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Historical background
While the moniker “Niagara” is supposed to come from an Iroquois phrase “Onguiaahra”, or “The Strait”, I have observed the folklore to be a more interesting story. The fable from Native American Indians tells of Lelawala, a gorgeous maiden engaged by her father to an Indian warrior she despised. She chose to sacrifice herself to the Thunder God He-No instead of espousing a man she did not love. The tale 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 sanctuary behind the Falls.
You most likely already know that tourism is the areas principal source of income. This really began during the early 1900's and even Napoleon's brother Jérôme Bonaparte visited with his bride. After our 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 motorcar that rendered a much need boost to the industry. Travel to the area got much easier and was one of the best holiday destinations that New Yorkers could drive their shiny new autos to.
Almost from the time that Niagara Falls was found man has been attempting to harness the massive 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 lumbermill with a little man made canal. The major growth came in 1883 when Nikola Tesla invented the three-phase system of alternating current power transmission. This engineering made it possible to channel electrical energy over long distances. Today Niagara Falls will bring almost 4.4GW of power to the bordering areas of both the United States and Canada.
Conservation efforts
Once Europeans began to settle in the Niagara Falls area it was quickly targeted by developers and entrepreneurs alike as a way to realize 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 raw beauty of the area. Fortunately a group of worried citizens led by noted artist Frederick Church formed the Free Niagara social movement. This administration was successful in convincing the general public that Preservation 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 effort to retard the overpowering development in the region. The Canadians followed suit in the same year with the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park. Each administrations have been enormously successful at conserving the area and restraining exploitation so that the next generations will be able to enjoy this natural wonder.
Niagara has so very much to offer. From a robust chronicle of romance and adventure to a true natural wonder. If your taking a holiday to the region, I’m sure you’ll be able to find enough to do. I have named various sound books at the conclusion 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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