Marsh Graphic (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Marsh Graphic

Caption

The arrival of the railroad and associated structures in 1850 along the banks of New York's Hudson River Tidal Estuary in several areas created the conditions for marshes to form.

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courtesy of the Dams and Sediment in the Hudson project

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