The Would-Have-Been City Of Ararat

Long before the restoration of Israel, in 1948, an island nearby was planned as a homeland for the Jews. The Niagara River, above the Falls, splits in two but later comes back together again. The land in the middle is known as Grand Island. Plans for once made for it to be the city of Ararat, a homeland for the Jews.

The following image of Grand Island, from Google Earth, shows the city of Niagara Falls to the northwest. North Tonawanda is to the east and Tonawanda to the southeast. The land to the west is Canada.

Sometimes Grand Island gets cold in the winter. There are deer, hawks and, a few coyotes, but no Hamas or Hezbollah.

Much later there were plans for the smaller island in the upper left. This is Navy Island and the United Nations was originally planned to be located there, but went to Manhattan instead. Image from Google Earth.