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Historical backdrop
While the name “Niagara” is alleged to come from an Iroquois phrase “Onguiaahra”, or “The Strait”, I have discovered the folklore to be a more stimulating story. The fable from Native American Indians tells of Lelawala, a gorgeous maiden betrothed by her father to an Indian warrior she loathed. She opted to sacrifice herself to the Thunder God He-No instead of marrying a man she did not love. The history 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 in all likelihood already know that tourism is the regions principal source of income. This really commenced during the early 1900's and even Napoleon's brother Jérôme Bonaparte visited with his bride. After this country's Civil War the railways began publicising the area as a vacation spot. It wasn't hard given the history to glamourize Niagara Falls as an idealistic honeymoon destination.
The tourism industry savored another boom immediately after World War One. It was the auto that furnished a much need boost to the industry. Travel to the area became much easier and was one of the best vacation destinations that New Yorkers could drive their shiny new automobiles to.
Almost from the instance that Niagara Falls was discovered man has been attempting to harness the massive water flow as an perpetual supply of energy. The first successful campaign to use the falls as an energy source was documented in 1759 when Daniel Joncairs powered his sawmill with a small man made channel. The major development came in 1883 when Nikola Tesla invented the three-phase system of alternating current power transmission. This technology made it possible to channel electricity over long distances. Today Niagara Falls supplies just about 4.4GW of power to the encircling areas of both the United States and Canada.
Preservation efforts
Once Europeans commenced to settle in the Niagara Falls area it was promptly targeted by developers and entrepreneurs alike as a way to attain a fast fortune. Unlike today most of the land in the area was privately owned and was easily acquired for growth. This came at a price to the innate beauty of the region. As luck would have it a group of concerned citizens directed by noted artist Frederick Church forged the Free Niagara social movement. This organisation was successful in convincing the general community that Conservation of the area was in its best interest.
In 1885 the Niagara Reservation State Park, chartered by New York State, started buying land from developers in an movement to retard the overpowering development in the region. The Canadians followed suit in the same year with the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park. Both organisations have been staggeringly successful at maintaining the area and curbing growth so that succeeding generations will be able to enjoy this natural marvel.
Niagara has so much to offer. From a robust account of romance and adventure to a major natural wonder. If your shopping for a holiday to the area, I’m sure you’ll be able to locate enough to do. I have named a few sound books at the conclusion of this article or you can visit Amazon for a entire list of books on Niagara Falls. Please don't forget to leave the area as nice as you found 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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