An industrial city in western New York State, United States. Population 62,000 (1990). Known as the tourist destination of Niagara Falls. Originally an Indian settlement, it became a French colony in the 1680s, a British colony in 1759, and a U.S. territory in 1805. At the end of the 19th century, a power station was built to harness the waterpower of the falls, and the electrometallurgical, electrochemical, chemical, and machinery industries were established here. In 1892, the villages of Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge merged to form the city of Niagara Falls. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
アメリカ合衆国,ニューヨーク州西部の工業都市。人口6万2000(1990)。ナイアガラ滝があり,その観光地として知られる。インディアンの集落であったが,1680年代にフランス領,1759年にイギリス領,1805年に合衆国領となる。19世紀の終りに滝の水力を利用する発電所が建設されてから電気冶金,電気化学,化学薬品,機械工業が立地した。1892年にナイアガラ・フォールズとサスペンション・ブリッジの二つの村が合併してナイアガラ・フォールズ市となった。
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