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Hudson River Day Line
Commercial steamboat line on the Hudson River (1863-1962)
The Hudson River Day Line was a commercial steamboat line on the Hudson River active from 1863 through 1962; with a brief period of inactivity in the late 1940s. While the company was not officially incorporated until 1879, the company had already been in operation since 1863 when it was founded by Alfred Van Santvoord and John McB.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Hudson River Day Line was a commercial steamboat line on the Hudson River active from 1863 through 1962; with a brief period of inactivity in the late 1940s. While the company was not officially incorporated until 1879, the company had already been in operation since 1863 when it was founded by Alfred Van Santvoord and John McB. Davidson.2
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- WikipediaHudson River Day Line
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ120703847
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- 2WikipediaHudson River Day Line on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsHudson River Day Line photo by Scan by NYPL, Public domain