What do the inventor of the machine gun, a King of England, an America/Canadian/Bahamian multi-millionaire, a Nazi financier, and “Lucky†Luciano have in common with a tiny town in central Maine?
This is an interesting article from Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter that mentions Sir Harry Oakes (the HO in HOCO). For some reason it doesn’t mention Niagara Falls at all as it gives a bit of his history.