Word: egress
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...effect of geological conditions can be seen, than the case of New York. A commercial centre is always at the junction of two or more lines of transportation. New York has not only the Hudson with its tributaries, and the railroads which follow the rivers, but also a good egress to the sea. In former geological ages the Hudson was merely a river valley. Now, however, by the tipping of the land through which it flowed, the Hudson has become the deep sea way, which has made New York the greatest commercial centre in the United States...