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Goat Island (previously called Iris Island) is a small island in the Niagara River, in the middle of Niagara Falls between the Bridal Veil Falls and the Horseshoe Falls.The island is at the southwest corner of the City of Niagara Falls (and of Niagara County), New York, in the United States and is part of Niagara Falls State Park.
In 1827, the then owners of the land on the American side, brothers Peter and Augustes Porter, built a 300-foot wooden bridge from Goat Island to just off the edge of the falls. In 1833, they added a lighthouse-like building, Terrapin Tower, to this viewpoint. Its height is estimated at 30 to 45 feet, its diameter at 12 feet.
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The goats of Goat Island were safe during the Hurricane, but won’t return to the island due to erosion.
Guided tours began officially in 1841, through Goat Island and descending down a staircase closer to the falls, into the cave. [2] A rock fall closed the tour in 1920. It officially reopened in 1924, bringing visitors to the front of the Bridal Veil instead of behind it, on a series of decks and walkways.
The goat heard was removed from the island to a local farm for their own safety after high tides threatened the island according to local restaurant owner Al Hitchcock. Dec. 7, 2023.
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