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 Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:12 am Post subject: The completion of the road |
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While the route to the falls from Eagle on the Hill was on public land, the alternative route along the gully was through private properties. Nevertheless, many visitors chose this route, and a combination of public demand and a desire from some of the landowners for improved access to and from their properties—especially from the Mügge family—led to pressure to build a road through the gully. Although there was opposition from some of the locals, the Waterfall Gully road was built in the late 1880s.[24]
The completion of the road led to an increase in visitor numbers.[23] Rather than a bumpy horse ride,[25] visitors could now catch the horse tram to the start of the gully, and walk, cycle or ride to the falls.[26] To provide for tourists, the area gained a number of road-side kiosks and produce stalls, and the Mügge family erected the two story Waterfall Hotel along the path. Furthermore, in 1912 the government opened a kiosk at the base of First Falls,[23] designed in the "style of a Swiss chalet".[27] The hotel is a private residence today, but the kiosk continues to operate.[23]
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