…However, some structures of the Croton Waterworks, such as the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir and the New Croton Dam, have proven recognizable by this program. http://www.google.com/mobile/goggles Google City Tours Another innovation from Google is Google…

…Jervis, Description of the Croton Aqueduct from the Dam to the Distributing Reservoir (New York, 1842), p.lO. 6. Ibid., p.7. Temperament, temperance and Tolerance An Appraisal of Conflicts Over Land Values and Laborers Along the Line of the…

…Farley The Old Croton aqueduct Rural Resources Meet Urban Needs The Hudson River Museum of Westchester Yonkers, New York 1992 Xhi s One 7WXT-: 5F-QFG4 figure 2: Fayette B. Tower, View above the Dam, in Illustrations of the Croton…

…Engineer of the Old Croton. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1971. Jervis, John B. Description of the Croton Aqueduct from the Dam to the Distributing Reservoir. New York, 1842. Jervis, John B. "Memoir Presented October 18, 1876." Transactions of the American…

the New Croton Dam), the author recounts in these pages his guided tour of the South Gatehouse, complete with illustrations of the structure’s now-closed interior. —“Local Intelligence: The New Reservoir,” The New York Times, 30 June 1862, http…

…Elevation of Regulating Gates at Croton Dam, c.1841, watercolor and ink on paper Courtesy Jervis Public Library, drawing #189 (different version m exhibition) Photo: G. R. Farley Kemp Introduction Having resolved on the work, they carried it forward with…

…The dam on the Croton River is about 38 feet above the level which was the surface of the natural flow of water at that place, and sets the water back about six miles, forming the Fountain Reservoir which covers…

…Based on White's and Douglass' report, the Water Commissioners recommended to the Common Council a dam of 130-150 feet in height and a reservoir to be built 6 miles from the mouth of the Croton. The Common Council…

…Engineer of the Old Croton. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1971. Jervis, John B. Description of the Croton Aqueduct from the Dam to the Distributing Reservoir. New York, 1842. Jervis, John B. "Memoir Presented October 18, 1876." Transactions of the American…

…4.080 The Croton water was taken from the Croton dam, and when perfectly clear was found, as appears by the above analysis to contain 4.998, or about Jive 136 grains of solid matter to the gallon. The Schuylkill…

…The decade of the 1840s, bracketed by the collapse of the first Croton Dam in 1841 and the completion of the Hudson River Railroad in 1851, fixed the suburban nature of the County and solidified the 42 urban-rural nexus…

…From Manhattan Valley the Aqueduct passes through a tunnel, and following its course the next work of interest is at Clendinning Valley, which is thirty-seven miles from the Croton Dam. This valley is 1900 feet across, and the Aqueduct…

miles from the Croton Dam. This valley is 1900 feet across, and the Aqueduct is supported upon a foundation wall of dry stone work having the face laid in mortar, except over three streets where bridges are built, having an…

…It was Major Douglass who determined that a gravity aqueduct could be built from a dam on the Croton River to the north bank of the Harlem River at a constant slope of 13V4 inches per mile. Having set the…

…A public informational meeting concerning the remedial program and the Title 3 State Assistance Program was held at the CrOton Village Municipal Building. September, IYYV: A public informational meeting was held at the Croton Village Municipal Building to present the…

…Leaving the valley of the Croton we come out upon the Hudson at the head of the "great waters of the Tappan Zee," beyond which the early inhabitants of New-Amster- dam dared not to voyage without first " settling their…

…Jervis, Description of the Croton Aqueduct from the Dam to the Distributing Reservoir (New York, 1842),

…The demands of the men, however, was 87'/2-100 cents per day ....^^ The contractor refused the raise in pay, causing the laborers to quit in a body, and march in a "tumultuous manner" from the Croton Dam to Sing…

…Rejecting the Bronx River as yielding an inadequate supply, the Commissioners proposed tap- ping the Croton watershed. The estimated cost for a dam across the Croton River, the aqueduct, and reservoirs was $4,150,000, with an additional $1,262…