Engineers Drained the Niagara Falls and Uncovered Its Dark History

Turning Off the Waterfall

The waterfall, that had been running for thousands of years and brought thriving business to the area, had to be "shut off" in order to be inspected. Secrets that were kept under the waterfall for centuries would finally see the light of day...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.