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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X94_first-presbyterian-church-historical_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United Stated Department of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TMX_the-niagara-river-portage-and-the-old-stone-chimney-historical_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
In 1915, Peter A. Porter calls the Old Stone Chimney, "the oldest masonry in the State of New York, west of Albany," with the exception of the French Castle at Old Fort Niagara. The Portage Rivers are great for easily moving people and goods…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R2J_whitney-mansion_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Whitney Mansion Built c. 1837 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior This structure has been recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey of the United Stated Department of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R2C_prospect-point-viewing-area_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Ice from Lake Erie flows over the falls and jams up the gorge below. An ice bridge is an accumulation of ice, which has frozen solid from shore to shore, and under which the river still flows. In the past, the American Falls and Bridal Veil Fal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NEU_the-parting-of-the-waters_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Here, the upper Niagara River divides into two channels. To the left of the river becomes the American Rapids. To the right, the other 90% becomes the Horseshoe Rapids. In the distance are Grand Island and Navy Island, the two largest islands in t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NES_the-niagara-portage_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
The Niagara Portage. For thousands of years the seven-mile-long Niagara Portage linked Lake Ontario to Lake Erie by providing travelers with a land route around Niagara Falls. The portage trail ran from the Upper Landing, 1.5 miles above the falls…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NEH_luna-island_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Located between the American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls, this island was named in the 19th century for the beautiful moonlit rainbows visitors could see here on nights when the moon is full or near full. Caused by the mist from the falls, the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NE9_thomas-v-welch_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Founder of the Free Niagara Movement, he helped to preserve Niagara Falls in its natural beauty for the world and make it the first state park in the U.S. in 1885.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GKH_height-sight-and-flight-the-niagara-river-corridor-important-bird-area_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Height, Sight, and Flight. Each year between 100 million and one billion birds die by collision with human-built structures. The danger of colliding with windows has increased for birds with the spread of urbanization and the decline of habitat. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GKG_the-first-people-to-see-the-falls_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
The first people to see Niagara Falls were probably nomadic hunters and gatherers who left behind evidence of their short-term camps and work areas in the form of tools and weapons. The Neutrals, known for their peaceful nature, followed, building…
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