…Significance(s) Interpretation Sign OLD CROTON DAM WASTE WEIR 1838-1841 (Submerged) Plate 13-, Old Croton Aqueduct Accessed by a bridge, the overflow weir was protected by a small stone building. Inside, two sets of gates were capable of drawing…

…he en- closed the town with new walls, built baths, and probably the Aqueduct of the bridge of Gard ("pont du Gard") for bring- ing water to them. This Aqueduct is nearly thirty miles in length, forming, in its course…

…Numerous articles about the Aqueduct, which appeared in magazines ranging from Harper's Weekly to Scientific American after 1850, are embellished with not only the types of scenes described above but also — beginning with the enlargement of High Bridge in…

…The Pont du Gard was a component of the Nîmes Aqueduct, a large gravity- fed water system built between 40–60 A.D to supply fresh water to the ancient city of Nîmes. The design of the High Bridge component…

…75 feet high. Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Current Designation(s) Current Designation(s) SING SING BRIDGE c 1840 Plate 22-2, Old Croton Aqueduct Spanning 20 feet the Sing Sing Bridge arches over a…

…Ventilator along the Old Croton Aqueduct’s path Water Towers The Old Croton Aqueduct’s first water tower, built on the Manhattan end of the High Bridge in 1845, was constructed to address issues of water availability in northern Manhattan…

…The bridge supporting this Aqueduct is remarkable for the slen- der form of the piers and their great height; being only ten and a half feet thick and two hundred and fifty feet high to the base of the arches…

…These bridges and the adjacent work form a very interesting point on the line of Aqueduct. Plate XII. is a view of the Aqueduct at this place : at the left of the picture may be seen the bridge over the…

…Aqueduct Bridge for Road-way, ----- 103 Croton Aqueduct at Mill-River, ... - 104 Croton Aqueduct at Jewell's Brook, - - - 105 Croton Aqueduct at Hastings, ... - - 106 Croton Aqueduct at Yonkers, ----- 108 Croton Aqueduct at Harlem River, - - - - - 110 View of the Jet at…

…In the case of the New Croton Aqueduct, the gatehouse served as the terminus of the conduit and the beginning of the pipe line. An addition to the High Service Works at High Bridge, this somber stone and brick Romanesque…

…Jervis appointed Chief Engineer of Croton Aqueduct project Photography invented Old Croton Aqueduct completed (includes structures such as Old Ossining Weir, Archville Bridge, Murray Hill Reservoir, Yonkers Weir, West Burnside Avenue Bridge, Sing Sing Kill Bridge, Ventilators, Clendening Valley Crossing…

…From remains of this Aqueduct which are now found at various points along its course, it appears to have required many expensive struc- tures for crossing valleys ; in one instance the Aqueduct bridge was 3,600 feet long, and the…

…Jeffrey Cooley Elevation of A High Bridge for Crossing Hariaem [sic] River, c. 1839-40 watercolor and Ink on paper Courtesy Jervis Public Library, Rome, NY. Photo: G.R. Farley The Old Croton aqueduct Rural Resources Meet Urban Needs The…

…adaptation to the High Bridge, the complete removal of the receiving reservoir in Bryant Park, the paving of walkways atop the aqueduct berm, and current plans to add eight-foot-high fencing to the High Bridge. Standard treatment guidelines have…

…These waters are all joined in one Aqueduct, crossing the river Faenza, upon a bridge of three arches, built in 1753. Again, in the valley of Durazzano, there is another bridge of three arches, upon which the Aqueduct crosses

…J, Carmlchael, who lived nearby and worked on the Aqueduct project in that town. A painting of the Sing Sing Aqueduct Bridge by a T. J. Carmtehael (kxsatton unknown, unless It may be this one) was exhibited at the National…

…For instance, the Underhill family had oper- ated a farm and successful grist mill on the Croton near Quaker Bridge for half a century, until the dam collapse. At high tide, mer- chant schooners and sloops had transported wheat up…

…Old/ New Croton Aqueduct Sign Current Designation(s) MANHATTAN VALLEY SIPHON c 1840 Plate 30-4, Old Croton Aqueduct Residing 105 feet below the Old Croton Aqueduct’s grade, Manhattan Valley, two miles south of High Bridge, was traversed by…

…The conduit associated with the Old Croton Aqueduct is carried across the river inside of the High Bridge, while the conduit associated with the New Croton Aqueduct is buried deep beneath the river, its presence completely imperceptible. In certain locations…

various partners and constituents, the High Bridge is slated to be restored and reopened for public use by 2013. website: http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_ your_park/highbridge/html/hb_coalition_programs.html an exposed section of the aqueduct tunnel…

…Old Croton Aqueduct, National Register of Historic Places (1974) 4. Old Croton Aqueduct running from Croton to New York City, National Historic Landmark in (1992) 5. The High Bridge Aqueduct and Water Tower, National Register of Historic Places (1972) 6…

…Tower, Croton Aqueduct at Haarlem River (High Bridge), C.1842, ink witli watercolor wash on paper Courtesy Mrs. Helen Tower Wilson. Photo: T. Harnik Canal. Within 2 years fie succeeded Wright as chief engineer. Upon completion of the Delaware and…

…the masonry of the 23 Aqueduct : upon the bottom of this trench was laid a mass of masonry 1 foot thick, upon which two walls were built, each li foot thick and 5i feet high, these walls standing 2 feet…

…The High Bridge was not completed until 1848. Notes 1. Charles King, A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct (New York, 1843), p.220. 2. See selected bibliography on tlie construction of the Croton Aqueduct…

…County Clerk Section of the Aqueduct with Iron Lining, c. 1837-39 Ink and watercolor on paper; 14^4 x 17 V2 inches Jervis Public Library. Rome, NY, drawing #205 Possibly by John B. Jervis. Croton Aqueduct — Detail of Iron…

…The Croton Aqueduct itself became something of a tourist attrac- tion. Many climbed atop the Distributing Reservoir on 42nd Street to enjoy the view of the City spread out before them, and the Harlem River High Bridge became a favorite…

to 1842, remaining as chief engineer until the completion of the High Bridge in 1848. Section 4: Conclusion was for fighting the fire in storage tanks was frozen solid in the unseasonably cold weather. Q QR (quick response) code: A…

…The program has already resulted in financial backing for the restoration of the High Bridge, and further funding could likely be used for future Croton projects. 107 Croton Waterworks Site Months and Years Jan Feb 2011 7 Mar Apr May…

…A covered way flanked by parallel walls proceeds from the ancient city, to the bed of a stream now dry, over which there is a remark- able bridge, with a pointed arch 40 feet high, and supported on one side…

…This amendment introduced the submerged portions between the Old and New Croton Dams, as well as the Aqueduct beginning in the Bronx and ending on the Manhattan end of the High Bridge, into its designation. Though this was a step…