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Section of the American Falls, Niagara. In front of the falls lie the larger blocks of Lockport dolomite, broken from the edge of the falls.

American Falls, Niagara

Section of the American Falls, Niagara. In front of the falls lie the larger blocks of Lockport dolomite,…

This is a diagram showing the rocks of the successive periods of time. They are shown in order from the Archaean, in Northern New York, southwestward to the Coal-formation of Pennsylvania, showing that they succee one another on the map simply because they come to the surface in succession

Archaean Time

This is a diagram showing the rocks of the successive periods of time. They are shown in order from…

Niagara Suspension Bridge.

Niagara Bridge

Niagara Suspension Bridge.

Niagara, though often popularly translated as "Thundering Waters", this is a folk translation with no basis in historical native North American language. The name is a of a famous waterfalls and river through which Lake Erie empties into Lake Ontario, as part of the Great Lakes drainage system of North America. This shows the geological position of Niagara River and Falls, and the ancient levels of the lake waters from Lake Ontario to Chicago.

Niagara River and Falls

Niagara, though often popularly translated as "Thundering Waters", this is a folk translation with no…

Section of the Horseshoe Falls, Niagara, to show the depth of water below the falls and the arrangement of the strata.

Horseshoe Falls, Niagara

Section of the Horseshoe Falls, Niagara, to show the depth of water below the falls and the arrangement…

This illustration represents a section of the rocks along the river below Niagara Falls. It gives some idea of the alterations which occur in the strata.

Niagara Falls

This illustration represents a section of the rocks along the river below Niagara Falls. It gives some…

Sections of the Whirlpool at Niagara before the former drift-filling was cleared out by the river.

Whirlpool at Niagara

Sections of the Whirlpool at Niagara before the former drift-filling was cleared out by the river.