Hudson River
Erie Canal terminus
The Hudson River flows roughly 315 miles through eastern New York State, from the Adirondack Mountains to New York Harbor.
It separates Manhattan from New Jersey and has shaped the region's commerce, art, and identity.
The Hudson River School was a 19th-century American landscape painting movement inspired by its scenery.
We took the ferry across the Hudson.
NYC's densest borough
- BronxNYC's northernmost borough
- YonkersWestchester suburb of Manhattan
- AlbanyNew York State capital
- PoughkeepsieNew York riverside municipality
Kingston · Troy · Catskill Mountains · Palisades · West Point · Croton · Sleepy Hollow · Beacon
Colonial uprising against Britain
- West PointU.S. Army academy
- Fort LeeHudson River borough
- Battle of SaratogaDecisive Revolutionary War engagement
- steamboatEngine-powered watercraft
George Washington · Clermont · Erie Canal · New Amsterdam · Rip Van Winkle · Washington Irving · Franklin Roosevelt · Hyde Park
Tidal mixing zone
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- striped bassBanded Atlantic gamefish
- sturgeonLarge armored fish
- shadCoastal herring variety
brackish · wetlands · marshes · osprey · bald eagle · watershed · tributary · spawning
Transporting goods to destinations
- portsShip berths or device jacks
- tugboatSmall craft that pulls ships
- bargeFlat freight vessel
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
docks · piers · marina · sailing · kayaking · waterfront · cruise ships · George Washington Bridge
Journey by sea
- Dutch East India CompanyHistoric colonial trading corporation
- discoveryAct of finding something
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- Northwest PassageArctic shipping channel
expedition · navigation · charting · New Netherland · colonization · fur trade · Mahican · Lenape
Manhattan
NYC's densest borough
Poughkeepsie · Kingston · Troy · Catskill Mountains · Palisades · West Point · Croton · Sleepy Hollow · Beacon · Adirondacks
Revolutionary War
Colonial uprising against Britain
- West PointU.S. Army academy
- Fort LeeHudson River borough
- Battle of SaratogaDecisive Revolutionary War engagement
George Washington · steamboat · Clermont · Erie Canal · New Amsterdam · Rip Van Winkle · Washington Irving · Franklin Roosevelt · Hyde Park
estuary
Tidal mixing zone
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- striped bassBanded Atlantic gamefish
- sturgeonLarge armored fish
shad · brackish · wetlands · marshes · osprey · bald eagle · watershed · tributary · spawning · conservation
shipping
Transporting goods to destinations
ferry · docks · piers · marina · sailing · kayaking · waterfront · cruise ships · George Washington Bridge · Lincoln Tunnel
voyage
Journey by sea
- Dutch East India CompanyHistoric colonial trading corporation
- discoveryAct of finding something
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
Northwest Passage · expedition · navigation · charting · New Netherland · colonization · fur trade · Mahican · Lenape · European contact
- U.S. WatersMissouri, Susquehanna, Great Lakes, Connecticut, Delaware
- AdirondacksLake Placid, Blue Mountain, Marcy, wilderness areas, lean-tos
- Hudson ValleyKingston, Poughkeepsie, Sleepy Hollow, Beacon, Peekskill
- New York WatersErie Canal, Finger Lakes, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Champlain
- Capital DistrictAlbany, Troy, Schenectady, Bethlehem, Rotterdam
- American LandformsGrand Canyon, Rocky Mountains, Rockies, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachians
river, Hudson River School, Henry Hudson, Hudson, Hudson Bay