Title

Burrell Hecock Memorial Plaque, Niagara Falls

Description

en-CA The memorial marker reads: "To the memory of Burrell Hecock of Cleveland Ohio aged 17 years who lost his life in an heroic attempt to rescue Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Stanton of Toronto Ontario when the ice bridge in the gorge immediately below was swept down the Niagara River and into the Whirlpool Rapids, February 4th, 1912".

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=397318

Creator

Unknown

Type

Still Image

Is Part Of

General Photograph Collection

Extent

4" by 5.5"

Medium

Black and white photograph

Provenance

The Petrie Collection

Subject

Monuments

Niagara River - Ice

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario

Source

Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library

number

D525950

Format

Black and white photograph

Date Created

2013-12-30

Date Modified

2013-12-30