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| Niagara History , News and Impression . (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | This depiction of the horseshoe Falls exaggerate the notch at its centre, Table Rock is in the Foreground, and the Americans have constructed a walkway at Terrapin Point, opposite Table Rock, to give their visitors a some what similar view of the Falls. |
 | | The FALLS used to recede an average of 1 meter (3 ft.) per year until a major water diversion was done in the early 1950's to produce electricity on the Canadian side. |
 | | To the surprise of the inhabitant of the area on March 29th, 1848 in the early morning, the water in the upper Niagara River stopped flowing, bringing to a stop the mills operating from the power of water. |
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