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class="infobox-above fn org" style="background-color: #a8bdec">Horseshoe Falls</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_the_Canadian_Falls_(Horseshoe_Falls)_and_the_Hornblower_Niagara_Cruises_boat;_Niagara_Falls.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Aerial_view_of_the_Canadian_Falls_%28Horseshoe_Falls%29_and_the_Hornblower_Niagara_Cruises_boat%3B_Niagara_Falls.JPG/275px-Aerial_view_of_the_Canadian_Falls_%28Horseshoe_Falls%29_and_the_Hornblower_Niagara_Cruises_boat%3B_Niagara_Falls.JPG" decoding="async" width="275" height="206" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Aerial_view_of_the_Canadian_Falls_%28Horseshoe_Falls%29_and_the_Hornblower_Niagara_Cruises_boat%3B_Niagara_Falls.JPG/413px-Aerial_view_of_the_Canadian_Falls_%28Horseshoe_Falls%29_and_the_Hornblower_Niagara_Cruises_boat%3B_Niagara_Falls.JPG 1.5x, 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height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,43.077305,-79.07562,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Horseshoe_Falls&revid=1267084290&groups=_84097638f7fdb23ecaf3795b109107b71b6407f1 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label">Border of <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>, Canada, and <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, United States. Canada to the right in the photo.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Horseshoe_Falls&params=43.077305_N_79.07562_W_type:waterbody_scale:50000"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">43°04′38″N</span> <span class="longitude">79°04′32″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">43.077305°N 79.07562°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">43.077305; -79.07562</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Waterfall#Types" title="Waterfall">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data category">Cataract</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total height</th><td class="infobox-data">167 ft (51 m)<sup id="cite_ref-world_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-world-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total width</th><td class="infobox-data">2,700 ft (820 m)<sup id="cite_ref-world_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-world-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Watercourse</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Niagara_River" title="Niagara River">Niagara River</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Horseshoe Falls</b> is the largest of the three waterfalls that collectively form <a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls" title="Niagara Falls">Niagara Falls</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Niagara_River" title="Niagara River">Niagara River</a> along the <a href="/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_border" title="Canada–United States border">Canada–United States border</a>. Approximately 90% of the Niagara River, after diversions for <a href="/wiki/Hydroelectricity" title="Hydroelectricity">hydropower generation</a>, flows over Horseshoe Falls. The remaining 10% flows over <a href="/wiki/American_Falls" title="American Falls">American Falls</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bridal_Veil_Falls_(Niagara_Falls)" title="Bridal Veil Falls (Niagara Falls)">Bridal Veil Falls</a>. It is located between <a href="/wiki/Terrapin_Point" title="Terrapin Point">Terrapin Point</a> on <a href="/wiki/Goat_Island_(New_York)" title="Goat Island (New York)">Goat Island</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">US</a> state of <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Table_Rock,_Niagara_Falls" title="Table Rock, Niagara Falls">Table Rock</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada" title="Provinces and territories of Canada">Canadian province</a> of <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1911hearings_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1911hearings-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These falls are also referred to as the <b>Canadian Falls</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_border">International border</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Horseshoe_Falls&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: International border"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Niagara-boundary-1819.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Niagara-boundary-1819.jpg/220px-Niagara-boundary-1819.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Niagara-boundary-1819.jpg/330px-Niagara-boundary-1819.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Niagara-boundary-1819.jpg/440px-Niagara-boundary-1819.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1038" data-file-height="681" /></a><figcaption>1819 Boundary Commission map of the International Boundary Line cutting through Horseshoe Falls</figcaption></figure> <p>When the boundary line between the United States and Canada was determined in 1819, based on the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Ghent" title="Treaty of Ghent">Treaty of Ghent</a>, the northeastern end of the Horseshoe Falls was in <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, United States, flowing around the Terrapin Rocks, which were once connected to <a href="/wiki/Goat_Island_(New_York)" title="Goat Island (New York)">Goat Island</a> by a series of bridges. In 1955, the area between the rocks and Goat Island was filled in, creating <a href="/wiki/Terrapin_Point" title="Terrapin Point">Terrapin Point</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-berton_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-berton-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the early 1980s the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers" title="United States Army Corps of Engineers">United States Army Corps of Engineers</a> filled in more land and built diversion dams and retaining walls to force the water away from Terrapin Point. Altogether, 400 ft (120 m) of the Horseshoe Falls was eliminated. Due to erosion, the Falls will continue to move in relation to the boundary line in the future, possibly altering territorial boundaries between the two countries. </p><p>The official national maps for both Canada and the United States indicate that a smaller portion of the Horseshoe Falls currently is located within the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Horseshoe_Falls&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canadian_Falls,_Niagara_Falls_(470655)_(9450082470).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Overview"><img alt="Overview" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Canadian_Falls%2C_Niagara_Falls_%28470655%29_%289450082470%29.jpg/120px-Canadian_Falls%2C_Niagara_Falls_%28470655%29_%289450082470%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Canadian_Falls%2C_Niagara_Falls_%28470655%29_%289450082470%29.jpg/180px-Canadian_Falls%2C_Niagara_Falls_%28470655%29_%289450082470%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Canadian_Falls%2C_Niagara_Falls_%28470655%29_%289450082470%29.jpg/240px-Canadian_Falls%2C_Niagara_Falls_%28470655%29_%289450082470%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Overview</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:15_23_1033_niagara.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Horseshoe Falls at night"><img alt="Horseshoe Falls at night" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/15_23_1033_niagara.jpg/120px-15_23_1033_niagara.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/15_23_1033_niagara.jpg/180px-15_23_1033_niagara.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/15_23_1033_niagara.jpg/240px-15_23_1033_niagara.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1368" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Horseshoe Falls at night</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Horseshoe_Falls,_viewed_from_Table_Rock_Centre_in_Niagara_Falls,_Ontario.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Horseshoe Falls, viewed from Table Rock Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario"><img alt="Horseshoe Falls, viewed from Table Rock Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Horseshoe_Falls%2C_viewed_from_Table_Rock_Centre_in_Niagara_Falls%2C_Ontario.jpg/120px-Horseshoe_Falls%2C_viewed_from_Table_Rock_Centre_in_Niagara_Falls%2C_Ontario.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Horseshoe_Falls%2C_viewed_from_Table_Rock_Centre_in_Niagara_Falls%2C_Ontario.jpg/180px-Horseshoe_Falls%2C_viewed_from_Table_Rock_Centre_in_Niagara_Falls%2C_Ontario.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Horseshoe_Falls%2C_viewed_from_Table_Rock_Centre_in_Niagara_Falls%2C_Ontario.jpg/240px-Horseshoe_Falls%2C_viewed_from_Table_Rock_Centre_in_Niagara_Falls%2C_Ontario.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Horseshoe Falls, viewed from <a href="/wiki/Table_Rock_Welcome_Centre" title="Table Rock Welcome Centre">Table Rock Centre</a> in <a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls,_Ontario" title="Niagara Falls, Ontario">Niagara Falls, Ontario</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Behind_Horseshoe_Falls_from_the_Canadian_side.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="View from beside and behind Horseshoe Falls"><img alt="from a platform behind the falls." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Behind_Horseshoe_Falls_from_the_Canadian_side.jpg/120px-Behind_Horseshoe_Falls_from_the_Canadian_side.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Behind_Horseshoe_Falls_from_the_Canadian_side.jpg/180px-Behind_Horseshoe_Falls_from_the_Canadian_side.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Behind_Horseshoe_Falls_from_the_Canadian_side.jpg/240px-Behind_Horseshoe_Falls_from_the_Canadian_side.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1279" data-file-height="1279" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">View from beside and behind Horseshoe Falls</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Horseshoe_Falls_2017.ogv/120px--Horseshoe_Falls_2017.ogv.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="120" height="68" data-durationhint="19" data-mwtitle="Horseshoe_Falls_2017.ogv" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/35/Horseshoe_Falls_2017.ogv/Horseshoe_Falls_2017.ogv.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/35/Horseshoe_Falls_2017.ogv/Horseshoe_Falls_2017.ogv.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/35/Horseshoe_Falls_2017.ogv/Horseshoe_Falls_2017.ogv.1080p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; 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Hill, Niagara Falls">Clifton Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_SkyWheel" title="Niagara SkyWheel">Niagara SkyWheel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria_Park" title="Queen Victoria Park">Queen Victoria Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whirlpool_Aero_Car" title="Whirlpool Aero Car">Whirlpool Aero Car</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bird_Kingdom" title="Bird Kingdom">Bird Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aquarium_of_Niagara" title="Aquarium of Niagara">Aquarium of Niagara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marineland_of_Canada" title="Marineland of Canada">Marineland of Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Parks_Butterfly_Conservatory" title="Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory">Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls_History_Museum" title="Niagara Falls History Museum">Niagara Falls History Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls_Underground_Railroad_Heritage_Center" title="Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center">Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_(Niagara_Falls,_New_York)" title="United States Post Office (Niagara Falls, New York)">United States Post Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Niagara" title="Fort Niagara">Fort Niagara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls_City_Hall" title="Niagara Falls City Hall">Niagara Falls City Hall</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hotels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Crowne_Plaza_Niagara_Falls_%E2%80%93_Fallsview" title="Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls – Fallsview">Crowne Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilton_Niagara_Falls_Tower_2" title="Hilton Niagara Falls Tower 2">Hilton Niagara Falls Tower 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Fallsview_Casino_Resort" title="Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort">Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Niagara" title="The Niagara">The Niagara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seneca_Niagara_Casino_%26_Hotel" title="Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel">Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheraton_Fallsview_Hotel" title="Sheraton Fallsview Hotel">Sheraton Fallsview Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tower_Hotel_(Niagara_Falls)" title="Tower Hotel (Niagara Falls)">Tower Hotel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transportation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Parkway" title="Niagara Parkway">Niagara Parkway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Scenic_Parkway" title="Niagara Scenic Parkway">Niagara Scenic Parkway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rainbow_Bridge_(Niagara_Falls)" title="Rainbow Bridge (Niagara Falls)">Rainbow Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls_station_(Ontario)" title="Niagara Falls station (Ontario)">Niagara Falls station (Ontario)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls_station_(New_York)" title="Niagara Falls station (New York)">Niagara Falls station (New York)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls_Transit_Terminal" title="Niagara Falls Transit Terminal">Niagara Falls Transit Terminal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEGO_(Niagara_Falls)" title="WEGO (Niagara Falls)">WEGO (Niagara Falls)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Region_Transit" class="mw-redirect" title="Niagara Region Transit">Niagara Region Transit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewiston%E2%80%93Queenston_Bridge" title="Lewiston–Queenston Bridge">Lewiston–Queenston Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falls_Incline_Railway" title="Falls Incline Railway">Falls Incline Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peace_Bridge" title="Peace Bridge">Peace Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whirlpool_Rapids_Bridge" title="Whirlpool Rapids Bridge">Whirlpool Rapids Bridge</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls_Suspension_Bridge" title="Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge">Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honeymoon_Bridge_(Niagara_Falls)" title="Honeymoon Bridge (Niagara Falls)">Honeymoon Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Gorge_Railroad" title="Niagara Gorge Railroad">Niagara Gorge Railroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Cantilever_Bridge" title="Niagara Cantilever Bridge">Niagara Cantilever Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Clifton_Bridge" title="Niagara Clifton Bridge">Niagara Clifton Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara,_St._Catharines_and_Toronto_Railway" title="Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Railway">Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Railway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Winter_Festival_of_Lights" title="Winter Festival of Lights">Winter Festival of Lights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Niagara_Falls" title="USS Niagara Falls">USS <i>Niagara Falls</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_(1953_film)" title="Niagara (1953 film)"><i>Niagara</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wonderfalls" title="Wonderfalls">Wonderfalls</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/An_East_View_of_the_Great_Cataract_of_Niagara" title="An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara">An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara</a></i> (1762 painting)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Falls_of_Niagara" title="The Falls of Niagara">The Falls of Niagara</a></i> (c. 1825 painting)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Niagara_(Frederic_Edwin_Church)" title="Niagara (Frederic Edwin Church)">Niagara</a></i> (1857 painting)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls,_from_the_American_Side" title="Niagara Falls, from the American Side">Niagara Falls, from the American Side</a></i> (1867 painting)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Falls_(1991_film)" title="The Falls (1991 film)">The Falls</a></i> (1991 documentary)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Movement" title="Niagara Movement">Niagara Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Lundy%27s_Lane" title="Battle of Lundy's Lane">Battle of 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