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Historical setting
While the moniker “Niagara” is said to come from an Iroquois phrase “Onguiaahra”, or “The Strait”, I have noticed the folklore to be a more absorbing story. The legend from Native American Indians tells of Lelawala, a gorgeous maiden affianced by her father to an Indian warrior she hated. She chose to sacrifice herself to the Thunder God He-No instead of espousing 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 eternally in the Thunder God’s sanctuary behind the Falls.
You likely already know that tourism is the areas chief 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 publicizing the area as a holiday spot. It wasn't difficult given the history to glamorize Niagara Falls as an ideal honeymoon destination.
The tourism industry savored a second boom immediately after World War One. It was the motorcar that rendered a much need boost to the industry. Travel to the area turned much easier and was one of the best vacation destinations that New Yorkers could drive their shiny new cars to.
Almost from the instance that Niagara Falls was found man has been trying to rule the monumental 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 lumbermill with a minor man made channel. The major evolution came in 1883 when Nikola Tesla invented the three-phase system of alternating current power transmission. This engineering made it possible to transmit electrical energy over long distances. Today Niagara Falls furnishes roughly 4.4GW of power to the bordering areas of both the United States and Canada.
Preservation efforts
Once Europeans started to settle in the Niagara Falls area it was promptly targeted by developers and entrepreneurs alike as a way to make a fast 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 innate beauty of the area. Luckily a group of caring citizens directed by noted artist Frederick Church forged the Free Niagara effort. This governance 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, commenced buying land from developers in an campaign to slow the consuming development in the region. The Canadians followed suit in the same year with the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park. Each governances have been hugely successful at maintaining the area and constraining exploitation so that the next generations will be able to enjoy this natural wonder.
Niagara has so very much to offer. From a deep story of romance and adventure to a major natural wonder. If your looking for a vacation to the metropolitan area, I’m certain you’ll be able to discover plenty to do. I have numbered a few adept books at the end of this article or you can visit Amazon for a complete list of books on Niagara Falls. Please don't forget to leave the area as decent as you encountered 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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