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Henry Hudson - 1609-1611
Henry Hudson
Accomplishments:
Hudson's first search for the Northwest Passage in 1609 yielded the discovery of the mouth of the Hudson River
in 1610 a group of London merchants, later to be known as "The Adventurers", sent Hudson out on the Discovery to search for a route to the Orient
Hudson entered Hudson Strait and explored its southern shores
upon reaching the western end of the strait, he passed between the islands and the mainland, naming the ...
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