Table Rock, Niagara Falls
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The Table Rock is a site on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, near the Horseshoe Falls, and opposite of the vantage point at Prospect Point Park on the American side. It is the location of the Table Rock Center, which forms the entrance to the Journey Behind the Falls attraction.
The name is derived from the fact that, at one time, a flat rock or 'table' jutted out over the Horseshoe Falls. The rock was visited by the people of the First Nations for many years as a sacred place, but it was made famous by the visit of French explorer and priest Louis Hennepin around 1680-1681.
In 1818, the first part of the rock collapsed and the next major part collapsed in 1848. Other collapses occurred in 1828, 1829, 1850, 1862, 1887, 1889 and 1891. The last part was manually removed in 1935.
The Table Rock Center is located on Niagara Parkway and is linked to the higher Fallsview Tourist Area by the Falls Incline Railway.
