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Scene Below the Croton Dam — Harper's Magazine (1860)

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Scene Below the Croton Dam — Harper's Magazine (1860)
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Scene Below the Croton Dam — Harper's Magazine (1860)

Engraving from T. Addison Richards' article 'The Croton Aqueduct' in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, December 1860. Shows the dramatic scenery below the Old Croton Dam with water cascading over the spillway. Part of an 8-engraving series documenting the entire aqueduct from source to city.

Date: December 1860 Type: engraving Subjects: dam, waterfall, mountains, trees, building, people Source: Harper's New Monthly Magazine / Wikimedia Commons License: Public domain

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