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Samuel DeVeaux (1789-1852) was a heavy contributor to the Lockport and Niagara Railroads, also known as the Strap Railroad and was instrumental in the construction of the Whirlpool Suspension Bridge in 1847. His business dealings resulted in vast purchases of land along the Niagara River. The entire region still bears his name. [2]
The Niagara Reservation was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1963. [6] [13] It is a major contributing element to the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area. [14] A $44-million refurbishment of the park's facilities was completed in 2003.
The collapse led to the passage of the Niagara Redevelopment Act in 1957. [9] Station No. 3a was demolished in 1962 as part of Robert Moses's work to beautify the American side of the Falls. The production capacity lost by the 1956 collapse was replaced by the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant, which was commissioned in 1961. The only ...
Niagara Falls Armory: March 2, 1995 : 901 Main St. Niagara Falls: Castellated armory building constructed in 1895; part of the Multiple Property Submission for Army National Guard Armories in New York State. 19: Niagara Falls City Hall
Park Place Historic District is a national historic district located at Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [1] It encompasses 89 contributing buildings, one contributing site, one contributing structure, and one contributing object.
Adams Power Plant Transformer House in Niagara Falls, New York is a National Historic Landmarked building constructed in 1895. It is the only remaining structure that was part of the historic Edward Dean Adams Power Plant, the first large-scale, alternating current electric generating plant in the world, built in 1895.
Western end of portage around Niagara Falls. 33: Lower Niagara River Spear Fishing Docks Historic District: August 29, 2012 : Address Restricted: Lewiston: 34: Lowertown Historic District: Lowertown Historic District: June 4, 1973 : Roughly bounded by Erie Canal and New York Central RR
The skyline of Niagara Falls Canada can be seen in the background. The Old Stone Chimney, is located in the city of Niagara Falls, New York. It is a masonry chimney built as part of a two-story barracks on the site of the French "Fort du Portage," or "Fort Little Niagara," [1] by Daniel Joncaire in 1750, when the Niagara River and its shores ...