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Hudson

Hudson, New York
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About Hudson

Hudson is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, New York, United States. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,894. On the east side of the Hudson River, 120 miles (190ย km) from the Atlantic Ocean, it was named after the river's explorer, Henry Hudson.

On the show โ€” 4 mentions total

He's part of a kayaking club which kayaks on the Hudson, which is the river that Hamilton and Burr had to cross in order to get to their dueling spots. They actually do kayak very near to the spot where the duel happened.

from 376: No Such Thing As Hamil-Son The Musical, 2021-06-04 at 00:30:49 ยท read transcript

Other times Hudson came up

  1. I think what happens is often, if you're trying to land your plane, you want to land it rather than eject, because then you can save the plane. You can land planes on water, as we've seen, solely landed there. Absolutely. On the Hudson. Maybe you try and do it. then you don't get it quite right and you start sinking. Okay. Also, it's dangerous to eject when you're too close to the ground anyway.

    No Such Thing As An Itching Powder Guild, 2023-02-10 ยท listen

  2. Yes. Once it hits water. I think what happens is often if you're trying to land your plane, you want to land it rather than eject because then you can save the plane. You can land planes on water as we've seen, slowly landed there on the Hudson. Maybe you try and do it, but then you don't get it quite right and you start sinking. Okay. Also, it's dangerous to eject when you're too close to the ground anyway.

    465: No Such Thing As An Itching Powder Guild, 2023-02-10 ยท listen

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Coordinates: 42.2500, -73.7897

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