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Historical setting
While the moniker “Niagara” is supposed to come from an Iroquois word “Onguiaahra”, or “The Strait”, I have discovered the folklore to be a more captivating story. The legend 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 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 always in the Thunder God’s refuge behind the Falls.
You in all likelihood 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 our 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 idealistic honeymoon destination.
The tourism industry savored another 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 vacation destinations that New Yorkers could drive their shiny new autos to.
Almost from the time that Niagara Falls was found man has been seeking to harness the massive water flow as an endless supply of energy. The first successful endeavor to use the falls as an energy source was documented in 1759 when Daniel Joncairs powered his sawmill with a minor man made canal. The major growth came in 1883 when Nikola Tesla devised the three-phase system of alternating current power transmission. This applied science made it possible to transport electrical energy over long distances. Today Niagara Falls will bring around 4.4GW of power to the encompassing 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 score a quick fortune. Unlike today most of the land in the area was privately owned and was easily acquired for growth. This came at a price to the raw beauty of the area. As luck would have it a group of caring citizens led by noted artist Frederick Church organised the Free Niagara social movement. This organisation was successful in convincing the general community that Conservation of the area was in its best interest.
In 1885 the Niagara Reservation State Park, engaged by New York State, began buying land from developers in an endeavor to slow down the consuming development in the area. The Canadians followed suit in the same year with the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park. Each governances have been tremendously successful at maintaining the area and restraining growth so that the next generations will be able to enjoy this natural marvel.
Niagara has so very much to offer. From a robust chronicle of romance and adventure to a true natural wonder. If your shopping for a holiday to the vicinity, I’m sure you’ll be able to find enough to do. I have numbered a few good books at the end of this article or you can visit Amazon for a entire list of books on Niagara Falls. Please remember to depart the area as nice 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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