Table Rock, Niagara Falls
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The Table Rock is currently referred to the observation site and retail complex located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, adjacent to the Horseshoe Falls.
Historically, the name referred to a large shelf of rock which jutted out from the Canadian shore. Revealed in the mid-1700s as the Horseshoe Falls receded, Table Rock was the first major vantage point for tourists of the early and mid-1800s.
In 1818, the first part of the rock collapsed, followed by minor rockfalls in 1828 and 1829. The most notable rockfall occurred in July, 1850, when roughly one-third of the point collapsed into the Niagara Gorge. A driver was washing his carriage on the point when the rock structure gave way. The man escaped, but the carriage was destroyed.[1]
Further rockfalls occurred in 1853, 1876 and 1897. For safety purposes (with the Ontario Powerhouse directly in the gorge below), the remaining rock was blasted in 1935.
The Table Rock Center is located on Niagara Parkway and is linked to the higher Fallsview Tourist Area by the Falls Incline Railway.
[edit] References
- ^ Seibel, George A.: "Ontario's Niagara Parks", p. 20. Niagara Parks Commission, 1995
[edit] External links
- Images of Table Rock Niagara Falls Public Library (Ont.)
- Art works of Table Rock Niagara Falls Public Library (Ont.)
