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List of Hudson River islands

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The Bannerman Castle on Pollepel Island viewed from atop Breakneck Ridge

The Hudson River in New York and New Jersey is full of islands, though some have been filled in to connect to the shore. Some of the islands have the Hudson on one side and have another river or creek on the other side. Many of the defunct islands are still labeled on NYSDOT and USGS quadrangle maps.

Past and present islands in the Hudson River

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A view of Iona Island
Manhattan in 1873. The Brooklyn Bridge was under construction from 1870 until 1883
An aerial still image of Stomy Island taken from the southwest
The former Van Rensselaer Island with Albany in the distance, c. 1825

This list is of past and present islands in the Hudson River and their locations;

References

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  1. ^ a b c d United States. Light-House Board (1915). Annual Report. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 31. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  2. ^ Cozzens, I. (1843). A Geological History of Manhattan Or New York Island. W. E. Dean, printer & publisher. p. 11. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Groft, T.K.; McCombs, W.D.; Greene-McNally, R.; Stilgoe, J.R.; Miles, C.M. (2009). Hudson River Panorama: A Passage Through Time. Albany Institute of History and Art. Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-4384-3256-4. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  4. ^ Congressional Edition. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1921. p. 2335. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "Stomy Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.