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The Mystery Of The Lost High Bridge Watch
Bridge, the one that carried the Croton Aqueduct over the Harlem River. Opened in June, 1842, our High Bridge lasted just 37 years—collapsing into the river from neglect in October, 1879. 1 Why was the watch a prized “family relic”? And why was the