Frozen Niagara Falls attracted adventurous crowds through the 19th and early 20th century. To be precise, the Falls and river froze enough to completely stop the outpour of water only once, on March 29, 1848. Another near-freeze occurred in 1912 when the American Falls Froze. On years when
Inventions and Discoveries of the Industrial Revolution defined today’s world.
Strange nineteenth-century customs, holidays and events echo in today’s world.
Victorian Age fashion pushed forward into greater freedom.
Advances in the Industrial Era spawned secret places, many of which you can still visit.
Nellie Bly and other Victorian Era visionaries blazed trails to your future.
Explore pets, plants and other 19th century natural wonders and people who protected them.
Rival journalists Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland raced around the world in 1889. Facing treacherous…
