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Historical background
While the name “Niagara” is supposed to come from an Iroquois word “Onguiaahra”, or “The Strait”, I have noticed the folklore to be a more spellbinding story. The legend from Native American Indians tells of Lelawala, a gorgeous maiden affianced by her father to an Indian warrior she loathed. She chose to sacrifice herself to the Thunder God He-No instead of espousing a man she did not love. The chronicle 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 sanctuary behind the Falls.
You probably already know that tourism is the regions principal 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 publicising the area as a vacation spot. It wasn't difficult given the history to glamourize Niagara Falls as an idealistic 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 went much easier and was one of the best vacation destinations that New Yorkers could drive their shiny new cars to.
Almost from the time that Niagara Falls was discovered man has been seeking to harness the monumental water flow as an eternal supply of energy. The first successful attempt 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 development came in 1883 when Nikola Tesla formulated the three-phase system of alternating current power transmission. This engineering made it possible to channel electricity over long distances. Today Niagara Falls provides just about 4.4GW of power to the surrounding areas of both the United States and Canada.
Conservation efforts
Once Europeans began to settle in the Niagara Falls area it was promptly targeted by developers and entrepreneurs alike as a way to realise 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 innate beauty of the area. Fortunately a group of worried citizens guided by noted artist Frederick Church organised the Free Niagara drive. This governance was successful in convincing the general community that Conservation of the area was in its best interest.
In 1885 the Niagara Reservation State Park, chartered by New York State, set out 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 establishments have been staggeringly successful at keeping up the area and curtailing growth so that the next generations will be able to enjoy this natural wonderment.
Niagara has so much to offer. From a deep story of romance and adventure to a major natural wonder. If your considering a vacation to the region, I’m sure you’ll be able to find plenty to do. I have listed several adept books at the closing of this article or you can visit Amazon for a full list of books on Niagara Falls. Please don't forget to leave the area as decent 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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