The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention   By: Wallace Bruce (1844-1914)

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THE HUDSON

Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention

BY WALLACE BRUCE

Centennial Edition

Published by BRYANT UNION COMPANY NEW YORK

COPYRIGHT 1907 BY WALLACE BRUCE

CONTENTS.

CENTENNIAL GREETING. PAGE

HISTORY, ROMANCE AND INVENTION 9 39 An Open Book 10 The Hudson and the Rhine 11 The Half Moon 12 Its Discovery 15 First Description 16 Names of the Hudson 18 Hills and Mountains 19 Sources of the Hudson 19 First Settlement 20 The West India Company 21 Original Manors and Patents 23 The Dutch and the English 24 New Amsterdam 25 New York 26 Sons of Liberty 28 Greater New York 30 Hudson River Steamboats 31 Day Line Steamers 34 The Old Reaches 38 Five Divisions of the Hudson 39

NEW YORK TO ALBANY.

DESBROSSES STREET PIER TO FORTY SECOND STREET 41 43 Historic River Front 41 A Great Panorama 41 Statue of Liberty Stevens Castle 42

FORTY SECOND TO ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINTH 43 48 Weehawken, Hamilton and Burr 43 Riverside Drive and Park 45 Columbia University 46 General Grant's Tomb 46

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINTH ST. TO YONKERS 49 50 Washington Heights 49 The Palisades 52 Island of Manhattan 56 Spuyten Duyvel Creek 57 Yonkers 58