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(Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related Tagged Croton Water Celebration Ephemera Published February 3, 2012 March 30, 2013
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Detail of the Hudson Highlands from a 1775 map, showing Croton Point when it was called “Enock Pt.” From A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of New England, containing the provinces of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire, with the Colonies of Conecticut
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and Rhode Island, Divided into Counties and Townships The whole composed from Actual Survey and its Situation adjusted by Astronomical Observations by Thomas Jeffreys. Augsburg, Germany: Tobias Conrad Lotter, 1775. Share this: Print (Opens in new
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A sketch of the operations of His Majesty’s fleet and army under the command of Vice Admiral the Rt. Hble. Lord Viscount Howe and Genl. Sr. Wm. Howe, K.B., in 1776 . Detail from a British military map depicting the Battle of White Plains in 1776. The
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detail shows Sarah’s Point, one of the many early names for Croton Point—named for Sarah Teller. The map is interesting for its size and detail, but it is greatly distorted. The area to the southeast of Sarah’s Point (due east of modern day Ossining)
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is meant to be White Plains. The bridge crossing the lower Croton River appears to be where Quaker Bridge is today, but there was no bridge over the lower Croton in 1776. The bridge is actually Pine’s Bridge, which was several miles east of where it
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is depicted. A similar map with the same distortion is below. Note that it refers to Croton Point as Enoch Point and moves “Terrytown” up to Ossining. Sources: Library of Congress , New York Public Library Share this: Print (Opens in new window)
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There are many contemporary images of the old Croton Dam—engravings, lithographs and photographs—but this may be one of the few color depictions of the dam. This detail is taken from a chromolithograph advertising broadside (circa 1863-68) for the
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Croton Fire Insurance Co. in New York City. These rare images are courtesy of George Glazer Gallery , which is offering this item for sale. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on
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Published February 28, 2012 February 17, 2013
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A street map of Harmon by G.W. Bromley & Co., from Atlas of Westchester County, N.Y. Pocket, desk and automobile edition. Volume II. Yonkers, Greenburg, Mt. Pleasant, Ossining, Cortlandt, New Castle, North Castle, Yorktown, Somers, Bedford,
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Poundridge, Lewisboro, and North Salem. 1914. The entire book can be viewed at David Rumsey . Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on
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High Bridge was built in 1842, with timbers from the Adirondacks, floated down the Hudson to the site. Spanning the Croton River between Van Cortlandt Manor and Quaker Bridge, High Bridge was 100 feet long, perched 60 feet above river. It was used
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until 1879, when it fell into the river. The photo above is from a rare stereoview, looking west from the Ossining side of the river. The building on the left was part of the mill complex, originally started by the Underhills, though this structure
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was most likely built long after the Underhill lease had ended. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X
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“New York from Latting Observatory” by William Wellstood, 1855. This spectacular view of lower Manhattan in 1855 shows the Croton Reservoir and Crystal Palace on what is now the site of the New York Public Library and Bryant Park. Across the street
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from the reservoir was Croton Cottage, a tavern that served ice cream and refreshments while providing billiards and a few hotel rooms. It was a popular spot with people who came to walk around the top of the Croton Reservoir. The building was burned
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down during the draft riots in 1863. The Latting Observatory was a wooden tower, built as part of the 1853 Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, adjoining the New York Crystal Palace. It was located on the north side of 42nd Street between Fifth
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and Sixth Avenues across the street from the site of present-day Bryant Park. The tallest building in the United States during its brief existence, and described afterwards as “New York’s first skyscraper”, the building’s base featured shops, while
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steam elevators allowed visitors to access the three landings, where telescopes allowed tourists to peer over their surroundings. The Wellstood print is for sale at Graham Arader Galleries . Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link
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The Croton Reservoir was opened in 1842 as the distribution reservoir for the Croton water system. The reservoir covered four acres and could hold 20,000,000 gallons of water. It was constructed in an Egyptian style which, in common with other civic