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Historical backdrop
While the moniker “Niagara” is alleged to come from an Iroquois phrase “Onguiaahra”, or “The Strait”, I have discovered the folklore to be a more rousing story. The fable from Native American Indians tells of Lelawala, a gorgeous maiden betrothed by her father to an Indian warrior she despised. She opted to sacrifice herself to the Thunder God He-No instead of espousing a man she did not love. The story says that she paddled her canoe over the falls and into He-No’s arms. Together their souls will live always in the Thunder God’s sanctuary behind the Falls.
You likely 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 holiday spot. It wasn't hard given the history to glamorize Niagara Falls as an idealistic honeymoon destination.
The tourism industry enjoyed another boom immediately after World War One. It was the car that rendered a much need boost to the industry. Travel to the area went 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 found man has been seeking to harness the monumental water flow as an eternal supply of energy. The first successful effort to use the falls as an energy source was documented in 1759 when Daniel Joncairs powered his lumbermill with a modest man made channel. The major exploitation came in 1883 when Nikola Tesla invented the three-phase system of alternating current power transmission. This technology made it possible to transmit electricity over long distances. Today Niagara Falls renders about 4.4GW of power to the encompassing areas of both the United States and Canada.
Preservation efforts
Once Europeans commenced to settle in the Niagara Falls area it was quickly targeted by developers and enterprisers alike as a way to attain 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 toll to the natural beauty of the region. As luck would have it a group of concerned citizens led by noted artist Frederick Church conceived the Free Niagara drive. This organisation was successful in convincing the general populace that Conservation of the area was in its best interest.
In 1885 the Niagara Reservation State Park, chartered by New York State, set out buying land from developers in an campaign to retard the overwhelming development in the area. The Canadians followed suit in the same year with the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park. Each establishments have been staggeringly successful at upholding the area and curtailing growth so that future generations will be able to enjoy this natural wonderment.
Niagara has so much to offer. From a robust chronicle of romance and adventure to a real natural wonder. If your considering a vacation to the metropolitan area, I’m certain you’ll be able to find plenty to do. I have numbered several beneficial books at the closing of this article or you can visit Amazon for a complete list of books on Niagara Falls. Please don't forget to depart 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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