Engineers Drained the Niagara Falls and Uncovered Its Dark History

Time Goes On

As people slowly colonized the area, more attention was brought to the incredible falls. Once railroads became a thing and information was able to travel quickly, more people began to take trips to see the Falls. Since it was on the border of North America and Canada, people from both countries were commonly seen there.

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