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Created | Updated Apr 10, 2003
In 1759 the British captured it fromm the French. In 1814 the Americans took it off the Brits. But what is so special about about this little bit of water?
Niagara Falls Born c 10,000 BC
176 feet tall, 150,000 gallons per second.
Split in two by Goat Island.
St Lawrence River Crossing point.
First European there in 1615.
British fought the French for it, America fought Canada.
Flow stopped by ice once.
People have tackled it in barrels on tightropes.
