NiagaraFallsThrills.com . . . Niagara Falls' population as of 2000: 55,593. Niagara Falls dumps 150,000 U.S. gallons of water per second. Niagara Falls attracts about 12 million tourists each year and is the 2nd largest falls on earth next to Victorian Falls in Southern Africa. The word "Niagara" comes from the Iroqois word "Onguiaahra" meaning "the strait"... In the past ten years two daredevils died trying to conquer Niagara. The 1st person to go over the Falls in a barrel and live was a 63 year old female schoolteacher...High wire tightrope acts used to be performed over the river- best known was "Blondin" who actually carried his manager across on his back, stopping halfway to rest.
Niagara Falls
State Park
Niagara Falls, NY
