Niagara Scow

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 , in 1918. The wreck can still be seen, upstream of the falls.
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Photo: Diego Torres Silvestre, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Disaster remains
  • Description: shipwreck upstream of Niagara Falls
  • Also known as: “Iron Scow” and “The Old Scow”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Horseshoe Falls and Goat Island.

Waterfall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is the largest of the three waterfalls that collectively form on the along the Canada–United States border.

Islet
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is a small in the , in the middle of between the and the . The island is at the southwest corner of the City of , , in the United States and is part of Niagara Falls State Park.

Park
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are a group of artificial islands located 0.8 km from the in . Before being renamed by the Niagara Parks Commission, they were known as Clarke Hill Islands and Cynthia Islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niagara Falls and Chippawa.

Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the , across from the city of , and named after the famed which they share.

Suburb
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is a community located within the city of . The village was founded in 1850, and became part of the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario by amalgamation in 1970.

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, 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.

Niagara Scow

Latitude
43.07323° or 43° 4′ 24″ north
Longitude
-79.07143° or 79° 4′ 17″ west
Open location code
87M23WFH+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 248431076
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­wreck
Wiki­data ID
Q14875347
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to German—“Niagara Scow” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Niagara Scow”
  • Chinese: “尼亚加拉斯科夫”
  • Chinese: “尼亞加拉斯科夫”
  • French: “Niagara Scow”
  • German: “Niagara Scow”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rankine Generating Station and Floral Showhouse.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Burch’s Mills and Toronto Power Generating Station.

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