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The Niagara Scow View of the Toronto Power House with the scow in the background, 1922. The Niagara Scow (also called the Old Scow or Iron Scow) is the unofficial name of the wreck of a small scow that brought two men perilously close to plunging over the Horseshoe Falls, the largest of the Niagara Falls, in 1918. The wreck can still be seen ...
A number of people have gained notoriety from their stunts, both successful and fatal. The first documented survival of a trip over Niagara Falls was that of school teacher Annie Edson Taylor in 1901. Taylor went over the falls in an oak barrel as part of a stunt in an attempt to bring her financial security. [1]
The high winds that blow around Niagara Falls can be severe in the cold months from November through March, when the average temperature is 30-36 degrees Fahrenheit (-0.9-2 degrees Celsius).
"Stenton" at Visit Philadelphia "Stenton Museum" at Visit Pennsylvania "Stenton" at Independence Hall Association; Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) documentation: HABS No. PA-1714, "Stenton", 4 photos, 10 measured drawings, 1 photo caption page; HABS No. PA-1714-A, "Stenton, Kitchen Wing", 3 measured drawings
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Despite having been stopped by Niagara Parks police two days earlier, [2] on August 18, 1985, at 8:30 AM, Trotter's 11-man crew launched his barrel into the Niagara River rapids, a quarter-mile from the brink of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls. Trotter went over the Falls and survived with minor scrapes.