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Historical setting
While the moniker “Niagara” is said to come from an Iroquois phrase “Onguiaahra”, or “The Strait”, I have found the folklore to be a more intriguing story. The legend from Native American Indians tells of Lelawala, a gorgeous maiden engaged by her father to an Indian warrior she abhorred. She opted to sacrifice herself to the Thunder God He-No instead of marrying 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 always in the Thunder God’s refuge behind the Falls.
You likely already know that tourism is the areas main source of income. This really began 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 advertising the area as a vacation 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 auto that furnished a much need boost to the industry. Travel to the area became 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 discovered man has been trying to harness the massive water flow as an perpetual 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 small man made canal. The major exploitation came in 1883 when Nikola Tesla invented the three-phase system of alternating current power transmission. This applied science made it possible to channel electrical energy over long distances. Today Niagara Falls furnishes roughly 4.4GW of power to the encircling areas of both the United States and Canada.
Conservation efforts
Once Europeans commenced to settle in the Niagara Falls area it was rapidly targeted by developers and enterprisers alike as a way to earn a speedy fortune. Unlike today most of the land in the area was privately owned and was easily acquired for growth. This came at a toll to the natural beauty of the region. Luckily a group of worried citizens guided by noted artist Frederick Church conceived the Free Niagara campaign. This governance was successful in convincing the general populace that Preservation of the area was in its best interest.
In 1885 the Niagara Reservation State Park, chartered by New York State, started buying land from developers in an endeavor to slow the consuming development in the region. The Canadians followed suit in the same year with the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park. Both establishments have been tremendously successful at conserving the area and cutting back exploitation so that the next generations will be able to enjoy this natural marvel.
Niagara has so very much to offer. From a rich story of romance and adventure to a true natural wonder. If your considering a holiday to the region, I’m sure you’ll be able to find plenty to do. I have named several adept books at the closing of this article or you can visit Amazon for a absolute 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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