Question

Who was Augustus Porter?

a Swedish man whose travel diary about his visit to Niagara Falls was translated into English and
published in 1751
an American who bought much of the land on the American side of Niagara Falls and built several
businesses there, including a sawmill
a Canadian governor who built a ladder out of logs and grapevines for his wife, who wanted to see
the bottom of the gorge below Niagara Falls in 1795
a French priest and explorer who first saw Niagara Falls in 1678 and described it as "the most
beautiful and.... frightening cascade in the world"

Answer 1

Judge Augustus Porter was virtually the first white settler of what is now the city of Niagara Falls,called Manchester up to 1840.He was a pathfinder and pioneer in the promotion and development of the power of the Niagara River and in those things which have made this city great

Answer:B)an American who brought much of the land on the America side Niagara Falls and built several business there, included a sawmill.

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