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title: Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge: Freedom seekers reached Canada over the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge.
author: Charles Parsons
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20398/niagara-falls-suspension-bridge/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-04-29
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# Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge: Freedom seekers reached Canada over the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge.

_Authored by Charles Parsons_

## Image File

[![Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge: Freedom seekers reached Canada over the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge.](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20398.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20398.jpeg)

## Image Caption

A hand-colored lithograph of the Niagara Suspension Bridge, showing the Niagara Falls in the background, by Charles Parsons (1821-1910). Freedom Seekers on the [Underground Railroad](https://www.worldhistory.org/Underground_Railroad/) often reached freedom in Canada by crossing this bridge.

Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Parsons, C. (2025, April 29). Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge: Freedom seekers reached Canada over the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge.. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20398/niagara-falls-suspension-bridge/>
### Chicago
Parsons, Charles. "Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge: Freedom seekers reached Canada over the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge.." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 29, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20398/niagara-falls-suspension-bridge/>.
### MLA
Parsons, Charles. "Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge: Freedom seekers reached Canada over the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge.." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Apr 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20398/niagara-falls-suspension-bridge/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rail_Road_Suspension_Bridge_Near_Niagara_Falls_v2.jpg) by [**Charles Parsons**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rail_Road_Suspension_Bridge_Near_Niagara_Falls_v2.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 29 April 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.