Increased settlement in this area took place during and after the American Revolutionary War, when the British Crown made land grants to Loyalists to help them resettle in Upper Canada and provide some compensation for their losses after the United States became independent. The earliest settlers of Township Number 2 were Philip George Bender (namesake of Bender Street and Bender Hill near Casino Niagara originally from Germany and later New Jersey and Philadelphia ) and Thomas McMicken (a Scottish-born British Army veteran). French colonists settled mostly in Lower Canada, beginning near the Atlantic, and in Quebec and Montreal.Īfter surveys were completed in 1782 the area was referred to as Township Number 2 as well as Mount Dorchester after Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (and today is only honoured by Dorchester Road and the community of Dorchester Village). Louis Hennepin, a French priest and missionary, is considered to be the first European to visit the area in the 1670s.

The Niagara Falls area had some European settlement in the 17th century. The Haudenosaunee people remained in the area until Europeans made first contact in the late 17th century.

Prior to European arrival, present day Niagara Falls was populated by Iroquoian-speaking Neutral people but, after attacks from the Haudenosaunee and Seneca, the Neutral people population was severely reduced. Other parts of the city include golf courses, parks, historic sites from the War of 1812, and residential neighbourhoods. The tourist area near the falls includes observation towers, high-rise hotels, souvenir shops, museums, indoor water parks, casinos and theatres, mostly with colourful neon billboards and advertisements. The Niagara River flows over Niagara Falls at this location, creating a natural spectacle which attracts millions of tourists each year. Incorporated on 12 June 1903, the city is across the river from Niagara Falls, New York. Catharines - Niagara Census Metropolitan Area (CMA). It is on the western bank of the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario, with a population of 94,415 at the 2021 census. Niagara Falls is a city in Ontario, Canada.

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