HIGGS: More about hotels and a tourist home

From the Niagara Gazette: Visitors to the city of Niagara Falls usually came by train in the early years when railroads were the main conveyance for tourists. However, you could not be in a hurry to reach your destination as travel by rail during 1800 for example was very slow. It probably took at least…

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The hidden history of Niagara Falls

From WIVB channel 4 in Buffalo: In Niagara Falls, historians and members of the community are working together to uncover the hidden history of the Underground Railroad in the Cataract City.

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105 years ago, Niagara Falls ice bridge cracks, and three are swept to their deaths

From the Buffalo News: Believe it or not, visitors to Niagara Falls used to be able to walk on the ice bridges that form naturally at the base of the cataracts. The ice bridges form every winter, typically in January

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