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Historical setting
While the name “Niagara” is told to come from an Iroquois phrase “Onguiaahra”, or “The Strait”, I have found the folklore to be a more remarkable story. The legend from Native American Indians tells of Lelawala, a gorgeous maiden bespoken by her father to an Indian warrior she loathed. She opted to sacrifice herself to the Thunder God He-No instead of wedding 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 probably already know that tourism is the regions chief source of income. This really started 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 romanticise Niagara Falls as an idealistic honeymoon destination.
The touristry industry enjoyed a second boom immediately after World War One. It was the car that provided a much need boost to the industry. Travel to the area got much easier and was one of the best vacation destinations that New Yorkers could drive their shiny new motorcars to.
Almost from the time that Niagara Falls was found man has been trying to rule the massive 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 canal. 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 channel electricity over long distances. Today Niagara Falls will bring more than 4.4GW of power to the surrounding areas of both the United States and Canada.
Preservation efforts
Once Europeans started to settle in the Niagara Falls area it was rapidly targeted by developers and entrepreneurs alike as a way to produce a speedy 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 area. As luck would have it a group of caring citizens directed by noted artist Frederick Church organised the Free Niagara movement. This governance was successful in convincing the general community that Preservation of the area was in its best concern.
In 1885 the Niagara Reservation State Park, chartered by New York State, started purchasing land from developers in an endeavor to retard the overwhelming development in the area. The Canadians followed suit in the same year with the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park. Both organisations have been tremendously successful at conserving the area and curtailing growth so that future generations will be able to enjoy this natural marvel.
Niagara has so very much to offer. From a deep history of romance and adventure to a real natural wonder. If your looking for a holiday to the vicinity, I’m certain you’ll be able to find enough to do. I have numbered a few fine books at the closing of this article or you can visit Amazon for a entire list of books on Niagara Falls. Please don't forget to depart the area as nice 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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