Title: History | Niagara Falls Canada
Headings: History
History
Formation of the Falls
Freezing of the Falls
Historical Attractions
The War of 1812
The Daredevil Exhibit
The Niagara Falls History Museum
Discover Other Attractions

Content: This is the fastest type of erosion. As the water goes over the falls, it speeds up, loses internal pressure, air escapes as bubbles or cavities. These cavities collapse when the water comes to rest, sending out shock waves to the surrounding rock, disintegrating it. Freezing of the Falls
There has only been one occurrence where the flow of Niagara Falls has been stopped due to a freeze up which happened on March 29, 1848. After an extremely cold winter the thick ice of Lake Erie began to break up during a duration of warm weather that had happened in March. Followed by a strong eastward wind this caused the ice to form in the mouth of the Niagara River which then caused a blockage of water from flowing down towards the Horseshoe Falls. When water comes crashing down over the Falls into the rocks below it causes it to turn solid and form what is known as “The Ice Bridge” connecting the American side to the Canadian Side. Many years ago the Ice Bridge was a popular tourist attraction as visitors would gather on the bridge and admire the beauty that the cold winter weather had created. Both Canadian and American visitors would gather on the bridge where they could enjoy fresh food and beverages as some entrepreneurs set up concession stands for the visitors during these cold times. That was all until an unfortunate disaster occurred on February 4th 1912, where the bridge broke off and caused three people to drift down the river to their death.