Receiving Reservoir, Yorkville — F.B. Tower (1843)

Tower's plate showing the Croton Receiving Reservoir at Yorkville in upper Manhattan. This was the terminus of the 41-mile aqueduct — Croton water flowed here by gravity before being distributed to the city. The reservoir site later became part of Central Park's Great Lawn.

Date: 1843 Location: Yorkville, Manhattan (now Central Park) Type: illustration Subjects: harbor, ships, buildings, waterfront Source: NYPL, Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct (F.B. Tower) License: Public domain