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The heroes' memorial. A memorial to perpetuate the remembrance of the heroes of the Empire State, who fell fighting for the Union, or died in rebel prisons, in military hospitals or at their homes in the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65 / Clay, Cosack & Co., Buffalo, N.Y.

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Print shows an obelisk monument with Niagara Falls in the background.

31729 U.S. Copyright Office.

Inscribed in pencil at top left: May 30, 1866. No. 590.

Inscribed in pencil at bottom left: No. 31729.

Copyright stamp on bottom left: 1866.

Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1866, by Geo. W. Porter in the Clerk's Ooffice of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York.

Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the US state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls, also known as Canadian Falls, which straddles the international border between Canada and the United States. The smaller American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls lie entirely within the United States. Bridal Veil Falls are separated from Horseshoe Falls by Goat Island and from American Falls by Luna Island, with both islands situated in New York as well. Located on the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the combined falls have the highest flow rate of any waterfall in North America that has a vertical drop of more than 50 meters (160 ft). Niagara Falls is famed both for its beauty and as a valuable source of hydroelectric power. In 1881, the Niagara River's first hydroelectric generating station was built. The water fell 86 feet (26 m) and generated direct current electricity, which ran the machinery of local mills and lit up some of the village streets. In 1893, Westinghouse Electric designed a system to generate alternating current. In 1896, giant underground conduits leading to turbines generating upwards of 100,000 horsepower (75 MW), we installed.

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01/01/1866
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Clay, Cosack & Co., lithographer
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Niagara Falls

“Their roar is around me. I am on the brink of the great waters -and their anthem voice goes up amid the rainbow and the mist.” - Grenville Mellen
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obelisks new york state monuments and memorials history civil war monuments lithographs color heroes remembrance empire state empire state union rebel prisons rebel prisons hospitals homes clay cosack buffalo prints 19th century state line popular graphic arts cosack and co clay ultra high resolution high resolution united states history niagara falls niagara library of congress