Engineers Drained the Niagara Falls and Uncovered Its Dark History

Environmentally Friendly

The industrialists who had a helping hand in the push to use the power from Niagara Falls told the locals that the plants they allocated would help preserve the Falls immensely. Due to the plants, erosion will happen less quickly and the Falls will remain a tourist spot for years to come. At least, that's what they believed...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.