The Table Rock, from which the Falls of Niagara may be contemplated in all their grandeur, lies on an exact level with the edge of the cataract on the Canada side, and indeed forms a part of the precipice over which the water gushes. It derives its name... The Guide to Knowledge - Page 190edited by - 1836Full view - About this book
| James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pages
...there, Fasten'd her down for ever! THE FALLS OF NIAGARA. THE Table Rock, from which the falls of the Niagara may be contemplated in all their grandeur,...part of the precipice over which the water gushes. To gain this position, it is necessary to descend a steep bank, and to follow a path that winds among... | |
| Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 pages
...rALI.80IBIA.eARA. ,.'i£ -J'sfl.' •Ifci.'r',* '. ;.•••. — >• I •' •' •• ' • THIS Table Rock, from which the Falls of Niagara may be...from the circumstance of its projecting beyond the cliflfs that support it, like the leaf of a table. To gain this position, it is necessary to descend... | |
| William Barham - 1847 - 196 pages
...first view." FALLS OF NIAGARA.— FROM HOWISON'S "CANADA, 1821." THE Table Rock, from which the Falls may be contemplated in all their grandeur, lies on...the edge of the cataract on the Canada side, — and forms indeed a part of the precipice over which the water rushes. It derives its name from its projecting... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1849 - 348 pages
...and that next the United States, the American Fall. 2. The Table Rock, from which the Falls of the Niagara may be contemplated in all their grandeur, lies on an exact level with the edge of the ca'aract on the Canada side, and, indeed, forms a part of the precipice, over which the water rushes.... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 344 pages
...and that next the United States, the American Fall. 2. The Table Rock, from which the Falls of the Niagara may be + contemplated in all their grandeur,...forms a part of the + precipice, over which the water rushes. It derives its name from the circumstance of its projecting beyond the cliffs that support... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 530 pages
...Horseshoe or Great Fall, from its peculiar form, and that 15 next the United States, the American Fall. The Table Rock, from which th.e Falls of Niagara may be...indeed, forms a part of the precipice over which the 20 water gushes. It derives its name from the circumstance of its projecting beyond the cliffs that... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 528 pages
...American Fall. The Table Rock, from which tvc Falls of Niagara may be contemplated in all their grandenr, lies on an exact level with the edge of the cataract...indeed, forms a part of the precipice over which the 20 water gushes. It derives its name from the circumstance of its projecting beyond the cliffs that... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1866 - 526 pages
...peculiar form, and that 15 next the United States, the American Fall. The Table Bock, from which tb.e Falls of Niagara may be contemplated in all their...indeed, forms a part of the precipice over which the 20 water gushes. It derives its name from the circumstance of its projecting beyond the cliffs that... | |
| John William Stanhope Hows - 1872 - 438 pages
...Horseshoe or Great Fall, from its peculiar form, and that next the United States, the American Fall. The Table Rock, from which the Falls of Niagara may be...the circumstance of its projecting beyond the cliffs tliat support it, like the leaf of a table. To gain this position, it is necessary to descend a steep... | |
| New York (State). Legislature - 1921 - 784 pages
...recollections of the United States of America. 2d ed. Edinb.: Oliver & Boyd. 1822. Pp. 106-130. The Table Rock, from which the Falls of Niagara may be...circumstance of its projecting beyond the cliffs that sup.... iirr 11 -r • I • • • • • Howiton port it like the leal or a table. 1 o gam this... | |
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