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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

any doubt, when Chaos had his acquaintance cut, and the morning stars sang together, and the little rivers

For more on Sing Sing prison, see: Lee Bernstein, "The Hudson River School of Incarceration: Sing Sing

the contrast between the drying up of some clear and narrow brook, and the extinction of an inland river

Far in the north, among mountains of snow and rivers of ice, I sought what alone could gratify me.

nation of swimmers; although our coast of sea, bay, and inlet includes thousands of miles, and lakes, rivers

kindness and philosophy—sending our glance through the cool and verdant lanes, by the sides of the blue rivers

Though we do not expect to set the North river on fire, we are free to confess, without vanity, that

gradual reduction of duties until the year 1842, when they were to be 20 percent, or under" (Blair and River

It was a cheerful sight, that river.

Not that we wish to see you take to the woods or rivers—for we think you can attain all the desired results

Having gone a year or two past sixty, he arrives at a critical period in the road of existence; the river

But athwart this river is a viaduct, called "The Turn of Life," which, if crossed in safety, leads to

the valleys of "Old Age," round which the river winds, and then flows beyond without a boat or causeaway

Striker's Bay was a large mansion-house along the Hudson River on what is now Manhattan's Upper West

On a gentle elevation by the banks of the river flowing through the garden, stands the Human Father,

graves of the dead, Down through chasms and gulfs profound, To the dreary fountain-head Of lakes and rivers

One is the drying up of a clear transparent brooklet; and one the quenching of a river, more extensive

few days ago we were quietly treading our way among the bales, boxes and crates upon one of the East river

proprietors of the Pictorial World, to the best artist picturing 'the baptism of Christ, by immersion in the river

Paul's from the River,' and the 'Royal Exchange,' are unusually elegant specimens of steel engraving.