arms. Together their souls will live forever in the Thunder God’s refuge behind the Falls.
You probably already know that tourism is the regions chief source of income. This really began during the early 1900's and even Napoleon's brother Jérôme Bonaparte visited with his bride. After our country's Civil War the railways began advertising the area as a holiday spot. It wasn't hard given the history to romanticize Niagara Falls as an ideal honeymoon destination.
The tourism industry enjoyed another boom immediately after World War One. It was the car that furnished a much need boost to the industry. Travel to the area turned much easier and was one of the best vacation destinations that New Yorkers could drive their shiny new automobiles to.
Almost from the time that Niagara Falls was discovered man has been attempting to rule the monumental water flow as an endless supply of energy. The first successful attempt to use the falls as an energy source was documented in 1759 when Daniel Joncairs powered his sawmill with a little man made canal. The major evolution came in 1883 when Nikola Tesla invented the three-phase system of alternating current power transmission. This engineering science made it possible to transport electricity over long distances. Today Niagara Falls provides approximately 4.4GW of power to the encircling areas of both the United States and Canada.
Preservation efforts
Once Europeans started to settle in the Niagara Falls area it was quickly targeted by developers and enterprisers alike as a way to earn a quick fortune. Unlike today most of the land in the area was privately owned and was easily acquired for development. This came at a cost to the natural beauty of the region. As luck would have it a group of caring citizens directed by noted artist Frederick Church conceived the Free Niagara drive. This administration was successful in convincing the general community that Conservation of the area was in its best concern.
In 1885 the Niagara Reservation State Park, engaged by New York State, started out purchasing land from developers in an attempt to retard the overwhelming development in the region. The Canadians followed suit in the same year with the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park. Both establishments have been enormously successful at preserving the area and limiting growth so that future generations will be able to enjoy this natural wonderment.
Niagara has so very much to offer. From a deep account of romance and adventure to a real natural wonder. If your shopping for a vacation to the area, I’m certain you’ll be able to locate plenty to do. I have numbered various beneficial books at the closing of this article or you can visit Amazon for a overall list of books on Niagara Falls. Please remember to leave the area as decent as you discovered it and to leave the barrel at home.
Niagara Falls : An Intimate Portrait - by John Grant
Fodor's Toronto 2006 : With Niagara Falls & the Niagara Wine Region (Fodor's Gold Guides) - by Fodor's
In the Mad Water: Two Centuries of Adventure and Lunacy at Niagara Falls - by T. W. Kriner
Niagara Falls Volume II (Images of America) - by Daniel M. Dumych
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