New Croton Dam Spillway

New Croton Dam Spillway

This historical piece showcases a photograph of the nearly completed New Croton Dam's spillway, captured during construction before water typically flowed over it. The image comes from the George P. Hall & Son Photograph Collection at the New-York Historical Society.

The article highlights the immense scale of the structure, noting that it was "made entirely of hand-hewn stone which was cut, moved and placed without the aid of modern construction equipment." The photogr

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