Riparius is a
hamlet
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in the
Upper Hudson River Valley of
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* Warren County, Georgia
* Warren County, Illinois
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,
New York, United States.
Riparius was formerly known as Riverside until the state changed the name to prevent confusion with several other places of the same name. "Riparius" is a
Latin
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equivalent for "Riverside". Riparius is located within the
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
s of
Johnsburg and
Chester.
Riparius is currently the terminus of the
Upper Hudson River Railroad
The Upper Hudson River Railroad was a heritage railroad that operated from 1999 to 2010 in the upper Hudson River in New York State's Adirondack Mountains.
Primary motive power consisted of Southwind Rail Travel Limited ex- Delaware & Hudson loc ...
, a tourist train which departs from
North Creek during summer months. The "
Riverside Station" is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
See also
*
Riparius Bridge
The Riparius Bridge is a two lane truss bridge that carries New York State Route 8 across the Hudson River connecting Johnsburg, New York with Chestertown, New York
Chestertown is a hamlet of the Town of Chester, in Warren County, New York, U ...
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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