Engineers Drained the Niagara Falls and Uncovered Its Dark History

All Good Things Must Come To An End

On the outside, business was going places for the area. In the background, more sinister things were going on. The Falls were a dangerous place to be if you weren't careful. This area was also a secret hot spot for crime.

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