The Niagara Falls History Museum is a

local history Local history is the study of history in a geographically local context, often concentrating on a relatively small local community. It incorporates cultural and social aspects of history. Local history is not merely national history writ small bu ...

museum in the city of

Niagara Falls Niagara Falls () is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls, ...

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. The Museum is housed in the old Stamford Township Hall, which was built in 1874. In 1974, the building was designated as a "Historic Building" under the ''

Ontario Heritage Act The ''Ontario Heritage Act'', (the ''Act'') first enacted on March 5, 1975, allows municipalities and the provincial government to designate individual properties and districts in the Province of Ontario, Canada, as being of cultural heritage ...

''. The Lundy's Lane Historical Society was given the building in 1971, and it became the Lundy's Lane Historical Museum. On January 1, 2010, the City of Niagara Falls took over the running of the museum and it became known as the Niagara Falls History Museum. The museum includes a large collection relating to the history of Niagara Falls. It underwent a renovation and expansion program, reopening to the public on July 21, 2012. The improvements were designed by Moriyama and Teshima, a

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-based architecture firm. The Museum is close to the Drummond Hill Cemetery, where the

Battle of Lundy's Lane The Battle of Lundy's Lane, also known as the Battle of Niagara, was a battle fought on 25 July 1814, during the War of 1812, between an invading American army and a British and Canadian army near present-day Niagara Falls, Ontario. It was one o ...

took place in 1812.

References

External links

Niagara Falls Museums website
City of Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls History Museum website
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