The Stranded Scow
The Stranded Scow is a memorial in Ontario, Canada. The Stranded Scow is situated nearby to the building Rankine Generating Station, as well as near the disaster remains Niagara Scow.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Niagara Scow and Horseshoe Falls.
Niagara Scow
Disaster remains
Photo: Diego Torres Silvestre, CC BY 2.0.
The Niagara Scow is the unofficial name of the wreck of a small scow that brought two men perilously close to plunging over the Horseshoe Falls, the largest of the Niagara Falls, in 1918. The wreck can still be seen, upstream of the falls. Niagara Scow is situated 290 metres north of The Stranded Scow.
Horseshoe Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Horseshoe Falls is the largest of the three waterfalls that collectively form Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada–United States border.
Goat Island
Islet
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Goat Island is a small island in the Niagara River, in the middle of Niagara Falls between the Bridal Veil Falls and the Horseshoe Falls. The island is at the southwest corner of the City of Niagara Falls, New York, in the United States and is part of Niagara Falls State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Niagara Falls and Chippawa.
Niagara Falls
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and named after the famed Niagara Falls which they share.
Chippawa
Suburb
Photo: Clovermoss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chippawa is a community located within the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario. The village was founded in 1850, and became part of the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario by amalgamation in 1970.
Niagara Falls
Photo: Evilarry, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niagara Falls, Ontario, is the self-proclaimed "Honeymoon Capital of the World". For over a century, the grandeur of the waterfalls of the Niagara River have attracted tourists to this destination.
The Stranded Scow
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.07065° or 43° 4′ 14″ northLongitude
-79.07196° or 79° 4′ 19″ westOpen location code
87M23WCH+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 10814485854OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rankine Generating Station and Dufferin Islands.
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