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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 stimulating story. The fable from Native American Indians tells of Lelawala, a gorgeous maiden pledged by her father to an Indian warrior she loathed. 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 eternally in the Thunder God’s sanctuary behind the Falls.
You likely already know that tourism is the regions principal source of income. This really started during the early 1900's and even Napoleon's brother Jérôme Bonaparte visited with his bride. After our country's Civil War the railroads began publicising the area as a holiday spot. It wasn't hard 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 motorcar 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 motorcars to.
Almost from the time that Niagara Falls was discovered man has been attempting to harness the monumental water flow as an eternal 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 modest man made channel. The major development came in 1883 when Nikola Tesla formulated the three-phase system of alternating current power transmission. This engineering science made it possible to channel electricity 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 enterprisers alike as a way to take in 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 toll to the innate beauty of the region. Fortunately a group of concerned citizens led by noted artist Frederick Church forged the Free Niagara campaign. 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, chartered by New York State, set out purchasing land from developers in an attempt to slow down the overwhelming development in the area. The Canadians followed suit in the same year with the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park. Each governances have been hugely successful at conserving the area and curbing development so that new generations will be able to enjoy this natural wonder.
Niagara has so much to offer. From a deep story of romance and adventure to a major natural wonder. If your taking a holiday to the region, I’m certain you’ll be able to find enough to do. I have numbered several fine 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 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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