The Niagara Scow - Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
N 43° 04.391 W 079° 04.254
17T E 657052 N 4770747
The Niagara Scow is grounded on a shoal just upriver of world famous Niagara Falls.
Waymark Code: WM70K7
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 08/15/2009
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From the historical plaque in the photo gallery:
On August 6, 1918, this dumping scow broke loose from its towing tug about 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) upriver, with Gustave F. Lofberg and James F. Harris aboard. The men opened the bottom dumping doors and the scow grounded in the shallow rapids. They were rescued the next day by breeches buoy, on a line shot out from the roof of the adjacent powerhouse.
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Ironically and amusingly, we visited this site on the 91st anniversary of the event.