THE 1909 HUDSON-FULTON CELEBRATION & CROTON CELEBRATED TOO

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The Hudson-Fulton Celebration was held from September 25 to October 9, 1909 in New York and New Jersey--it was an elaborate commemoration of the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson's discovery of the Hudson River and the 100th anniversary of Robert Fulton first successful commercial application of the paddle steamer. The event was celebrated with great fanfare, parades and more in New York City and a number of Hudson valley towns and villages as well. Croton was one of them. Click on these amazing photographs below from the archives of THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY--and this is just a small sample! Become a member today: https://www.crotonhistoricalsociety.org/

You may also have an interest in a two part story on Robert Fulton written by Croton's own Robert Scott; click on the links http://notorc.blogspot.com/2012/03/short-tragic-life-of-robert-fulton-1.html and http://notorc.blogspot.com/2012/03/short-tragic-life-of-robert-fulton-2.html

You may also have an interest in this 1909 postcard from Croton History & Mysteries http://crotonhistory.org/2012/03/27/croton-water-parade-float-1909/  

For more about the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson-Fulton_Celebration