45-630: North River may refer to: Canada [ edit ] North River, Newfoundland and Labrador , a town in Newfoundland North River, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador , a village in Labrador North River, Nova Scotia , a community in Colchester County North River (Belmont Lake) , Ontario North River (Ontario) , other rivers with
90-460: A foremast with a square sail and a mizzen mast with fore-and-aft sail (spanker), with the steam engine placed amidships , directly behind the paddle wheel's drive gear machinery. "My first steamboat on the Hudson's River was 150 feet long, 13 feet wide, drawing 2 ft. of water, bow and stern 60 degrees: she displaced 36.40 [sic] cubic feet, equal 100 tons of water; her bow presented 26 ft. to
135-498: A Roman Catholic school. By 1857, the combined population of Hall's Town and North River was 335, with Roman Catholic families clustered at North River. Protestants (most notably the Hall family) settled further inland. While early settlers chose the area for agricultural purposes, a group of later settlers moved into the area as waterfront property at Clarke's Beach became limited. By the 1860s, residents were combining farming with
180-513: A change of 1.6% from its 2016 population of 570 . With a land area of 4.2 km (1.6 sq mi), it had a population density of 137.9/km (357.0/sq mi) in 2021. North River Steamboat The North River Steamboat or North River , colloquially known as the Clermont , is widely regarded as the world's first vessel to demonstrate the viability of using steam propulsion for commercial water transportation. Built in 1807,
225-622: A competing service. The Livingston Fulton monopoly was dissolved in 1824 following the landmark Gibbons v. Ogden Supreme Court case, opening New York waters to all competitive steam navigation companies. In 1819 there were only nine steamboats in operation on the Hudson River; by 1840, customers could choose from more than 100 in service. The misnomer Clermont first appeared in Cadwallader D. Colden 's biography of Fulton, published in 1817, two years after Fulton's death. Since Colden
270-478: A complement of guests aboard. They arrived in Albany two days later, after 32 hours of travel time and a 20-hour stop at Livingston's estate, Clermont Manor . The return trip was completed in 30 hours with only a one-hour stop at Clermont; the average speed of the steamer was 5 mph (8 km/h). Fulton wrote to a friend, Joel Barlow: I had a light breeze against me the whole way, both going and coming, and
315-578: A fishing and agricultural community. It is probable that Northern Gut and the valley of the North River as far inland as The Pond That Feeds the Brook were early sites of winter houses or summer gardens for fishing communities on the Port de Grave peninsula. Many of the year-round settlers in the North River valley were fishermen of Irish descent who had been employed by English merchants and planters on
360-502: A new type of employment starting in the early 1900s, and in the 1940s many also worked on the construction of the United States base at Argentia . At this time, Bern English opened the first shop in North River. Family farming for household needs remained an important tradition in the area well into the twentieth century. In 1986, Clarke's Beach merchant Garfield Ralph remembered locals growing “thousands of barrels of potatoes
405-485: A road was built from Northern Gut to Collier's Bay (today's Colliers ). This road joined up with the road from Collier's Bay to Holyrood, providing the first land transportation link into Conception Bay North. The local Road Commissioners at the time were Thomas Ridley, Thomas Chancey, John Elson, and John Stark. In the same year, tenders were called for the building of a road northward, stretching from Northern Gut to Riverhead, Harbour Grace. The bridge over North River
450-516: A second, very similar steamboat, Car of Neptune , followed in 1811 by Paragon . An advertisement for the passenger service in 1812 lists the three boats' schedules, using the name North River for the firm's first vessel. The North River was retired in 1814, and its ultimate fate remains unknown. By the time Fulton died in 1815, he had built a total of seventeen steamboats, and a half-dozen more were constructed by other ship builders using his plans. Livingston died in 1813 and passed his shares of
495-484: A year. When I was a boy everybody in Clarke's Beach, North River and South River grew from 10 to 150 barrels of potatoes." Early family names of North River still common in 1992 included Bradbury, Fillier, Hall, Hanlon, Morgan, Morrissey, Newell, Power, and Snow. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , North River had a population of 579 living in 261 of its 318 total private dwellings,
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#1732766057815540-561: Is a town on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . It was incorporated as a municipality in 1964. The Town of North River is located northwest of Clarke's Beach , Conception Bay , Newfoundland. The settlement extends along the northwest bank of the river of the same name, and includes Halls Town, located south of what was formerly Fillier's Bridge, further inland along
585-689: The North River Steamboat operated on the Hudson River – at that time often known as the North River – between New York City and Albany, New York . It was built by the wealthy investor and politician Robert Livingston and inventor and entrepreneur Robert Fulton (1765–1815). Livingston had obtained from the New York legislature the exclusive right to steam navigation on the Hudson River. In 1803, while Livingston
630-565: The 1923 homonymous silent film, starring Marion Davies , came Little Old New York (1940), the sound version of the historical film drama from 20th Century Fox , based on Robert Fulton 's venture to build the North River Steamboat (aka Clermont in the film). Both a 12-foot shooting miniature and a full size mock-up of the steamboat were built for the Fox production; both were based on the original full sized 1909 Clermont reproduction that had been broken up several years before. The film, based on
675-528: The Island of Newfoundland for 1833 noted that there were 36 dwelling houses in Northern Gut at that point, with 101 men, 103 women, 27 servants, and 4 fishing boats. Grave markers in the North River cemetery date back to 1870, but many of the original Irish settlers were buried in the older cemeteries of Bareneed and Port de Grave. Access to North River was originally always by water, but in 1836
720-771: The Labrador fishery out of Port de Grave and Bay Roberts. Some of the nineteenth century pioneer families moved away to Philadelphia and Boston, but quite a number stayed on. In 1870–1871, the following family names were in North River: Atkins; Brine; Butler; Cooney; Cullen; Cummins; English; Farrell; Hanlin; Hurley; Kavanagh; Lawless; Long; Moore; Morgan; Morrisy; Neville; O’Brien; Power; Ring; Shea; Sinclair; Skean; Swords; and Walsh. They were all listed as fishermen, planters, and farmers. The Labrador fishery, farming, and woods work provided most work for late nineteenth-century residents. The Bell Island mines offered
765-585: The Peninsula. Local oral tradition holds that the early Roman Catholic settlers had been driven out of the Peninsula, but it is more likely that by the mid 1800s, the families of the original Irish fishing servants had saved enough money to facilitate a move to the riverside farmlands, where they already cultivated gardens. The census records published in the Journal of the Legislative Council of
810-624: The South River Massachusetts: North River (Deerfield River) , in western Massachusetts North River (Massachusetts Bay) , in eastern Massachusetts North River (Michigan) North River (Minnesota) Missouri North River (Missouri) , a waterway emptying into the Mississippi River North River, Missouri , an unincorporated community North River (New Hampshire) New York: North River (Hudson River) ,
855-570: The Staten Island Shipbuilding Company at the Mariners' harbor yards . The replica's design and final appearance was decided by an appointed commission who carefully researched Fulton's steamer from what evidence and word-of-mouth had survived to the early 20th century. Their replica was launched at Mariner's Island, S.I. with great fanfare on July 10, 1909, at Staten Island, New York . Her US Official Number (O.N.)
900-460: The boat up the shallow bed of the brook for a few yards into deeper water and then rowed up the lake. I then struck off with two men and the theodolite and barometer to the top of a hill on the north side called “Sunday's hill” whose height I found to be about 500 feet. Improved roads and an influx of settlers meant that by 1840 there was enough settlement in the Valley to justify the establishment of
945-466: The deck) were sided 6 inches and molded at heel, and both sided and molded 4 inches at the head. She had no guards when first built and was steered by a tiller. Her draft of water was 28 inches. The boat had three cabins with 54 berths, a kitchen, larder, pantry, bar, and steward's room. The steamer's inaugural run was helmed by Captain Andrew Brink, and left New York on August 17, 1807, with
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#1732766057815990-404: The first commercially successful paddle-driven steamship, built in 1807 See also [ edit ] North (disambiguation) North Branch (disambiguation) North Fork River (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with North River [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
1035-842: The historical name for the lower Hudson River between New York and New Jersey North River, New York , a hamlet on the upper Hudson River North River (North Carolina) , a tidal river off of Albemarle Sound North River, North Dakota , a city in Cass County North River (Tennessee) , tributary of the Tellico River Virginia: North River (Slate River) , in central Virginia North River (South Fork Shenandoah River) , in northern Virginia North River (Mobjack Bay) , in tidewater Virginia North River (Washington) North River (Cacapon River tributary) , West Virginia Other uses [ edit ] North River Steamboat ,
1080-1023: The name in Ontario North River, Prince Edward Island , a community in the town of Cornwall North River (Gabriel River tributary) , Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec Rivière du Nord (disambiguation) China [ edit ] North River (China) , also known as the Bei River, one of the major tributaries of the Pearl River in Guangdong Province, China Dominica [ edit ] North River (Dominica) Netherlands [ edit ] Noord (river) New Zealand [ edit ] North River (New Zealand) United States [ edit ] North River (Alabama) Georgia: North River (Darien River) North River (St. Marys River) North River (Iowa) North River (Maryland) , tributary of
1125-534: The river valley. In the early 1600s, colonist John Guy of the Cupids plantation referred to people living in the Clarke's Beach area, which could have included North River or South River. Permanent settlement, however, most likely started in the mid 1800s. Historically, what is now called North River was known as Northern Gut, while the name North Valley also appears on some maps. North River has traditionally been
1170-493: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=North_River&oldid=1246110492 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages North River, Newfoundland and Labrador North River
1215-442: The scene: It was in the early autumn of the year 1807 that a knot of villagers was gathered on a high bluff just opposite Poughkeepsie, on the west bank of the Hudson, attracted by the appearance of a strange, dark-looking craft, which was slowly making its way up the river. Some imagined it to be a sea-monster, while others did not hesitate to express their belief that it was a sign of the approaching judgment. What seemed strange in
1260-439: The ship was called North River Steamboat or just Steamboat (there being no other in operation at the time). The steamer's original 1807 federal government enrollment (registration) was lost, but because the vessel was rebuilt during the winter of 1807-1808, she had to be enrolled again. The second document lists the owners as Livingston and Fulton, and the ship's name as North River Steamboat of Clermont . The rebuilding of
1305-486: The ship was substantial: she was widened by six feet to increase navigation stability, and her simple stern tiller steering was moved forward and changed to a ship's wheel, steering ropes, and rudder system. A poop deck and other topside additions were made or rebuilt entirely. Her exposed mid-ships engine compartment had an overhead weather deck/roof added to increase the topside deck area. Anticipating future passenger requirements, her twin paddle wheels were enclosed above
1350-475: The steamboat as a money-making attraction and placed her in a tidal lagoon on the inner side of their landing at Kingston Point, New York . For many years Day Line kept Clermont in presentable condition, but as their business and profits slowed during the Great Depression , they voted to stop maintaining her; Clermont was eventually broken up for scrap in 1936, 27 years after her launching. After
1395-419: The steamboat company on to his sons-in-law. With Fulton’s death two years later, the original power behind the partnership dissolved. This left the company with its monopoly in New York waters prey to other ambitious American businessmen. Livingston's heirs later granted an exclusive license to Aaron Ogden to run a ferry between New York and New Jersey, while Thomas Gibbons and Cornelius Vanderbilt established
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1440-551: The tide in the bay. Her paddle wheels turned at 20 revolutions per minute. Clairmont continued being made ready for her place in the opening day's parade on September 25. She was to be seen in the parade with a replica of the Henry Hudson's ship Half Moon , brought from Rotterdam to New York that July by the Holland America Line vessel SS Soestdyk . In 1910, following the large celebration, Clermont
1485-455: The vessel was the substitution of lofty and straight black smoke-pipes, rising from the deck, instead of the gracefully tapered masts that commonly stood on the vessels navigating the stream, and, in place of the spars and rigging, the curious play of the working-beam and pistons, and the slow turning and splashing of the huge and naked paddle-wheels, met the astonished gaze. The dense clouds of smoke, as they rose wave upon wave, added still more to
1530-448: The voyage has been performed wholly by the power of the steam engine. I overtook many sloops and schooners, beating to the windward, and parted with them as if they had been at anchor. The power of propelling boats by steam is now fully proved. The morning I left New York, there were not perhaps thirty persons in the city who believed that the boat would ever move one mile an hour, or be of the least utility, and while we were putting off from
1575-570: The water, plus and minus the resistance of 1 ft. running 4 miles an hour." Fulton's published specifications after Steamboat ' s widening and general rebuild: The paddle wheels were 4 feet (1.2 m) wide and 15 feet (4.6 m) in diameter. In the Nautical Gazette the editor, Mr. Samuel Ward Stanton, gives the following additional details: The bottom of the boat was formed of yellow pine plank 1.5 in. thick, tongued and grooved, and set together with white lead. This bottom or platform
1620-448: The waterline to quiet their loud splashing noise, reducing heavy river mist, while also preventing floating debris from being kicked up into the vessel's mid-hull area. Later, the ship's long name was shortened to North River . In its first year the new steamer differentiated itself from all of its predecessors by turning a tidy profit. The quick commercial success of North River Steamboat led Livingston and Fulton to commission in 1809
1665-418: The wharf, which was crowded with spectators, I heard a number of sarcastic remarks. This is the way in which ignorant men compliment what they call philosophers and projectors. Having employed much time, money and zeal in accomplishing this work, it gives me, as it will you, great pleasure to see it fully answer my expectations. The 1870 book Great Fortunes quotes a former resident of Poughkeepsie who described
1710-409: The wonderment of the rustics. Scheduled passenger service began on September 4, 1807. Steamboat left New York on Saturdays at 6:00 pm, and returned from Albany on Wednesdays at 8:00 am, taking about 36 hours for each journey. Stops were made at West Point , Newburgh , Poughkeepsie , Esopus , and Hudson ; other stops were sometimes made, such as Red Hook and Catskill . In the company's publicity
1755-625: Was 206719. The water used to christen her came from the same well Fulton drank from, at Livingston Place, Clermont, New York . Her ship's bell, from the original Clermont , was borrowed from the Hudson River Day Line's riverboat Robert Fulton (1909). She started sea trials along the Staten Island and Jersey shores on September 3, 1909, and proved to be faster than the Fulton's original, making about 6 miles an hour against
1800-658: Was Minister to France, Fulton's company built a small steamboat and tested it on the Seine . With this success, Livingston then contracted with Fulton to take advantage of his Hudson River monopoly and build a larger version for commercial service. Their larger steamer was built at the Charles Browne shipyard in New York and was fitted with Fulton's innovative steam engine design, manufactured for Livingston and Fulton by Boulton and Watt in Birmingham, England. Before she
1845-432: Was a friend of both Fulton and Livingston, his book was considered an authoritative source, and his errors were perpetuated in later accounts up to the present day. The vessel is now nearly always referred to as Clermont , but no contemporary account called her by that name. A full-sized, 150 foot long by 16 foot wide steam-powered replica, named Clermont, was built for the 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration in New York, by
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1890-399: Was completed around the same time, at a cost of £100. In 1839, Joseph Jukes , an English geologist and surveyor for Newfoundland, made a visit to Northern Gut while exploring local slate deposits. For June 21, 1839, Jukes wrote the following in his diary: Here a brook empties itself into the sea having run for about three miles through a narrow pond or “cosh” as my men called it. We hauled
1935-399: Was laid in a transverse platform and molded out with batten and nails. The shape of the bottom being thus formed, the floors of oak and spruce were placed across the bottom; the spruce floors being 4×8 inches and 2 feet apart. The oak floors were reserved for the ends, and were both sided and molded 8 inches. Her top timbers (which were of spruce and extended from a log that formed the bridge to
1980-416: Was later widened, the vessel's original dimensions were 150 feet (46 m) long × 12 feet (3.7 m) wide × 7 feet (2.1 m) deep; she drew a little more than 2 feet (60 cm) of water when launched. The steamer was equipped with two paddle wheels, one each to a side; each paddle wheel assembly was equipped with two sets of eight spokes. She also carried two masts with spars, rigging, and sails, likely
2025-498: Was sold by her owners, the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission, to defray their losses; she was purchased by the Hudson River Day Line and served the company as a moored river transportation museum at their two locations in New York harbor. In 1911 Clermont was moved to Poughkeepsie, New York and served Day Line as a New York state historic ship attraction. The company eventually lost interest in
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