Goat Island
…Niagara Reservation Park. The largest and closest island to the Goat Island shore was known by local citizens as Deer Island. Also read about the Goat Island Rescue of 1973….
Other Niagara River Islands
…American Goat Island Channel leading to the American Falls. Ship Island & Brig Island Ship and Brig Islands were the chosen names of the islands because the trees growing on…
Western New York 1788 – 1935
…Stedman visited Goat Island and established a herd of goats; this is how the island derived its name. The goats perished during the winter of 1780. Stedman cleared approximately 10…
Grand Island
…Niagara Frontier including Grand Island. They called the island Ga-We-Not: meaning Great Island. The Seneca used this island as a game preserve and as an Native American burying ground. Following…
Cedar Island
…named after the white cedar trees originally found on this island. Throughout the years, the island was also known as Swayze’s Island, Long Island and Crescent Island. This island was…
Three Sisters Island
Niagara Falls USA Island The Three Sisters Islands (actually four islands exist) are located approximately 500 yards east of the Horseshoe Falls along the southeast side of Goat Island. In…
Luna Island
Niagara Falls USA Island Luna Island is located along the north side of Goat Island at the edge of the Niagara Gorge. Luna Island separates the American Falls and the…
Goat Island Rescue
October 7th 1973 At 3:30 p.m., four people were in a boat on the upper Niagara River, approximately 200 yards from the Goat Island shoreline, when the outboard motor struck…
Tower Island
…man made island just inside the American boundary. This island is known as “Tower Island” and it still exists today as a terminus for the Hydro Control Dam. To build…
Navy Island
…to Grand Island. During the mid 1850’s, 100 acres of land was cleared for farming. By 1865, four families occupied the island. In 1876, a portion of the island was…