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Croton Aqueduct Tower near Ossining

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Croton Aqueduct Tower near Ossining

The image shows a tower plate of the Croton Aqueduct route near Ossining, then known as Sing Sing. The aqueduct's route follows the landscape contours to maintain a gentle gravity-fed downward grade. A tower structure is prominently featured.

Date: 1843 Location: Ossining, NY Type: engraving Subjects: Croton Aqueduct, tower, landscape Source: NYPL / F.B. Tower, Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct License: Public domain