On September 11, 1609, when Henry Hudson’s sailing ship Half Moon entered the river later named for its captain, crew member Robert Juet recorded the river’s physical characteristics—its depths, shoals, winds, tides and currents.
In 1866 the Hudson River Bridge opened over the river between Greenbush and Albany, enabling through traffic between the Hudson River Railroad and the New York Central Railroad west to Buffalo. When the Poughkeepsie Bridge opened in 1889, it became the longest single-span bridge in …
19 Mar 2020 · For the past century, pollution has been an outsized part of the Hudson River’s history. Proposed NYC storm barriers, oil-barge anchorages, and other new challenges come with ecological costs. Can activists and environmentally conscious regulators restore the legendary river to its former glory?
The Influence of the Hudson River School of Art in the Preservation of the River, Its Natural and Cultural Landscape, and the Evolution of Environmental Law Download XML
Towns and cities along the Hudson River in New York State that used filtration for water purification had fewer outbreaks and incidences of typhoid than communities that did not filter the Hudson River water.
20th century, the Hudson was a major north-south transportation corridor. Dutch fur traders and settlers used the river between Ft. Orange (Albany) and New Amsterdam (NYC) Hundreds of thousands of people and tons of freight floated on the river to and from the Erie Canal’s eastern end, then on to the West.
1609, Henry Hudson, an English sea captain working for the Dutch East India Company, was first to explore the river upstream. Indians living on the banks called it "Shatemuc"; Hudson called it "Great River of the Mountains"; his Dutch employers named it officially "River of Prince Mauritius"; later it bore the name "North
07 Okt 2011 · Humans have altered the Hudson’s shape, the speed of its flow and the mix of plants and trees along its banks. In a new book, Environmental History of the Hudson River, two Lamont-Doherty scientists who contributed chapters—Frank Nitsche and Dorothy Peteet—show what the river looked like before Europeans got here.
The water quality of the Hudson has improved drastically since the Clean Water Act of 1972. However, the Hudson still periodically faces water quality challenges, particularly due to elevated bacteria levels.
history of the hudson river: The Hudson River Highlands Frances F. Dunwell, 1991 Discusses the area's folklore and history, its portrayal in art, the role of West Point as a gateway to America, and the creation of Bear Mountain Park.
