Upper Princess Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

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name = Upper Princess Falls


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location = Hamilton, Ontario
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type = Complex, Cascade, Ribbon
height = convert|6.7|m|ft|abbr=on
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watercourse = Lang’s Creek
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Upper Princess Falls is a 6.7 metre high complex, cascade, ribbon waterfall found on the "Chedoke Radial Trail" in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.cite web|publisher=(www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)| title =Hamilton- Waterfall Capital of the World| url=http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/| accessdate = 2008-08-20] cite web|url=http://www.hamiltonnature.org/waterfalls/slideshow/slideshow.htm|title=Hamilton Nature, slide show: Princess Falls|accessdate=2008-08-20]

Many of the falls in west Hamilton are accessible from the Chedoke Radial Trail. It is built on what was once the route for the Brantford and "Hamilton Electric Railway" owned by the "Cataract Power Light and Traction Company" (later Dominion Power and Transmission).cite web|url=http://www.conservationhamilton.ca/parks/visit/scenicfalls.asp|title=Hamilton Conservation Authority: Parks & Attractions- Scenic Falls|accessdate=2008-08-20] The "Five Johns", (John Cameron, John Dickenson (Canadian politician), John Morison Gibson, John Moodie, Sr. and John Sutherland), form "The Cataract Power Co. Ltd." introducing electric power to Hamilton in 1898. On August 25th 1898, power was sent twenty seven miles from "DeCew Falls", St. Catharines, using water from the old Welland Canal. New industries, such as the forerunners of the Steel Co. of Canada (Stelco) and Canadian Westinghouse, were attracted here by the cheaper, more efficient power. One time this Company controlled hydro power from Brantford to St. Catharines, including the Hamilton Street Railway and the area's radial lines. Back then the city's nickname was "The Electric City."cite book|title=Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol II, 1876-1924)|first=Thomas Melville |last=Bailey|publisher=W.L. Griffin Ltd|year=1991]

Nearby attractions include the Bruce Trail, Chedoke Civic Golf Course, Dundurn Castle, Royal Botanical Gardens, Canadian Football Hall of Fame Museum, Copps Coliseum.cite book| title = Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition| publisher = Hamilton Conservation Authority| date = November 2007]

Directions

To reach Upper Princess Falls, from Highway 403 take the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway east to Hamilton. Exit on Mohawk Road, turn left at light (onto Mohawk) and proceed to "Scenic Drive". Turn left on Scenic Dr. and travel for 1.5 kilometre to where Scenic Dr. takes a 90 degree bend and on the left side is a small parking lot. From the parking lot look for the entrance to the Bruce Trail and the Chedoke Radial Trail, then follow the combined trails eastward for about five minutes to Upper Princess Falls.

References

External links

* [http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/ Hamilton- "The Waterfall Capital of the World" (www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)]
* [http://www.brucetrail.org Bruce Trail (www.brucetrail.org)]
* [http://www.hamiltonpostcards.com/pages/waterfalls.html Vintage Postcards: Waterfalls in and around Hamilton, Ontario]

Maps

* [http://map.hamilton.ca/Static/PDFs/General%20Interest%20maps/Overall%20City/WaterfallMap.pdf Hamilton Waterfall Map PDF. (http://map.hamilton.ca)]
* [http://www.hamiltonnature.org/waterfalls/waterfalls.html
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