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American Falls from Goat Island, Niagara.
Niagara Falls, 1908

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Ice Dam at Niagara's Source
March 29, 1848

Have you ever heard about people going over Niagara Falls in a barrel? Well, it would have been even more dangerous on March 29, 1848; that's the day the Niagara River stopped its famous 190-foot free fall.
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