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The Cave of the Winds Elevator was constructed by the commissioners of the State Reservation at Niagara Falls in A.D. 1924 to replace the ancient Biddle Stairway. The commissioners were Alphonso T. Clearwater, president, Paul A. Schoellkopf, Ansley Wilcox, Robert W. DeForest, and Robert H. Gittins. Alfred E. Smith was governor, Sullivan W. Jones was state architect, and Wright and Kremers, Inc. were contractors.
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