It probably has to do with those dark winter nights, and the snow, and the snow-geese, and people isolated from what you and I think of as civilization. The newest silliness is called Suggested Photo Spots. It's so revolting we damn near threw it out with the circulars from The American Wildlife Federation, the free diskettes from American Online, and the bills. Later their drop became the driving forces for Harmony Mills, the largest water-powered mill ever built. In the 20th Century, the river was diverted for hydroelectric power, leaving barely a drip.
Tourists now stay away, proving that it is the water that brings visitors to a waterfall.
In 1993, by U.S. government order, the Army Corps of Engineers extended the wall beyond the beach, well into the Pacific Ocean, ensuring that only the best swimmers can cross here. Seems there is no place to put all the sludge that is engulfing New York, so they send it by train to Texas, where, according to the authors, It is dumped out of orange boxcars and spread on the ground like peanut butter, where it provides nutrients and moisture that support the only perennial green grass in the area. Two miles west of town, the Photo Spot is to the east. Look for the orange boxcars. For optimal photos, shoot this site in the afternoon.