Cayuga Island is a small island in the
Niagara River in
Niagara County
Niagara County is in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 212,666. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word ''Onguiaahra''; meaning ''the strait'' or ''thunder of waters''.
Niaga ...
,
New York,
a few miles upstream of the
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 Fall ...
.
Cayuga Creek empties into the river on the north side of the island. (Note: is not the same
Cayuga Creek
Cayuga Creek is a small stream in western New York, United States, with stretches in both Erie County and Wyoming County. The creek enters Buffalo Creek in the northwest corner of the Town of West Seneca in Erie County, just upstream from the N ...
that flows through
Erie County.)
It is part of the LaSalle area of
Niagara Falls, New York. It consists of middle-class housing and a city park. It was once considered a possible location for the
Pan-American Exposition
The Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair held in Buffalo, New York, United States, from May 1 through November 2, 1901. The fair occupied of land on the western edge of what is now Delaware Park, extending from Delaware Avenue to Elmwood A ...
.
References
External links
Topo map of Cayuga Island
Islands of Niagara County, New York
Islands of the Niagara River
River islands of New York (state)
Islands of New York (state)
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