Hennepin Point - Niagara Falls, NY
Posted by: 
Rayman
N 43° 05.233 W 079° 04.081
17T E 657252 N 4772312
Hennepin Point is named after the first white man to see and describe Niagara Falls.
Waymark Code: WM1NKW
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2007
Views: 65
The following is an excerpt from
New York: A Guide to the Empire State in the Niagara Falls points of interest section:
HENNEPIN POINT is said to be the spot on which Father Hennepin stood when he beheld the Falls and drew the first known picture of Niagara. There is a safe view down the precipice of 187 feet.
The view doesn't really exist anymore. The foliage along the edge of the gorge has grown and eliminated any views that were possible before. A bronze marker attached to a large boulder marks the spot where Father Hennepin first saw the Falls.