Prospect Point Viewing Area
Niagara in Winter
In the past, the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls were frequently reduced to a trickle when ice jammed up in the American Rapids. A few times both falls completely froze over! Since 1964, the installation of the ice boom, a barrier laid across Lake Erie, slows the amount of ice flowing down the falls.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 43° 5.177′ N, 79° 4.117′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, New York, in Niagara County. It can be reached from Robert Moses Parkway. The marker is at the rail over looking the American Falls. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Niagara Falls NY 14303, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Height, Sight, and Flight / The Niagara River Corridor Important Bird Area (within shouting distance of this marker); Hennepin View (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The First People to See the Falls (about 400 feet away); David Hill (about 700 feet away); Chief Clinton Rickard
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 494 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 14, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
