Engineers Drained the Niagara Falls and Uncovered Its Dark History

An International Issue

Since the affected part of the Falls was on the shared American and Canadian border, this became an international issue. The Canadian government met with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to try and figure out a solution... 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.