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Historical backdrop
While the moniker “Niagara” is said to come from an Iroquois word “Onguiaahra”, or “The Strait”, I have noticed the folklore to be a more appealing story. The fable from Native American Indians tells of Lelawala, a gorgeous maiden betrothed by her father to an Indian warrior she despised. She opted to sacrifice herself to the Thunder God He-No instead of wedding a man she did not love. The story 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 most likely already know that tourism is the areas 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 railways 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 tourism industry savored another boom immediately after World War One. It was the automobile 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 cars 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 little man made canal. The major growth came in 1883 when Nikola Tesla devised 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 encompassing areas of both the United States and Canada.
Preservation efforts
Once Europeans commenced to settle in the Niagara Falls area it was promptly targeted by developers and entrepreneurs alike as a way to pull in 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 price to the innate beauty of the area. Fortunately a group of caring citizens guided by noted artist Frederick Church organised the Free Niagara effort. This establishment was successful in convincing the general public that Preservation of the area was in its best concern.
In 1885 the Niagara Reservation State Park, chartered by New York State, set about buying land from developers in an movement to retard the overwhelming development in the region. The Canadians followed suit in the same year with the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park. Each organizations have been staggeringly successful at maintaining the area and confining exploitation so that the next generations will be able to enjoy this natural wonderment.
Niagara has so much to offer. From a rich account of romance and adventure to a true natural wonder. If your deliberating a holiday to the region, I’m sure you’ll be able to find plenty to do. I have named a few adept books at the closing of this article or you can visit Amazon for a absolute 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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