▁the ▁river ▁dro ps ▁another ▁ ▁at ▁Little ▁F alls . ▁ ▁Bey ond ▁Little ▁F alls , ▁where ▁the ▁river ▁briefly ▁b ends ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁is ▁an ▁ ▁cas cade ▁known ▁as ▁Middle ▁F alls . ▁ ▁Down stream ▁from ▁Middle ▁F alls , ▁where ▁the ▁river ▁b ends ▁west ward ▁again , ▁is ▁the ▁ ▁Burg ess ▁F alls . ▁ ▁The ▁distance ▁between ▁Fall ing ▁Water ▁C asc ades ▁and ▁Burg ess ▁F alls ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁mile . ▁Burg ess ▁F alls ▁sp ills ▁into ▁a ▁large ▁lim estone ▁g orge ▁en closed ▁by ▁she er ▁walls ▁ ▁high . ▁ ▁The ▁Fall ing ▁Water ▁River ▁enters ▁Center ▁Hill ▁Lake ▁down stream ▁from ▁Burg ess ▁F alls . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Burg ess ▁F alls ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Tom ▁Burg ess , ▁a ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁veter an ▁who ▁settled ▁along ▁this ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Fall ing ▁Water ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 1 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁Burg ess ▁family ▁used ▁the ▁river ' s ▁rap ids ▁to ▁power ▁a ▁gr ist ▁mill ▁and ▁eventually ▁a ▁saw ▁mill ▁which ▁supplied ▁early ▁sett lers ▁with ▁corn ▁me al ▁and ▁l umber . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Co oke ville ▁built ▁an ▁ear then ▁dam ▁along ▁the ▁river ▁a ▁mile ▁or ▁so ▁up stream ▁from ▁Burg ess ▁F alls . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁flo od ▁destroyed ▁the ▁dam ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁the ▁city ▁replaced