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tance up the river, and adds much to the imposing effect of the fall. The fall at Luzerne is 
the greatest upon the Hudson; a remarkable fact, inasmuch as the river rises in the most 
mountainous region of the State, azid descends between three and four thousand feet in one 
hundred and fifty miles : it then meets the tide, and admits of navigation to the ocean. 
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Glen’s Falls. 
Glen’s falls, though not so high and imposing as those at Luzerne or Corinth, are better 
known, and more frequented by travellers, and those who are seeking recreation at the north 
during the hot season. The total descent of the river at this place is about fifty feet; but 
instead of falling in one unbroken sheet, it plunges into several deep gorges, which have been 
worn in the limestone by the river, or were occasioned by fractures which the strata suffered 
at the time the uplift took place. Just below the principal fall, a natural pier of solid black 
limestone has been spared by the flood, which serves as a building site, and to support the 
bridge, from which an excellent view of the falls may be obtained. The gorge below affords 
