Since their creation thousands of years ago, the Niagara Falls have
captured the hearts and imaginations of all those who witness their
endless power and strength. As settlers arrived and began to harness the
falls as a resource, the population climbed. Small hamlets, including
Bellevue, Clarksville, Schlosser, and Manchester, grew to become the
villages of Suspension Bridge and Niagara Falls, which were incorporated
in March 1892 into the current city of Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls:
1850-2000 depicts the natural beauty of the falls, the emergence of the
booming tourism trade, and the advances of electrical technology that
have relied on the mighty falls' power. Many hands have crafted and bent
steel to span the Niagara Gorge while many others fought to keep
industry from turning nature into asphalt. Culled from the archives of
the Niagara Falls Public Library's Local History Department, these
images represent the people, from those stepping close to the brink in
amazement and awe to those who live and work within the roar of Niagara
Falls, and places that make up the landscape that is Niagara's past.
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Dedicated to: My Mom & Dad and Uncle Minnie & Aunt Joann
Written in 2010 Published 2011
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