The Use of “Indian Ladders”: Early Technological Advancements as Tourist Attractions at the Niagara Gorge
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The Use of “Indian Ladders”: Early Technological Advancements as Tourist Attractions at the Niagara Gorge
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During the earlier years of Europeans' arrival in the Niagara area, feats of human engineering that made trails and roads more accessible became part of the attraction these new visitors would recount to friends and colleagues when they returned home.
The Haudenosaunee, inhabiting the lands around the Niagara River, crafted trees into makeshift ladders to climb in and out of the Niagara Gorge. European travellers' accounts from the late 1700s describe these as thin cedar or pine trees with severed branches, naming them “Indian Ladders.”
The Haudenosaunee, inhabiting the lands around the Niagara River, crafted trees into makeshift ladders to climb in and out of the Niagara Gorge. European travellers' accounts from the late 1700s describe these as thin cedar or pine trees with severed branches, naming them “Indian Ladders.”
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Jessica Linzel
Publisher
Brock University
Date Created
2024