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Annie Edson Taylor (October 24, 1838 – April 29, 1921) was an American schoolteacher who, on her 63rd birthday, October 24, 1901, became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel. [1]
Annie Edson Taylor: Survival: Horseshoe Falls [24] Having successfully sent a cat over the falls in a barrel two days previously, Taylor survived going over the falls in an oak barrel as a stunt designed to help her financially. She exited the barrel bleeding but was not seriously injured. [1] 2 July 1903: Ed Delahanty: Fatality: Horseshoe ...
In 1920, daredevil Charles Stephens attempted to be the third person to go over the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara in a wooden barrel, following the successful attempts of Annie Edson Taylor and Bobby Leach. Stephens was dragged under the falls by the anvil he had strapped to his feet as ballast despite warnings by more experienced daredevils. This ...
In the early 1900s, in western New York State, at Niagara Falls, Anna Edson Taylor is a 63-year-old teacher. Needing money, she decides to become the first woman to go over Niagara Falls, and designs her own barrel. She is helped by her manager, Frank Russell.
Getty Images The awesome power of Niagara Falls has long drawn visitors from all parts of the world looking for adventure travel. The one thing they all have in common is the desire to witness the ...
Annie Edson Taylor – first person over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Homan Walsh – 16-year-old boy that flew his kite and connected the American and Canadian sides of the Falls so that the first Suspension Bridge could be built. [8] Matthew Webb – first person to swim the English Channel; died trying to swim the Niagara rapids.
This category includes people who went over the falls, in at least one case, unintentionally. Pages in category "People who went over Niagara Falls" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
In 2023, another mother jumped with her 5-year-old son into the Niagara Gorge, just down river from the falls. That mother died in the fall, but rescuers were able to save the boy.