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Mostly the Harlem River is important because it provides passage between the Hudson and East Rivers at the north end of Manhattan. The only other passage between the Hudson and East Rivers is at the south end of Manhattan, where the Hudson and East Rivers meet at New York Bay.
Ships traveling down the Hudson from upstate can pass through the Harlem River to the East River, instead of having to travel all the way down the length of Manhattan on the Hudson River, around New York Bay, and then back up the East River.
This passageway is so important to New York that the city literally moved part of Manhattan to the Bronx (and then later moved part of the Bronx to Manhattan) to better accommodate boat travel on the Harlem River. The Marble Hill neighborhood used to be at the northernmost tip of Manhattan, just north of the Inwood neighborhood. The part of the Harlem River that flowed past Marble Hill was extremely narrow, making it very dangerous for ships to sail from the Hudson River to the East River via the Harlem River.
So in 1895, a deep, wide trench was completed (called the Harlem River Ship Channel), cutting Marble Hill off of Manhattan and making it into an island. In 1914, the narrow, dangerous stretch of river that separated Marble Hill from the Bronx was filled in, making Marble Hill geographically part of the Bronx (and making Inwood the northernmost neighborhood in Manhattan).
To this day, the Marble Hill neighborhood is still officially a part of Manhattan, even though it's in the Bronx now. Although it has a Bronx zip code and area code, it is still part of the borough of Manhattan and New York County (New York County is the county name for Manhattan).
In the 1930s, the river's path was again reconstructed, though this time with the opposite effect: part of the Bronx (just west of Marble Hill) was cut off and reattached to the tip of Upper Manhattan. This piece of land is now the Inwood Hill Park Nature Center.
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He discovered the Hudson river that runs through New York.
Which capital city is linked to its state's largest city by the Hudson River?
The largest river in New York State is the Hudson river.
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No, the Hudson River is in New York State.
What is the biggest river in new york state?
The Hudson river is the longest river....
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The Hudson River.
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The river in the state of New York which flows generally southward is the Hudson River. This river stretches an area of 315 miles.
What river runs between Albany and New York City?
Albany, the capitalof New York state, is on the Hudson River where the river is joined by the Mohawk River.
What is the longest river in New York State?
hudson river
Longest river in new york state?
The Saint Lawrence river is the longest river in New York. The Saint Lawrence river is 744 miles long.
What is the largest river in New York?
The largest river in New York State is the Hudson river.
What state has the Hudson river valley in it?
New York State
What is the city located on the Hudson river that us the capital of the state of New York?
Albany, the capital city in New York, is located on the Hudson River.
