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.
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.
Note: This isn’t directly related to Niagara Falls, but if you have come to Niagara Falls for a visit, this is a place you may want to check out. I’ve lived in St Catharines for a good portion of my life (actually, 3 different times). It is a great place to live. I’m about an…
From the Buffalo News: The city will seek an estimated $40 million in federal stimulus money to reconfigure or remove two sections of the Robert Moses Parkway. Mayor Paul A. Dyster said Tuesday he believes the money could help break a “logjam” over the highway by moving ahead with a project on two sections city…
From the Niagara Falls Review: An historic Canadian landmark is getting a spruce-up thanks to $500,000 in federal infrastructure spending announced Monday. Queenston Heights in Niagara-on-the-Lake will see its worn interpretive signs and deteriorated wood stairways and railings replaced. A series of interpretive plaques will also be installed along the Niagara Parkway exploring themes from…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The trips arranged by Lezlie Harper Wells are a hit with U.S. African Americans. Since 2004, she’s helped co-ordinate 600 American group sojourns to explore Niagara’s rich black history and its Underground Railroad that helped free U.S. slaves. However, new passport rules at the U.S. border and a sick economy…