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Maid of the Mist in Whirlpool Rapids In 1861, because of a financial crisis and the coming American Civil War, the Maid of the Mist was sold at auction to a Canadian firm on the condition that it be delivered to Lake Ontario. There was only one way to get there and that meant taking the boat downstream through the Great Gorge Whirlpool Rapids and the Whirlpool. This trip was undertaken by Captain Joel Robinson and two crew members on June 6th 1881 excerpted from Thunder Alley -
Horse and Buggy on Dufferin Islands Toll Bridge Niagara Suspension Bridge at the Burning Spring, Upper Niagara River ; -
Suspension Bridge crossing a River Possibly the Niagara River but the Bridge is not identified ; -
Surge tanks at Queen Victoria Park Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; -
U. S. Battery [United States] Fort Grey Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977; Q14 ; -
Toronto Power House located on the Niagara Parkway/Boulevard ; -
Queen Victoria Park and the Upper Niagara River, Railway and Power House Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; -
Ontario Power Generating Station Table Rock House (left), Murray Hill (centre), Lower Niagara River in foreground ; -
Ontario Power Gate House and gathering weir Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; -
View from the Observatory [tower] on Lundy's Lane, Drummondville and Portage Road in background Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; -
Table Rock Horseshoe Falls in background ; -
Prospect Hotel on Portage Road Drummondville Parts of Portage Road are also known as Main Street -
United Empire Loyalists leaving the United States for Canada by ship Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; "you are hereby notified to depart .... as you are considered an enemy to your country, therefore take your all and your family and follow your friends to that country that the King your master has provided for those of your character..." Those who were loyal to the King packed their belongings in wagons and set out with their families, the first loyalists left the United States in 1776. It was 1781 before settlers were to cross the Niagara and settle the "land on the mountain" as the area above the escarpment was called - reference Mark of Honor by Hazel C Matthews ; -
Montresor's Tramway, top of the Escarpment, east bank of Niagara River haulage system designed to transport goods up the slope at Lewiston NY ; -
Montresor's Tramway at foot of Escarpment, east bank of Niagara River haulage system designed to transport goods up the slope at Lewiston NY ; -
Andrew Wallace and his fiery untamed steed on the ice mountain American Falls in background left ; -
Devil's Hole Massacre Devil's Hole Ravine is located along the American shoreline of the Niagara River Gorge just north of the Niagara Glen. It is a deep, bowl shaped basin of the Bloody Run tributary from Glacial Lake Tonawanda ; -
Ferry landing U.S [United States] side A row boat pulling into the dock -
Dufferin Islands Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; research by George Seibel ; -
Ann and Jane, first ship to clear the first Welland Canal at Chippawa Location Chippawa Creek on the Welland River -
The Saul Davis Stairway at Table Rock Horseshoe Falls to the left ; -
American Militia plundering along Portage Road Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; -
American soldiers collecting wounded in the darkness Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; -
Chippawa Creek and King's Bridge Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; artistic recreation after the style of Edward Walsh ; research by George Seibel ; -
Chippawa Creek Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; artistic recreation from an an unknown source ; research by George Seibel ; -
Interior view of the Incline railway and Ferry stairs at Prospect Point U.S.A. [United States of America] Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; artistic recreation from a stereograph by George Barker in the private collection of Thomas J Mahoney, Buffalo, NY ; -
Fred's cabin at the Ice Bridge Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; artistic recreation from a stereography by George Barker in the Earl W Brydges Public Library, Niagara Falls, NY ; research by George Seibel ; Men of opportunity erect shanties, some of them dignified with the name of hotel, on the ice bridge, along the path. These buildings are a wonder. They spring up in a day, in an hour in fact. Their only foundation is the ice and each one has nearly 200 feet of water in the "cellar" ; -
British Soldiers landing on American shore, Winter Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; -
Building of the Maid of the Mist at the landing on the Canadian side Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; The expansion of railway passenger service in the 1870's brought thousands of people to Niagara Falls on excursions, creating a whole new market for a Maid of the Mist boat trip. In 1884 R. F. Carter and Frank LeBlond, two enterprising citizens of Clifton, invested ten thousand dollars in a new Maid of the Mist. This boat, the third, was built at the deck on the Canadian side, where it launched in 1885. A sister ship was built on the U.S. side in 1892 ; photograph in the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society ; -
Battlefield of Lundy's Lane and old Presbyterian Church ... Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; artistic recreation after a sketch from Harper's Magazine ; -
Barracks at Chippawa Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; artistic recreation after Edward Walsh ; research by George Seibel ; -
The Burning Spring Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; research by George Seibel ; from a stereograph by George Barker in the collection of the Earl W Brydges Public Library, Niagara Falls, NY ; -
A blockhouse, one of twelve built by British along the east bank Location is east bank of the Niagara River in the United States -
Farmers hauling goods over Portage Road under contract Oxen hauling wagons ; -
British Soldiers on American Soil, Winter campaign Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; -
Thomas Barnett's Table Rock House and Saul Davis' Table Rock House located on the Front ; -
Barnett's Table Rock House and Saul Davis' Table Rock House located on the Front ; -
Thomas Barnett's Museum opened 1860 Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; This building of stone was built in 1859 - 1860 at a cost in excess of $150,000. The grounds adjoining the Museum contained an elaborate garden. Sir Richard Bonnycatle wrote at the time "the only pretty thing on the British side is the Museum ...the result of the indefatigable labours of Mr Barnett. He has gathered together a most interesting collection of animals, shells, coins etc., and has added a garden in which grow all of the choicest plants and flowers of North America and Britain, the English holly, the box, the heath, the ivy; and there is a willow from the St Helena stock all watered by the incessant spray of the Great Fall" excerpted from Anthology and Bibliography of Niagara Falls by Dow ; -
Barnett House at Table Rock ... Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; In 1827 Thomas Barnett built a stone residence near Table Rock which he intended for a residence. He made it into a Museum instead, with an annex further down the River. When Saul Davis built his Table Rock adjoining Barnett's, with an observation tower, Barnett added an observation tower to his building. After the opening of Barnett's large new Museum in 1860, this Table Rock House became a souvenir store called "Canadian Indian Store" ; -
Thomas Barnett's Museum Hotel on the Front Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; This building built around 1827, was originally used as the zoological annex for Barnett's Museum at Table Rock. It was moved one lot to the south closer to the Falls to make way for Barnett's new stone museum which he built during 1859-1860. It was then converted into a hotel, and was one of the properties taken over by Saul Davis ; -
1. Apple seeds left to soak in milk overnight, germinate sooner Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; Thomas McMicking a UEL who originally came from Scotland in 1775 is credited with having grown the first apples in this vicinity. His son told how he had brought seeds from the Catskills and having been advised that they would germinate better if steeped in milk overnight, he had them dropped in a cup which he promptly placed on top of a cupboard. It was found by the cat which promptly consumed the seeds with the milk - excerpted from The Mark of Honour by Hazel C Matthews, University of Toronto Press, 1965, page 130 ; -
Cutting down trees and clearing to widen Portage Road Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; When the portage was moved to the west side of the River, it was necessary to widen the road that had so far been followed by all the traffic between the "new landing" and the Chippawa, a route winding through the settlements and following the most suitable ground. On March 31st 1790, the first Commissioner for Roads for Nassau (as the area was then called) were appointed. They were John McNabb, Andrew Butler, Jacob Tenbroek, Charles Pettit, Robert Lotteridge, Robert Nelles, Gilbert Tice, John Warren, Elijah Phelps, Jacob Ball Jr., and John Powell - excerpted from The Niagara Portage Road by Ernest W Green ; -
Traffic on Portage Road Oxen pulling covered wagon ; -
Clearing and preparing the land along Portage Road Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; -
The elevator at Whirlpool Rapids Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; from a stereograph in the Earl W Brydges Public Library, Niagara Falls, NY ; research by George Seibel ; 2P-24 ; -
Fall of Table Rock ... Horseshoe Falls in background ; -
Ellett's Basket riding on the cables Ellet designed and built the first suspension bridge across the Niagara River downstream of Niagara Falls ; -
Farmer with oxen on Portage Road Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; -
Hennepin's View of Niagara Falls Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; research by George Seibel ; -
Hamilton House located in Queenston -
The Ferry Road from Lundy's Lane to the Ferry Landing Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; research by George Seibel ; -
Gorge Elevators and road bed of the Gorge Railroad Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; research by George Seibel ; from a photograph in the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Buffalo, NY ; -
United Empire Loyalists leaving the United States for Canada Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; "you are hereby notifies to depart .... as you are considered an enemy to your country, therefore take your all and your family and follow your friends to that country that the King your master has provided for those of your character..." Those who were loyal to the King packed their belongings in wagons and set out with their families, the first loyalists left the United States in 1776. It was 1781 before settlers were to cross the Niagara and settle the "land on the mountain" as the area above the escarpment was called - reference Mark of Honor by Hazel C Matthews ; -
Durham Tower and Fralick Tower, observatories on Lundy's Lane Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; -
Davis Observatory looking West on Lundy's Lane Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; -
Clifton Incline Building American Falls in background ; -
Wilson's Tavern Portage Road Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ; PR - 43 -
Work Gang on the New Suspension Bridge Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ; M-2 ; -
American Falls from the Canadian side Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; from a steroegraph by Charles Bierstadt in the collection of the Earl W Brydges Public Library, Niagara Falls, NY ; -
American Falls, Incline Railway and Ferry Stairs in Winter Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ; artistic recreation from a sterograph in the private collection of Thomas Mahoney, Buffalo, NY ; In 1844 the winding stairs at the landing on the US side were augmented by an Incline railway cut into the Gorge bank at the top, opereated by water power. A stairway was incorporated into the structure, running beside the Incline tracks ; F-7 ; -
American Forces at newly constructed Bridge over Chippawa Creek at the mouth of Lyon's Creek Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ; -
Carriage way interior of the rebuilt Suspension Bridge Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; Research by George Seibel ; atrocstoc recreation from a stereograph view by Underwood & Underwood in the collection of the Earl W Brydges Public Library, Niagara Falls, NY ; -
American Forces Crossing Chippawa CReek Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ; -
Table Rock and Clifton House Hotel in background Table Rock (foreground), Clifton House Hotel (background right) ; Lower Niagara River and Gorge ; -
Fanning's Inn Chippawa Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; research by George Seibel ; -
Refectory Queen Victoria Park Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ; -
Early pioneer farmer seeding Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; artistic recreation from a sketch by C. W. Jefferys in Library and Archives Canada ; -
Loyalist Camp along the Lower Niagara River Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ; -
Farmers working on upkeep of Portage Road Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ; -
John Birchall's Mill above the Fall Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ; -
Hamilton Wharf Queenston Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ; In 1789 a group of traders headed by Robert hamilton undertook to develop their own portage on the west bank of the Niagara River and built a wharf and storehouses. A Government wharf and storehouses were built south of Hamilton's wharf in 1791 ; -
Hamilton Landing Queenston Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ; In 1789 a group of traders headed by Robert hamilton undertook to develop their own portage on the west bank of the Niagara River and built a wharf and storehouses. A Government wharf and storehouses were built south of Hamilton's wharf in 1791 ; -
Farini approaching the Maid of the Mist deck Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ; -
Farini as Biddy O'Flaherty the Irish Washerwoman Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ; On September 5th, 1860. Farini as Biddy O'Toole the Irish washer woman carried the patent washing machine to the centre of the rope, positioned it and then drew up water from the River to fill the mahine. He then proceeded to wash a number of handkerchiefs given to him for that purpose by ladies who were part of the crowd, excerpted from the Niagara Falls Gazette ; artistic recreation from a stereograph by Platt D Babbitt ; courtesy Niagara by Ralph Greenhill and Thomas D Mahoney ; -
Farini Drawing Water From The River To Fill Washing Machine Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ; On September 5th, 1860. Farini as Biddy O'Toole the irish washer woman carried the patent washing machine to the centre of the rope, positioned it and then drew up water from the River to fill the mahine. He then proceeded to wash a number of handkerchiefs given to him for that purpose by ladies who were part of the crowd, excerpted from the Niagara Falls Gazette ; -
Farini On The Rope With His Washing Machine Clifton Hotel in background, Niagara Gorge and Lower River in foreground -
Farini Lowering Himself On Rope To Maid Of The Mist Deck Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ; -
Carlisle Graham First Person To Go Through [Whirlpool] Rapids In A Barrel Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; Research by George Seibel ; Artistic recreation from photograph in "The Niagara Daredevils" by Karl S Brong, published 1955 ; -
Laura Secord Travelling Through The Woods To Beaverdams Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ; -
Laura Secord Telling Lieutenant Fitzgibbon Of The Plans For The U.S. [United States] Attack on Beaverdams Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ; -
Laura Secord Overhearing U.S. [United States] Officers Discussing PLans For The Attack On The British Forces At Beaverdams Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ; -
Lofberg in Breeches Buoy Scow Rescue Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977- ; Research by George Seibel ; M-8 ; The stranded scow lying in the Upper Rapids has been a fixture since August 6, 1918. It broke loose while being towed by the tug Hassayampa, after the tug went aground in the American Channel opposite Port Day, less than a mile above the Falls. ...a line was shot out from the top of the Toronto Power House. Attempts were made to rig a breeches buoy, but the lines became fouled and it was not until "Red Hill" volunteered his services that it was possible to bring the men [Gustav F Lofberg and James H Harris] to shore. Niagara Falls, Canada : a history of the City and the world famous beauty spot ; -
Lofberg and Harris On Scow Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ; The stranded scow lying in the Upper Rapids has been a fixture since August 6, 1918. It broke loose while being towed by the tug Hassayampa, after the tug went aground in the American Channel opposite Port Day, less than a mile above the Falls. ...a line was shot out from the top of the Toronto Power House. Attempts were made to rig a breeches buoy, but the lines became fouled and it was not until "Red Hill" volunteered his services that it was possible to bring the men Gustav F Lofberg and James H Harris to shore. Niagara Falls, Canada : a history of the City and the world famous beauty spot ; -
Swine Feeding On Acorn Mast View is circa 1790s ; -
Swine Feeding On Acorn Mast View is circa 1790s ; -
Tree Overturned In A Storm, Indian Burial Ground Discovered Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ; -
Steamship Clifton At Chippawa Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ; -
3. Spilled Milk, Seeds Gone The cup of milk with the apple seeds is found by the cat ; -
A Social Gathering At The Whirlpool House Portage Road Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ; The Whirlpool House built about 1800 by Andrew Rorback was a stage coach stop and as well a popular place to hold meetings and social affairs. This watercolour depicts a social evening, a dance, one of many held in the upper rooms of this building ; Artistic recreation from a sketch by C W Jefferys in Library and Archives Canada ; -
2. Seeds and Milk Put In A Safe Place Thomas McMicking puts the apple seeds in the cup of milk on top of a cupboard for safekeeping ; -
Scow Stranded In The Upper Niagara River Rapids Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977- ; Research by George Seibel ; The stranded scow lying in the Upper Rapids has been a fixture since August 6, 1918. It broke loose while being towed by the tug Hassayampa, after the tug went aground in the American Channel opposite Port Day, less than a mile above the Falls. ...a line was shot out from the top of the Toronto Power House. Attempts were made to rig a breeches buoy, but the lines became fouled and it was not until "Red Hill" volunteered his services that it was possible to bring the men to shore, excerpted from Niagara Falls, Canada : a history of the City and the world famous beauty spot ; -
Sailing Ship in Chippawa Creek [First Welland Canal] Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ; -
Queen's Rangers Huts at Queenston Landing As it would have looked circa 1792 ; -
The Mills In The Hollow On The Niagara River Above The Falls The Upper River as it would have looked ca 1800 ; -
Prospect House Hotel On The Front Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ; This hotel was built by Saul Davis in 1847, it was used as a family residence as well as a hotel until he built Table Rock in 1854. In the days when the hotl was built, labourers were paid 45 cents a day, carpenters and stone masons received one dollar a day and lumber was ten dollars per thousand board feet. The building was torn down after the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park Commission took over ; -
Pioneer Farmers Flailing Grain Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Artistic recreation from a sketch by C W Jefferys in the collection of Library and Archives Canada ; -
Pioneer Farmer Gathering Hay Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ;Research by George Seibel ; Artistic recreation from an original held at Library and Archives Canada ; -
Pioneer Examining Indian Pot From Indian Ossuary Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ; -
Stage Coach Stopping To Rest Passengers At The Whirlpool House, Portage Road Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ;
