Near the waterfall, a plaque sits commemorating explorer David Livingstone's first sighting of Victoria Falls in southern Africa. Livingstone was the first European to write about Victoria Falls.

Africa's largest waterfall is over a mile wide and divides two massive countries Victoria Falls is located on the Zambezi River, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. They were named for ...

Hunters, missionaries, and explorers were inspired by Livingstone's description of Victoria Falls and, by 1898, a small settlement of white pioneers had sprung up on the banks of the Zambezi.

It was then transported on the newly constructed railway to Victoria Falls. In May 1903, the Cleveland Bridge Company was awarded the contract to construct and erect the bridge for a price of £ ...