Back To The Beginning
No one knows exactly when the Falls were formed but it is believed to go back over 18,000 years. Advancing ice sheets formed North America, and once the ice melted, a cascade of water began to flow into the Niagara River, hence forming the Falls.
Back To The Beginning
Early Explorers
Samuel de Champlain, a French explorer had heard about this great waterfall in the 17th century, but its existence was only recorded in 1678 by a priest named Father Louis Hennepin. Niagara derives from “onguiaahra,” an Iroquoian word meaning “the strait.”
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Early Explorers
