Hudson

Hudson, capital of Columbia county, New York, stands on the left bank of the Hudson River, and on the Hudson River Railroad, 116 miles N. of New York city. It extends along a high ridge ending in a bold promontory, at whose foot are the wharves; its former West Indian trade and its whale-fisheries have been abandoned, but it has still an active river-trade. Hudson has a fine court-house, a city hall, several foundries and blast-furnaces, and manufactures of fire-engines, paper, leather, flour, &c. Pop. 9970.