Title

Stranded Scow Plaque

Description

en-CA Stranded scow plaque which reads: "On August 6, 1918, this dumping scow broke loose from its towing tug about 1.6 kilometres (1 mile) upriver, with Gustav F. Lofberg and James N Harris aboard. The men opened the bottom dumping doors and the scow grounded in the shallow rapids. They were rescued the next day by breeches buoy, on a line shot out from the roof of the adjacent powerhouse".

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=358382

Creator

Heather Rodman

Type

Still Image

Is Part Of

Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections

Medium

Colour digital image

Provenance

Donated by Heather Rodman

Date Copyrighted

20110816

Subject

Scow

Monuments

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario - Niagara Falls

Source

Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library

Date Created

2011-10-24

Date Modified

2011-10-24