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- Hudson was chartered as a city in 1785.
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Hudson, the first city chartered in the US after the American Revolution, is located on the west side of the Hudson River, in Columbia County. It has a population of about 6,700 and occupies 2.3 square miles, which were originally purchased by Dutch settlers from the Mohicans in 1662.
During the 19th century, considerable industry was developed in Hudson, and the city became known as a factory town. It attracted new waves of immigrants and migrants to industrial jobs. Wealthy factory owners and merchants built fine houses in the Victorian period.
A History of Hudson. The little city of Hudson has the distinction of being the first city in the United States—that is, it was the first city to be incorporated after the thirteen colonies became the United States. The idea of Hudson started even before the Treaty of Paris was signed.
Permanently settled by New Englanders in 1783, it was renamed at its incorporation (1785) for the explorer Henry Hudson, who had supposedly landed there in 1609. It developed as a boatbuilding river port, became a port of entry (1790), and was a whaling centre until the early 19th century.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 24, 2013 · Hudson had become a popular national hero as his enterprises created employment for thousands and he never lost favour in Sunderland. Hudson was sent to debtors’ prison in 1865 but his friends raised money to secure his release.
Oct 13, 2021 · Formerly Claverack Landing, Hudson was once a hub for the whaling industry — and it very nearly became New York’s capital city. Of all the many cities and towns in our region, only one was named after Henry Hudson, the Valley’s first European visitor.
In 1664, England renamed the colony New York, after the Duke of York and Albany, brother of King Charles II. New York City gained prominence in the 18th century as a major trading port in the Thirteen Colonies. New York played a pivotal role during the American Revolution and subsequent war.
