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   What is the Cataract House dig?

   • The Cataract House dig is funded by a grant from the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Commission, and is performed in conjunction with The City of Niagara Falls and Niagara Falls State Park. Built in the 1820s, this hotel became the preeminent location for Niagara Falls visitors to stay.

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   Why is an east view of the Great Cataract of Niagara important?

   • 'An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara' is an important watercolour documenting the struggle for control of North America. Painted in 1762 by Captain Thomas Davies, a military artist and surveyor, the work illuminates the history of British exploration, science and military enterprise.

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   What is a Cataract House dig in Niagara Falls State Park?

   • Projects like the Cataract House dig in Niagara Falls State Park are venues through which public education and outreach occur. Such projects show the public how archaeology is done, demonstrate its importance to our understanding of the past, and educate observers about important aspects of local history.

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   What is the Cataract Hotel?

   • They developed the Cataract Hotel as one of the two premier hotels (the other was the International House, built on the site of Whitney’s old Eagle Hotel) in Niagara Falls, a magnet for visitors from around the nation and the world, including wealthy families from the southern U.S.

   02 Site of the Cataract House - Niagara Falls Underground Railroad

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › An_East_View_of_the_GreatAn East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara - Wikipedia

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   An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara is a historic watercolour of Niagara Falls painted on site by Thomas Davies (c. 1737 –1812) in 1762. It was the first eyewitness painting and the first accurate view of the falls.

   • Dimensions: 34.3 cm × 50.2 cm (13 1/2 in × 19 3/4 in)
   • Artist: Thomas Davies

   • Year: 1762
   • Type: Watercolour

3. www.nam.ac.uk › explore › view-niagaraThe earliest European view of Niagara | National Army Museum

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   The view is from the western shore of the Niagara River, looking across the falls towards Goat Island. Water vapour, referred to by Davies as ‘smoke’, rises from the cataract. And an ‘ever-present rainbow’ sits above it.

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4. www.hmdb.org › mThe Great Cataract of Niagara - The Historical Marker Database

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   Mar 31, 2014 · A significant historical year for this entry is 1615. Location. 43° 4.659′ N, 79° 0.978′ W. Marker is in Niagara. Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, March 31, 2014. 2. Eastward View of The Great Cataract of Niagara Marker. The North Grand Island Bridges (I-190) are in the background.

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   The Cataract House dig is funded by a grant from the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Commission, and is performed in conjunction with The City of Niagara Falls and Niagara Falls State Park. Built in the 1820s, this hotel became the preeminent location for Niagara Falls visitors to stay. During the mid- 19th century, the Cataract ...

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7. www.niagarafallsundergroundrailroad.org › wp02 Site of the Cataract House - Niagara Falls Underground ...

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   Jun 2, 2019 · Site of Cataract Hotel, August 2011 Looking northeast toward gazebo. Looking west toward rapids. This hotel was built in 1825 as a three-story stone building. Parkhurst Whitney purchased it in 1831 to use for overflow guests from his Eagle Hotel, located just north of the Cataract on Falls Street.

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8. www.niagarafallsundergroundrailroad.org › cataractCataract House historic marker unveiled – Niagara Falls ...

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   Aug 5, 2021 · The Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Commission and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation proudly unveiled a historic marker designating the former site of the Cataract House at a press conference on Thursday morning at the park area across from Red Coach Inn, 2 Buffalo Ave.

9. books.google.com › books › aboutColossal Cataract : The Geologic History of Niagara Falls

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   Colossal Cataract is the result of their five-year collaboration to provide both geologists and general readers with the first comprehensive geological history of Niagara Falls since 1914. How...