…A more clearly defined difference between the visibility of the Old versus the New Aqueduct conduits is illustrated as the Aqueducts cross the Harlem River between the Bronx and Manhattan. The conduit associated with the Old Croton Aqueduct is carried…

…Kennedy Harnik once, -when required for the aqueduct, became of great and intrinsic value in the estimation of the owners and their neighbors ....^^ Eventually, the City paid $165,786 for 813 acres of rural West- chester land. Although modest In…

…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…

…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…

…http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_ your_park/highbridge/html/hb_coalition_programs.html an exposed section of the aqueduct tunnel. websites: http://vcpark.org/park/features/ old_croton_aqueduct_trail.html; see also http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park…

…Tower, Croton Aqueduct at Haarlem River (High Bridge), c.1842 Ink with watercolor wash on paper; 4 V2 x 9 V2 inches Mrs. Helen Tower Wilson William James Bennett (1789-1844), Fishermen at High Bridge, 1844 Watercolor on paper; 12V4X…

…Among the ruins of the city of Zacatecas, are found the remains of an Aqueduct ; and at Palenque is found an Aqueduct of stone, constructed with the greatest solidity. Among the hieroglyphical ornaments of the pyramid of Xochicalco are heads…

…Natural fountains were an ancient symbol of life and salvation, and this imagery opened "The Croton Ode." Public ornamental foun- tains were a luxury made possible by the Aqueduct in addition to the essential services it provided. A source of…

…There has been a flare-up amongst the Irish laborers on the Croton Aqueduct occasioned by the contractors reducing their wages from $1 to 75 cents/day. Large numbers turned out and marched from Westchester to Harlem, prevented others from…

…The huge stone structure was a major contributor to the enormous jump in the final cost of the Aqueduct to $9.5 million. When Douglass took over as chief engineer of the Croton project in June 1835, his first task…

…I mean, you don’t see work like that anymore.” And a third thing that the kids loved on the aqueduct, especially loved, were the ventilators. The ventilators were put in each mile along the pathway of the aqueduct to…

…One of the key times of the year, we took the kids on the aqueduct in the spring and in the fall, and we walked over a period of five school days, not successive but throughout the year. We would…

…A lifelong resident of the village with a background in history, he “loves to speak about the aqueduct.” For him, the Croton 93 94 were down there before we closed the weir chamber. Unfortunately when I walked to the south…

…In 1857, two-thirds of all reported deaths were the children of foreign-born parents, and throughout that decade more than half the children died before their fifth birthday.^^ The Croton Aqueduct itself became something of a tourist attrac- tion…

…is a view taken above the dam showing the position of the entrance to the tunnel which leads from the Reservoir to the gate chamber at the head of the Aqueduct. The entablature which is seen on the left against…

…Even before the dam collapse, Westchester residents and Croton businessmen recognized the competitive economic threat the Aqueduct represented. The 1837 "Memorial To the New York State Legislature" charged New York City with attempting to monopolize the trade and commerce of…

…When the City and State Governments finally gave their formal support to the construction of an aqueduct that would draw water from the distant Croton River Watershed in Westchester and Putnam Counties, Major David Bates Douglass, a West Point professor…

…As soon as Jervis took charge of the Croton Aqueduct construc- tion, he moved to revitalize the Engineering Department based upon his experience in state service on the Erie Canal and his high regard for professionalism. He began by enumerating…

…The Old Croton Aqueduct has been decommissioned, and contains more visible physical markers, while the New Croton Aqueduct is still online and has adapted over time to meet modern needs. Historically, infrastructure was not entirely hidden, and in the case…

…in their beneficial effects, perhaps equalled any similar undertakings in any other part of the world. " He made an Aqueduct 12 feet in depth, and 120 leagues in length ; the source or head of it arose from certain 45 springs…

…With such examples be- fore us, we may consider that by the construction of the Croton Aqueduct for supplying the City of New- York with water has been secured an important measure for the pro- motion of its growth. Many…

…The Aqueduct enters a gate chamber at A. where there are regulating gates by which the water can be discharged into the northern division ; or into the southern division by a continuation of the Aqueduct within the Reservoir bank to…

…Later, in 1992, the National Register designation was amended to designate the Old Croton Aqueduct as a National Historic Landmark. This amendment introduced the submerged portions between the Old and New Croton Dams, as well as the Aqueduct beginning in…

…The Old Croton Aqueduct has been decommissioned, and contains more visible physical markers, while the New Croton Aqueduct is still online and has adapted over time

…Shafts The Croton Waterworks shafts are associated with the construction and maintenance of the New Croton Aqueduct, which is still active. Although many of the shafts have been either filled in or are capped with masonry headhouses, and are relatively…

…Ventilators were placed roughly every mile for thirty-three miles along the Aqueduct, and every third one included a door allowing servicemen to access the conduit. The majority of these ventilators still exist in Westchester County, while very few seem…

…Ventilators Ventilators were originally placed at every mile along the length of the Old Croton Aqueduct. Although all have been demolished in New York City, many are extant along the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail in Westchester County. These ventilators may…

…A proposed architectural competition poster calling for a new fountain design for the 119th Street Gatehouse Proposed Interpretation by Typology Keepers’ Houses Although six keepers’ houses once existed along the length of the Old Croton Aqueduct, only the keeper’s…

…The New York Times announces the completion of the South Gatehouse at the new Central Park Reservoir and invites the public to visit and marvel at this feature of the “Croton Aqueduct, which, with these latest connections, presents a specimen…

…PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR THE OLD CROTON AQUEDUCT AND THE Structure of its Engineering Department figure 10, above: Portrait of Major David Bates Douglass, contemporary print from glass plate negative Courtesy The Archives. Warren Hunting Smith Library, Hobart and William Smith…