The river's name, before the English, was once thought to be Quinobequin (meandering), though that attribution has been discredited by, among others, the Harvard University Librarian in 1850. The river was used by Native Americans for local transportation and fishing, and as part of the way from southeastern Massachusetts to northern New England. Captain John Smith gave the river its current English name in honor of Charles I of England, his reigning monarch. Subsequent European settlers harnessed the river for industrialization, and by 1640 entrepreneurs on the Neponset River had diverted its water to power their mills.
Waltham was the site of the first factory in America, built by Francis Cabot Lowell in 1814, and by the 19th Century, the Charles River was one of the most industrialized areas in the United States. Its hydropower soon fueled many mills and factories. By the century's end, 20 dams had been built across the river, mostly to generate power for industry. An 1875 government report listed 43 mills along the 9.5-mile tidal estuary from Watertown Dam to Boston Harbor.
AnswerI think everything above is correct except the map from john smith was sent to England and the prince was given the honor to name something on the new map.Charles Sturt was 34 when he named the Murray River. It should be noted that he did not actually discover the Murray - that was done in 1824, by Hume and Hovell, who originally named the river the Hume.
The Darling River was named by Charles Sturt in 1829. During an expedition in which he traced the Macquarie River, Sturt arrived suddenly at what he described as "a noble river". This was the Darling, which he named after Governor Darling.
Charles Sturt named the Darling River, after Governor Darling.He named the Murray River in 1829. It had already been named the Hume by Hume and Hovell when they crossed it in 1824.Continuing on down the Murray River, Sturt reached the broad expanse of Lake Alexandrina, which he also named.In 1845, Sturt ventured into the interior deserts and discovered Cooper Creek, which he named after South Australia's Chief Justice Sir Charles Cooper.
Murray River is Autralia's longest river at 2, 375 kilometers in length. It was named after Sir George Murray. Darling River is the third longest river in Australia measuring 1, 472 kilometers in length and was discovered by an explorer named Charles Sturt in 1829 and was named after Sir Ralph Darling the governor of the New South Wales.
The Charles River
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The Susquehanna River gets it's name from the 1800's from a guy named Charles Lowen, that used to be mayor of harrisburg.
In 1828 the explorer Charles Sturt and Hamilton Hume were sent by the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Ralph Darling, to investigate the course of the Macquarie River. He discovered the Bogan River and then, early in 1829, the upper Darling, which he named after the Governor.
Charles Sturt discovered and named the Bogan and Darling Rivers in February 1829.In November 1829, he rediscovered the Murray River, which had actually been discovered by Hume and Hovell in 1824 but named the Hume. Sturt renamed it the Murray. This same year, Sturt also discovered that the Darling River flows into the Murray.
Charles Sturt began exploring in 1828. On his first expedition, he traced the Macquarie River as far as the Darling, which he named after Governor Darling.
The Sturt Desert Pea was named after Charles Sturt, the explorer who traced the Murray River to its mouth on the South Australian coast. The Northern Territory's floral emblem is also named after Sturt: it is the Sturt Desert Rose.
Yes.Charles Sturt named the Darling River, after Governor Darling.He named the Murray River in 1829. It had already been named the Hume by Hume and Hovell when they crossed it in 1824.Continuing on down the Murray River, Sturt reached the broad expanse of Lake Alexandrina, which he also named.In 1845, Sturt ventured into the interior deserts and discovered Cooper Creek, which he named after South Australia's Chief Justice Sir Charles Cooper.