Mohawk River
Speech parts
1. Mohawk River - Noun
2. Mohawk River - Proper noun
Meaning
a river of central New York that flows southeastward to the Hudson River
Source: WordNetExamples
Waterford began its existence as the gateway to the Erie Canal system, the first stretch of which was built to bypass several waterfalls on the Mohawk River.
FJ&G ridership continued to decline, and in 1938 New York state condemned the line's bridge over the Mohawk River at Schenectady.
General Schuyler, heading the forces stationed at Ticonderoga, requested 10,000 troops to guard Ticonderoga and 2,000 to guard the Mohawk River valley against British invasion from the north.
Meanwhile, an army led by General Barry St. Leger marched east along the Mohawk River towards the same location., taking Fort Ticonderoga along the way.
Many traveled west along the Mohawk River, settling in the western part of the state, where they developed more agriculture on former Iroquois lands.
The clan moved across what is now called the Mohawk River after Ossernenon was ravaged in 1666 by a Canadian regiment sent to subdue the Iroquois.