Imagine my surprise to learn that the daredevil Bobby Leach, the second person to go over #NiagaraFalls in a "barrel," did some "dry runs" for his attempt years earlier at #CohoesFalls. He got pretty banged up, which may be why 12 years passed before he took another run at Niagara.
#history #LocalHistory #Histodons #UpstateNY #UpstateNewYork #CohoesNY
https://hoxsie.org/2025/12/01/over-cohoes-falls-in-a-barrel/
This one has *everything* – waterfalls, fires, diamond stick pins, trans-oceanic gambling! A landmark hotel opened by an African-American caterer! And, to my great surprise, the discovery of what I believe are remnants of the last version of this long-lost resort. Today I'm telling the story of The Cataract House at Cohoes Falls. Find the full story at the link:
#cohoes #CohoesFalls #MohawkRiver #UpstateNY #UpstateNewYork #LocalHistory #histodons
Carl Johnson
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