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  2. Annie Edson Taylor - Wikipedia

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    Annie was born on October 24, 1838, in Auburn, New York. [2] She was one of eight children born to Merrick Edson (1804–1850) and Lucretia Waring; [3] her father owned a flour mill and died when she was 12 years old, leaving enough money to provide a comfortable living for the family.

  3. List of people who have gone over Niagara Falls - Wikipedia

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    Thousands of people have gone over Niagara Falls, either intentionally (as stunts or suicide attempts) or accidentally. The first recorded person to survive going over the falls was school teacher Annie Edson Taylor, who in 1901 successfully completed the stunt inside an oak barrel. In the following 123 years, thousands of people have been ...

  4. Bobby Leach - Wikipedia

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    Bobby Leach and his barrel after his trip over Niagara Falls, 1911. Bobby Leach's grave, Hillsborough Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand. Bobby Leach (born Lancaster, England; 1858 – April 26, 1926) was the second person and first man to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, accomplishing the feat on July 25, 1911 — while Annie Taylor did it on October 24, 1901.

  5. Oakwood Cemetery (Niagara Falls, New York) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Carlisle Graham - Wikipedia

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    He did not go over the Horseshoe Falls, which was accomplished by Annie Edson Taylor in 1901 using the same barrel. Graham's challenges extended beyond Niagara Falls and in 1890, engaged in a challenge with British champion diver Tommy Burns in England to dive from Runcorn Railway Bridge. Graham was married to Barbara and had a daughter.

  7. Niagara Falls with Tweens: A Perfect Family Day - AOL

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    Getty Images For years, tourists have witnessed extraordinary things at Niagara Falls: 63-year-old dance teacher Annie Taylor going over the falls in a barrel, the Great Blondin crossing on a ...

  8. Jean Lussier - Wikipedia

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    At 4:23 P.M., the ball was recovered, and Lussier emerged relatively unscathed, with only minor bruising from the impact. Joining Annie Edson Taylor and Bobby Leach in infamy, this attempt made Lussier the third successful daredevil to survive going over Niagara Falls, and the fourth overall attempt counting Stephens' death. [3]

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