The following are short essays and notes on various aspects of Niagara Falls History.  Many of these were complied in the 1990s, so we apologize if there are some statements that date them.  However, they do provide great information about some of our most asked about topics.

Military History

The Battle of Lundy’s Lane

Butler’s Rangers

The Fenian Raids

Major-General Sir Isaac Brock

Geography and Natural History 

Navy Island

When the Falls Were Dry

The Burning Springs

Luna Falls

The Biddle Staircase (stairs)

Industry

Bottling Works and Breweries

Politics

City of Niagara Falls

The City of Niagara Falls Project

Churches

Early Anglican Churches

Early Methodist Churches

Early Presbyterian Churches

Early Roman Catholic Churches

Schools

Niagara Falls High Schools

Early Schools

The Loretto Academy

Buildings and Bridges

Some Early Hotels

Street’s Pagoda

The Toronto Powerhouse

The Clifton Hotels

Terrapin Bridge and Tower

Oak Hall

The Observatories on Lundy’s Lane

The Pavilion Hotel

The Queen Victoria Fountain

The Mowat Gate

Fall of the Honeymoon Bridge

The Lower Bridges

The Upper Bridges

Transportation

The Great Gorge Route

The Niagara Spanish Aerocar

The Scow

The Erie and Ontario Railway

The Burning of the Caroline

Some Street Names

The Hydro Canal and Bridges

The Maid of the Mist Incline Railway

The Maid of the Mist

Native History

The Indian Ossuary

People

Laura Ingersoll Secord

Samuel Zimmerman

Sir Harry Oakes

Thomas Barnett

Thomas Clark and Samuel Street