Title

Montresor's Tramway

Creator

Breton, Carol

Extent

55.47 x 37.23 cm

Is Part Of

Watercolour Collection

Description

haulage system designed to transport goods up the slope at Lewiston NY ;

en-CA Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ; "In 1764, the British built a mechanized tramway which was known as "the cradles" to further assist movements of boats, supplies and arms to the top of the escarpment. Captain Montresor had devised this new way of hauling goods up the steep bank of the Niagara Escarpment which was known as "Crawl On All Fours". It would become the first elevator built in North America. It consisted of two wooden tramways leading from the dock along the Niagara River at the base of the escarpment to the top of the cliff. Two cradles were linked by rope over a pulley at the top so that when one cradle moved down one tramway, the other cradle moved upward. Each cradle was capable of carrying 12 - 14 barrels of supplies at a time. This cradle tramway was still in operation 46 years later" ThunderAlley;

Type

Still Image

Medium

Watercolour

Subject

Niagara River - Lower

Niagara Gorge

Location

Canada

Canada - Ontario

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=102612

locator

WC 41

Rights

©Niagara Falls Public Library

Publisher

Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation

Date Created

2005-02-04

Date Modified

2005-02-04