How long has it been since the Hudson froze solid? Experts weigh in

Ice on the Hudson River is nothing new. It dates back to the Revolutionary War, when the frozen river helped Washington and his troops move cannons.
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The History of America Flows Through the Hudson River, and the Country’s Aquatic Superhighway Is on the Rebound

A Currier & Ives print, published in the mid- to late 19th century, depicts Crow’s Nest, a mountain along the Hudson’s west bank. Library of Congress For millennia before steamships busied the river’s ...