From MIRS:
"On This Day in Michigan History
On April 30, 1921, Niagara Falls daredevil Annie Edson Taylor died.
On Oct. 24, 1901, Taylor became the first person — and the only woman — to survive a ride over Canada's Niagara Falls in a barrel. In her 50s or early 60s (depending on which source is consulted), Taylor, the childless widow of a Civil War veteran, taught dance and physical culture in Bay City.
Seeking a new career that would earn her fame and fortune, Taylor plunged over the falls in a specially designed beer barrel and suffered no injuries. Calling herself the Queen of the Mist, Taylor and a replica barrel (the original one was too badly damaged in the ride) traveled the country. She never realized the fortune she sought, dying a pauper.
Source: Michigan History magazine"
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