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Croton-on-Hudson, NY · Tuesday, October 20, 2026· Oct 20, 2026 Independent, AI-assisted local reporting from public records Source-linked·Corrections welcomed

History of the Old Croton Aqueduct

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The Aqueduct was built in response to the fires and epidemics that repeatedly devastated New York City, owing in part to its inadequate water supply and contaminated wells. Major David B. Douglass, the project’s first chief engineer, planned the

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