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NIAGARA FALLS, MANY NAMES
By GEORGE BAILEY
2010-01-20 05:58:27
|  | 3 comments Latest by Very nice site! 01/25/10 04:48:58 EST |
I just finished reading Niagara Falls Historian, Sherman Zavitz's column in my morning copy of our local paper, "The Niagara Falls Review". He wrote about how Niagara Falls was in the early 1900's called "The Electrical Power City". The reference had to do with the fact three large large generating plants had been built in the city near the Canadian Horseshoe Falls(two of them still operate today).
It reminded me that in the 1950's Niagara Falls was also referred to as "The Baby City". The reference was to the fact that many honeymooners conceived their first child when they visited the "Honeymoon City".
Niagara Falls became known as the Honeymoon City in the 1860's when couples on their "honeylunacy" came to Niagara Falls "to lose themselves in a crowd too busy contemplating the cataract to notice the billing and cooing at their elbows. The sound of falling water acted as an aphrodisiac and the negative ions produced by the cascade served as a stimulant for the marriage bed." The quote is taken from an early Niagara guide book.
Today's Niagara Falls is still stimulating, but you're not obligated to start a family.T here's lots of other ways to enjoy yourself, but maybe not as much fun!
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Coach Hire
Thank you for posting this article though, It was impressive and helpful, Been to US couple of times but spent all my travel, tours, and holidays in New York and VA, when I plan in August once again for few holidays, I am more likely going to see that place in Real and fall in love.
honeymoon resort
Your blog give me more info about niagara, i will go there. Thx!
Very nice site!
Very nice site!
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