History of the Old Croton Aqueduct

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carried out largely by Irish immigrant labor. For most of its length, the Aqueduct is a horseshoe-shaped brick tunnel 8.5 feet high by 7.5 feet wide, set on a stone foundation and protected with an earthen cover and stone facing at embankment walls.

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