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Historical background
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 rousing story. The fable from Native American Indians tells of Lelawala, a gorgeous maiden betrothed by her father to an Indian warrior she detested. She opted 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 refuge behind the Falls.
You probably 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 railroads began advertising the area as a holiday spot. It wasn't difficult given the history to glamourise Niagara Falls as an ideal honeymoon destination.
The touristry industry savored a second boom immediately after World War One. It was the car that offered a much need boost to the industry. Travel to the area turned much easier and was one of the best holiday destinations that New Yorkers could drive their shiny new motorcars to.
Almost from the instance that Niagara Falls was found man has been attempting to rule the monumental water flow as an eternal 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 small man made channel. 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 electricity over long distances. Today Niagara Falls supplies more than 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 create 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 cost to the raw beauty of the region. Fortunately a group of caring citizens directed by noted artist Frederick Church forged the Free Niagara movement. This organization was successful in convincing the general public 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 endeavor to slow the overpowering development in the area. The Canadians followed suit in the same year with the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park. Each organizations have been tremendously successful at upholding the area and cutting back growth so that the next generations will be able to enjoy this natural wonder.
Niagara has so much to offer. From a robust chronicle of romance and adventure to a major natural wonder. If your taking a holiday to the area, I’m sure you’ll be able to locate enough to do. I have named various good books at the closing of this article or you can visit Amazon for a full 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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