North River is a
hamlet
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in the
Town of Johnsburg, in Upstate
New York
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, United States, within the
Adirondack Mountains
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.
It is located on the upper
Hudson River
The Hudson River, historically the North River, is a river that flows from north to south largely through eastern New York (state), New York state. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains at Henderson Lake (New York), Henderson Lake in the ...
, five miles north of the hamlet of
North Creek in
Warren County, on the northern border with
Hamilton County.
Historically, North River was one of the centers of the New York State
garnet
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Garnet minerals, while sharing similar physical and crystallographic properties, exhibit a wide range of chemical compositions, de ...
industry. The last remaining garnet mine in New York is located in North River. The hardest garnets in the world come from the Adirondacks and are still in demand, especially for industrial use. There is also a former garnet mine, the Hooper Mine, that is a tourist site.
A local attraction is
Gore Mountain, one of the tallest in New York and a skiing center.
References
Hamlets in New York (state)
Hamlets in Warren County, New York
New York (state) populated places on the Hudson River
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