Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An estuary of the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York City flowing into Upper New York Bay. It was so named by the Dutch to distinguish it from the “South River,” known today as the Delaware River.
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A person outside the plant directed questions to Dan Hedeen, whom he identified as North River's chief executive officer "at this point."
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East River, on its east side; the Hudson, called the North River, environs it in another direction; while these two are connected by
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He passed then into the magical world of Sutton Place, which had once been a fabulous enclave of homes with gardens stretching down to what was then called the North River.
Lilith’s Dream: A Tale of the Vampire Life Whitley Strieber 2002
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He passed then into the magical world of Sutton Place, which had once been a fabulous enclave of homes with gardens stretching down to what was then called the North River.
Lilith’s Dream: A Tale of the Vampire Life Whitley Strieber 2002
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Mr. SALE: It was called the North River, that's all -- the only name ...
The Fire of His Genius: Robert Fulton and the American Dream 2001
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North River, which is now represented by Cochrane's Canal -- the canal that runs between the Central Station and the People's Park.
The Story of Madras Glyn Barlow
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The Hudson, called the North River, was so completely covered with thick ice that a large army, with heavy artillery and baggage, might have crossed it with ease, and by that means have approached the very walls of the city.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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The North River is the most navigated and frequented river in these parts, because the country about it is the most inhabited.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 Jasper Danckaerts 1898
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Running along the Jersey coast, he entered New York Bay, and sailed up the river which the Dutch called the North River, but which we know as the Hudson.
A School History of the United States John Bach McMaster 1892
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Instead of pouring into rivers and bays, raw sewage is now treated in plants like North River, which is on the Hudson between 137th and 145th Streets and handles waste from the West Side of Manhattan above Bank Street in Greenwich Village.
NYT > Home Page By JIM DWYER 2011
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