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Identifier: officialcatalogu00pana (find matches)
Title: Official catalogue and guide book to the Pan-American exposition ..
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.)
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Publisher: Buffalo, N.Y., C. Ahrhart
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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Popular summerplaces close by the city, to be reached by steamers upon Lake Erie andthe Niagara River, are: Woodlawn Beach, on the American shore,south of the city; Crystal Beach, on the Canadian shore, an hours ridefrom Buffalo; and Grand Island, with its many groves and summerhotels, on Niagara River, just below the city. NIAGARA FALLS. The far-famed falls of Niagara are only half an hours ride from theExposition grounds, and one may spend a week in the midst of thismagnificent scenery and find new pleasures each day. It is quite im-possible to describe the grandeur of these majestic cataracts, whoseceaseless roar has been heard through countless ages, and which havefor centuries excited the awe and wonderment of savage and civilizedmen. The Niagara River receives the waters of Lakes Superior, Michi-gan, Huron and Erie and discharges them into Lake Ontario. At Niag-ara Falls there is a sheer descent of 160 feet. The width of the Falls, The Pan-American Official Catalogue and Guide.
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56 The Pan-American Official Catalogue and Guide. including Goat Island, which divides the American from the HorseshoeFalls, is nearly four-fifths of a mile. Millions of tons of water plungeunceasingly over these dizzy heights, and surge and seethe in the gorgebelow. The gorge itself, with the Whirlpool Rapids and the mightyWhirlpool below them, is scarcely less fascinating and interesting.There is every convenience here for the comfort and convenience of thesightseer, and all points of interest are of easy access. The State ofNew York a few years ago bought the land immediately bordering onthe Niagara River at the Falls, together with Goat Island, consistingof 75 acres, lying between the two great cataracts, and made the wholea public park. On the Canadian side the Ontario Government has alsoacquired several miles of land bordering the river and gorge, which isfree to the public and is known as Queen Victoria Park. From ProspectPark the visitor has his first view of the wonderful sce

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