What You Didn’t Know About That One Time Engineers Drained The Niagara Falls

Published on 01/06/2020
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Locals Were Terrified

During this operation, the locals had two main concerns. The first one was that they were afraid of the waters since it’s a dangerous thing to block the natural path a river has. What if the waters flooded their land? The second one was about tourists. The locals were nervous that the lack of water would cause a decrease in the number of people who would come and see the Falls.

Locals Were Terrified

Locals Were Terrified

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Lack Of Water

Those who believed that too many people would come to see what was hidden beneath the Falls and that it would be too much for them were mistaken. Others believed that the exact opposite would be true.

 

Lack Of Water

Lack Of Water

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