Captain Michael Seymour in 1846

    “American Treasures of the Library of Congress” has a couple of nice pictures you can view online of Niagara Falls in 1846. The pictures were taken by Captain Michael Seymour: Captain Michael Seymour, commanding officer of the H.M.S. Vindictive, toured the eastern seaboard for fifteen days in July 1846, traveling through Boston, the state of…

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      SANDY ALLEN WAS THE TALLEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE

      The Niagara Falls Reporter has a nice article about Sandy Allen, the world’s tallest woman, who used to work in Niagara Falls. Pretty much the entire article is about her work at Guinness: Sandy stood out from the other offerings along the street like a cheetah against a white backdrop. It wasn’t just her height…

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