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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WND_island-life-historical_Grand-Island-NY.html
There are three islands located in the Niagara River just off the southern tip of Grand Island. These islands are important parts of the Niagara River ecosystem, but have suffered serious habitat loss or deterioration from a variety of causes. Mot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WNC_strawberry-island-historical_Grand-Island-NY.html
Strawberry Island formed near the end of the Wisconsin Ice Age about 12,000 years ago. When meltwaters broke through gracial till and created the present course of the Niagara River, gravel and sand carried downstream by river currents settled out…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WNB_did-you-ever-wonder-what-it-takes-to-restore-an-island-historical_Grand-Island-NY.html
· Planning for the Strawberry Island Restoration effort had to take into account the sensitivity of the area in order to avoid negative environmental impacts. · Material added to the island's structure had to be natural-looking, y…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WNA_disaster-at-eagle-park-historical_Grand-Island-NY.html
Disaster at Eagle Park The Eagle Park resort was a popular summer tourist destination located near this site.On June 23rd 1912, about 300 people were waiting on the resort pier for the last ferry of the day to take them back to Buffalo. Tragically…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WN9_restoring-nature-historical_Grand-Island-NY.html
Little Beaver Island underwent a restoration project in 2010 in order to bring back the native marsh ecosystem that once thrived here. The project involved the removal of over eight acres of fill material and contouring of the newly re-exposed cre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WN8_for-the-birds-historical_Grand-Island-NY.html
The Little Beaver Island marsh is a small, but important piece of the globally important Niagara River bird area. Each year dozens of species migrate, feed, and nest along the Niagara River at this and other locations such as east River Marsh, Mot…