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"The swamps of Santee" may refer to the fighting that took place near the Santee River in South Carolina

Upon the banks of a pleasant river stood a cottage, the residence of an ancient man whose limbs were

up from opposite directions, and stood together at a tomb built on a hill by the borders of a fair river

A boy again, and in the confiding heart of a boy, I walk with Eva by the river's banks.

through, so small was it—and gazed forth upon the land, and the trees, and a small strip of the bright river

gestures of wonder—and then both hurried away toward a path which led from the village along the river's

Some few miles off he could see a gleam of the Hudson river, and above it a spur of those rugged cliffs

Through the trees he occasionally caught glimpses of a majestic river; on the opposite bank of which

The gentle Violet and her son would frequently recreate themselves with a sail upon the river which passed

Thus it was: Evening had began to sprinkle her hue of gloom on the trees and the river.

Violet and her son were floating idly along the current of the river, in their boat, toward home.

conveyance stopped was in Brooklyn, near one of the ferries that led over to the opposite side of the river

clients was an elderly widow, a foreigner." who kept a little ale-house, on the banks of the North River

how shall I describe the quiet beauties of the spot, with its long low piazza looking out upon the river

They would not bury him in the city, but away—by the solitary banks of the Hudson; The Hudson River flows

More than ten hours have I been wandering up and down the banks of the river, and through the wood, to

The young men made themselves a rude raft, and were floating down the river toward their destination—for

"And lest I should oversleep myself," said the boy, "come to my window, which opens on the river, and

He pushed open, a small, swinging door, and stood a few minutes gazing over the river, in the direction

A little and verdant grass-patch, only, intervened between them and the river, which the dwelling fronted

He pointed as he spoke, to a spot forty or fifty rods distant, on the same side of the river where they

The child, then small, was swept away by a freshet in a river, and Arrow-Tip had dashed into the foaming

conveyance stopped was in Brooklyn, near one of the ferries that led over to the opposite side of the river

I lay upon the ground, on a pier jutting out into the river.

I raised myself on my hands and knees, and my first thought was to throw myself over into the river,

Starting at one of the eastern wharves, is a street running up from the river—a narrow, dirty street,

My walk skirted the banks of the river.

conveyance stopped was in Brooklyn, near one of the ferries that led over to the opposite side of the river

More than ten hours have I been wandering up and down the banks of the river, and through the wood, to

The house of P ETER B ROWN was situated at one end of the village, near the river, in a pleasant place

He pointed as he spoke, to a spot forty or fifty rods distant, on the same side of the river, where they

The child, then quite small, was swept away by a freshet in a river, and A RROW -T IP had dashed into

"And lest I should oversleep myself," said the boy, "come to my window, which opens toward the river,

Some few miles off, he could see a gleam of the Hudson river—and above it, a spur of those rugged cliffs

basement—perhaps she still lives there—in one of the streets leading down from B ROADWAY to the North river

an aged black woman, a widow, occupied a basement in one of the streets leading down to the North river

found that she was a Swiss immigrant, a widow, and kept a little ale-house on the banks of the North river

how shall I describe the quiet beauties of the spot, with its long, low piazza looking out upon the river

10th, the whole body of the detained merchantmen were allowed, by common consent, to proceed up the river

At four o'clock the next morning, she went to the river side to hire a boat to take her to the S ANDWICH

The Croton Dam, originally built in 1842 on the Croton River, was the first clean water system in New

The situation is high, and overlooks the North River.

their tiny leaves, without the actual camp and hospital and army sights from '62 to '5 rushing like a river

Since our repulse from the Fredericksburg batteries and return this side of the river, the men take things

Through Fourteenth street to the river, and then over the Long Bridge, and some three miles beyond, is

Still sweeping the eye around down the river toward Alexandria, we see, to the right, the locality where

as unfit for sea purposes—which hulks the invading British army brought round and anchored in our river

The Hudson River is named for him. in these waters, our time does not now admit.

carrying out and extension of the wharves and piers on both the New York and Brooklyn sides of the river

desired to attend the ministrations of a regularly ordained clergyman, on the Sabbath, had to cross the river

regular and full, and had many accessions from Flatbush, Gravesend, and from New Amsterdam, across the river

It was feared that the British fleet might make an attempt to land, and cross the river in the same way

were, the majority of them, so near the Old Ferry, that water was relied upon to be obtained from the river

Springs, Virginia, was the site of continuing skirmishes during August of 1862 along the Rappahannock River

These stretched away down to the river, from the upper part of Fulton street.

The exchange of prisoners of war now going on at points on James River and elsewhere is sending home

Virginia and Western Maryland—up and down, across and back again, amid heat, dust, rain, snow, wading rivers

were some of the peculiarities of domestic life in the Dutch settlement here on both sides of the river

was sent over in "a small Norsey-Barque of 25 tons," to begin a fort at the mouth of the Connecticut river

These fronted toward the South, and had large gardens, sloping northward down to the river, of which

under ground, a passage of Acheron-like solemnity and darkness, In Greek mythology Acheron is the river

Those stretched away down to the river, from the upper part of Fulton street.

Hudson entered here and discovered the North River, Long Island, and what is now New York island.

hundred European settlers in the colony, including those on Manhattan Island, and on this side of the river

Sails of sloops bellied gracefully upon the river, with mellower light and deepened shadows.

around—much like the sparkles of moonlight that you can see sometimes of a summer night dancing in the East River—or

any other river, I suppose when the water is smooth, and the moon bright.

In New York, closed in by rivers, pressing desperately toward the business center at its southern end

observations about the growing value of property in lower Manhattan, Trinity sold the park to the Hudson River

Fifth Avenue, Fourteenth Street, from river to river, Twenty-second and Twenty-third Streets and indeed

craned forward and tow-colored hair, stare and stumble; perhaps there is a bustle, like an eddy in a river

In some respects, this side of the river has more claims to be considered the representative first settlement

of the Dutch in the New World, than the location of our neighbors over westward of the East River.

He was partially responsible for the expansion of Brooklyn into swamplands on the East River.

far, on farms, or occasionally away in the lumber woods, or perhaps taking a trip down or up the rivers

about the same from the principal steamboat landings—Peck Slip and Piers No. 4, and thereabouts, North River

; about three quarters of a mile to the Hudson River Railroad station at Chambers Street, corner College

Whitman alludes to the California Gold Rush of 1849, where the discovery of gold in the American River

THE FOUR CROSSING RIVERS.

all come together, and, as it were, fall in and deliver and transfer to each other, like four big rivers

STREETS—ARCHITECTURE OF THE LANDING—HOLT'S HOTEL, AND THE BUILDER—THE CLERKS—THE BOAT—VIEW FROM THE RIVER—CROSSING

Fulton Street, stretching from Brooklyn Heights into lower Manhattan separated by the East River, is

Who has crossed the East River and not looked with admiration on the beautiful view afforded from the

She too, has her high banks, and they show admirably from the river.

Soon, now, will come the time for big cakes of ice in the river.

much thought of then; but the world will be just as jolly, and the sun will shine as bright, and the rivers

up town," towards the quieter and more fashionable quarters, and see great changes—but off to the rivers

You learn that, "The Aqueduct commences at the Croton river, five miles from the Hudson river, in Westchester

It crosses the Harlem river on a magnificent bridge of stone, 1,450 feet in length, with 14 piers, 7

The water is of the purest kind of river water.

, and to rest his limbs, allows them to float drowsily and unresistingly on the bosom of the sunny river