The Day Niagara Falls Stopped Running: A 15-Minute Strange But True Tale
by Caitlind L. Alexander
Price: $0.99 USD. 2350 words.
Language: English. Published by LearningIsland.com on February 26, 2012. Nonfiction » Children's Books » History / United States / 19th Century.
It happened on March 29, 1848. The people of the town of Niagara Falls awoke to a near deafening silence. The silence wasn’t complete. They could hear a few birds twittering in the trees and a few dogs barking. Otherwise there was silence.
This was strange because the people of Niagara Falls lived their entire lives with the roar of the falls. But today they were dry!
Find out what happened.