copy and paste this google map to your website or blog!
Press copy button and paste into your blog or website.
(Please switch to 'HTML' mode when posting into your blog. Examples: WordPress Example, Blogger Example)
Charles Blondin - Wikipedia Charles Blondin (born Jean François Gravelet, 28 February 1824 – 22 February 1897) was a French tightrope walker and acrobat He toured the United States and was known for crossing the 1,100 ft (340 m) Niagara Gorge on a tightrope
The Daredevil of Niagara Falls - Smithsonian Magazine During the winter of 1858, a 34-year-old French acrobat named Jean François Gravelet, better known as Monsieur Charles Blondin, traveled to Niagara Falls hoping to become the first person to
Charles Blondin - Niagara Falls Up Close Charles Blondin was the very first man to ever walk the wire over the Niagara Gorge near Niagara Falls However, Charles Blondin ‘s real name was Jean-François Gravelet Born in France, Gravelet was totally absorbed by the “wire” after watching a wire walker at the circus as a young child
The Man Who Tightroped Niagara Falls on Stilts - Mental Floss Long before Nik Wallenda crossed Niagara Falls on a high wire—decades, in fact, before Nik’s grandfather, Karl, even founded the Flying Wallendas—there was Blondin Born Jean Francois
Charles Blondin Crossed Niagara Falls Gorge on a Tightrope, 1859 Charles Blondin, (born Jean Francois Gravelet), a French tightrope walker and acrobat, better known as “The Great Blondin,” was obsessed with crossing the Niagara River on a tightrope after he first came to Niagara in early 1858
GRAVELET, JEAN-FRANÇOIS, known as Charles Blondin – Dictionary of . . . In 1859, now a solo performer, he arrived at Niagara Falls and announced that he would cross the terrifying gorge The area around the falls, particularly the Canadian side, had become a huge tourist trap, luring tens of thousands of visitors
History of Niagara Falls Daredevils - The Great Blondin Blondin first came to Niagara in early 1858 and instantly became obsessed with crossing the Niagara River on a tightrope On June 30 1859, Blondin successfully walked across the river on a tight rope During the summer of 1859, he completed eight additional crossings
Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls June 30 1859 - Bitter Grounds . . . A crowd of 25,000 people gathered on both sides of Niagara Falls on June 30 1859 to witness French tightrope walker Charles Blondin attempt to cross the Niagara gorge He successfully crossed the Niagara gorge traversing a 1,300 ft long, 3 25 in in diameter rope made of made out of hemp at a dizzying 160 ft above the roaring water
Recalling Niagara’s original funambulist, the Great Blondin On June 30, 164 years ago, perhaps the most famous of Niagara’s daredevils made his first of many trips over the Niagara Gorge on a tightrope His name was Jean Francois Gravelet, better known by his stage name, the Great Blondin
Charles Blondin: The Legendary Tightrope Walker of Niagara Falls In 1859, against the breathtaking backdrop of Niagara Falls one of nature’s most powerful forces Blondin achieved what many believed was unthinkable: walking across a tightrope strung precariously between two cliffs