In which city do maritime pilots operating along the Hudson River and Long Island Sound, one of the wealthiest being Joseph Henderson, function?
Sandy Hook Pilots The Sandy Hook Pilots are licensed maritime pilots for the entire Port of New York and New Jersey, the Hudson River, and Long Island Sound who go aboard oceangoing vessels, passenger liners, freighters, and tankers,to guide them in and out of the harbor. The peninsulas of Sandy Hook and Rockaway in Lower New York Bay define the southern entrance to the port at the Atlantic Ocean.
Robert Bowne Minturn Robert Bowne Minturn (born New York, 16 November 1805; died New York, 9 January 1866) was one of the most prominent American merchants and shippers of the mid-19th century. Today, he is probably best known as being one of the owners of the famous clipper ship, "Flying Cloud".