Title

Wintergreen Flats from "Our Romantic Niagara" by A.H. Tiplin

Description

en-CA This map shows the position of the divided falls when it reached the present Niagara Glen area. The heavy dotted line shows the gorge, formed by the three successive cataracts from three different layers of rock, through which the river flows today. The west falls on the right was to erode back faster than its branch falls, eventually cutting off the flow of water through this channel and drying off the eastern falls. This dried-off river bed is now the Wintergreen Flats picnic area. The American Falls will some day suffer the same fate as befell this western branch falls.

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=385777

Creator

Astrid Akkerman from a sketch by A.H. Tiplin

Type

Still Image

Is Part Of

Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections

Extent

5.5" by 8"

Medium

Black & white sketch

Provenance

Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Collection

Date

1988

Subject

Geology - Niagara Falls

Niagara Gorge

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario

Source

Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library

number

D504820

D504820A

Format

Scan from book

Scan from book

Date Created

2013-03-13

Date Modified

2013-03-13