North River Steamboat, the first commercially successful paddle-driven steamship, built in 1807
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The Dutch named the three main rivers of the province the Zuyd Rivier or South River, the Noort Rivier or North River, and the Versche Rivier or Fresh River, and intended to use them to gain access to the interior, to the Native Americans and to the lucrative fur trade.
Because of the recent troubles with English whalers around Spitsbergen the plan came up to catch whales in the Atlantic, near the North river.
Early authorities claim the ship was built in 1773 by James Briggs at Hobart’s Landing on North River, in Norwell, Massachusetts and named Columbia.
George Washington Carver lived in a small cabin on the North River in Hanover for several months while he worked on his autobiography.
North River Mills is located between Capon Bridge and Slanesville on Cold Stream Road (County Routes 15 and 45/20) at its intersection with North River Road (County Route 4/2).
North River Mountain extends from Staack's Gap at Rio to the Hiett Run gap at North River Mills.