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Curated trail · 4 places

The Hooker Chemical landfill network

Love Canal is the best-known name, but it was one part of a larger, separately managed disposal landscape. This trail follows distinct sites and remedies without collapsing their histories into one story.

  1. 01Aerial view of the Love Canal neighborhood before the 1978 emergency declaration

    Niagara Falls · Niagara County

    Love Canal

    Begin with the neighborhood emergency that reshaped national hazardous-waste policy.

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  2. 02

    Town of Niagara · Niagara County

    Hooker / Hyde Park Landfill

    Follow disposal, groundwater control, and long-term remedy management at Hyde Park.

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  3. 03

    Niagara Falls · Niagara County

    Hooker / 102nd Street Landfill

    Read the record for the adjoining industrial landfill on the Niagara River.

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  4. 04

    Niagara Falls · Niagara County

    Hooker / S-Area Landfill

    End at the separate S-Area record within the broader chemical-manufacturing landscape.

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