Niagara Falls, NY

Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Niagara County, NY
Date Type
Abraham and Mary Lincoln visit Niagara Falls Cultural
Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope for the first time Education/Culture
In upstate New York, the Niagara River is reported as frozen over for three miles above Niagara Falls Crime/Disasters
Senator Douglas's New York campaign swing arrives in Rochester Campaigns/Elections
Teenage son of a famous newspaper magnate brawls with African-American hotel staff in Niagara Falls Education/Culture
- The American Dental Association meets in Niagara Falls Business/Industry
The Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge opens for rail traffic Business/Industry
Date Title
Abraham Lincoln, Fragment on Niagara Falls, circa September 25-30, 1848
Hiram Wilson to William Still, July 24, 1854
James H. Forman to William Still, June 5, 1856
James H. Forman to William Still, July 24, 1856
Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "Narrow Escape of a Railroad Train from Fearful Wreck," July 1, 1858
Thomas F. Page to William Still, October 6, 1858
Charleston (SC) Mercury, “Daring Feat at the Niagara,” March 3, 1859
Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Ho! for Niagara,” June 24, 1859
Entry by George Templeton Strong, April 16, 1861
New York Herald, “Our Fashionable Summer Resorts,” June 2, 1861
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