Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Landing “The Water Gate” Where The Foreign Admirals Were Welcomed, New York City, 1909

Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Landing "The Water Gate" at 110th Street: The reconstruction of Robert Fulton’s “Clermont” steamboat docked on the left side and the replica of Henry Hudson's ship, the "Half Moon," docked on the right. The “Half Moon” featured in the Hudson-Fulton Celebration was a vessel built in Amsterdam and presented to the United States in 1909 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Hudson's discovery of the Hudson River; this replica was specifically constructed for the celebration and was a key part of the event's maritime displays.

Water gate was erected on the Hudson River in front Riverside Park, opposite 110th street under the direction of the Naval Parade Committee. This Water Gate designed by Mr. Henry F. Hornbostel and Mr. J. Otis Post, was approached from the landward side by a footbridge of 60-feet span crossing over the tracks of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad and leading from the elevated ground of Riverside Park to the head of the broad staircase leading down to the platform near the water level. The staircase was flanked by two pylons, 90 feet high, consisting of clustered columns of the Doric order, each pylon being surmounted by the globe.