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King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…in operation, and conduct a sufficient supply of water
through the aqueduct to the reservoir for all ordinary purposes.
6th. The time necessary to complete the high bridge, would be considerably more
than what would be required for constructing the…
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…With the completion of High Bridge in 1848, artists and the public alike got an extraordinary arcadian view of the Aqueduct. As early as 1843, Tower had noted that High Bridge "... will be the most interest- ing work on the…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…Aqueduct Bridge for Road-way,
Croton Aqueduct at Mill-River, ... -
Croton Aqueduct at Jewell's Brook,
Croton Aqueduct at Hastings,
Croton Aqueduct at Yonkers,
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Croton Aqueduct at Harlem River, - - - - - 110
View of the Jet at Harlem River, - - - - - 112
Croton Aqueduct…
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Hall Ed Sullivan Theater Hudson Theatre New Amsterdam Theatre New York City Center The Public Theater Radio City Music Hall Samuel J. Friedman Theatre The Town Hall Village East by Angelika Transportation Bridges and tunnels Brooklyn Bridge High
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over the High Bridge at 173rd Street and down the West Side of Manhattan and finally into a Receiving Reservoir located between 79th and 86th streets and Sixth and Seventh Avenues; the site is now the Great Lawn and Turtle…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…The
bridge supporting this Aqueduct is remarkable for the slender 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. This…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…The middle
arches which are over the river de la Morgia, are about 328
feet high.
On the top of this bridge is the Aqueduct which carries
the water to Spoleto.
This structure was difficult to execute, and being built…
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…November 1877 ad These two nineteenth century puzzles, showing the Old Croton Dam and High Bridge, were part of a set called Sliced Objects, published by E. G. Selchow & Co., circa 1867 to 1880. The puzzles came
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…This exposure and the painting's subsequent issuance as an etching probably made High Bridge from Harlem Lane the best known Aqueduct painting of this later period. Artists, writers, and the general public also associated the Croton water system with…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…aqueduct.
The Harlem River Bridge. After leaving the sections of the fourth division in Westchester County, we arrive at
section 86, which includes the crossing of the Harlem River, and here we have been
engaged with the high bridge. We…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…the wish of many citizens, the plan of Major Douglas, of passing the
Harlem on a high bridge, maintaining the level of the aqueduct, be adopted. We quote the reasoning of the report on this subject, and as to the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The water in the large aqueduct of masonry would, with much more uncertainty, be protected from frost on the high bridge, from the greatly elevated exposure and
difficulty in surrounding it with a sufficient quantity of earth, than when constructed…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…To make the capacity of the pipes for conveying water equal to that of the aqueduct,
an extra fall of two feet has been given across the bridge, and the aqueduct on the
southern side of the river is constructed…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…RESOLVED, That it is inexpedient to adopt the plan proposed by the Water Commissioners, for crossing the Harlem river by means of a low bridge or syphon, and that the
plan of the high bridge referred to in the Report…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…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…
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…Gimber Reproduction, courtesy of The Historical Society of the Tarrytowns Checklist Evelyn Fitzgerald, Detail, Croton Aqueduct Ventilator Inscription Reproduction from contemporary slide Collection, Dobbs Ferty Historical Society, Dobbs Ferry, NY Possibly by John B. Jervis, Aqueduct Bridge at Sing Sing…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…the bridge was about 40 feet high and
the perpendicular height of the Aqueduct above it was 140
feet. Nine leaden pipes of about 8 inches interior diameter
and one inch thick were laid upon the inclined planes and
across…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…From remains of this
Aqueduct which are now found at various points along its
course, it appears to have required many expensive structures for crossing valleys ; in one instance the Aqueduct
bridge was 3,600 feet long, and the greatest…
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…Alien: "The object is, I believe, to make the men feel the want of work ..." Jervis Pubiic Library, Rome, NY High Bridge During Construction of the Large Main, Viewed from the West Gate House, fooking East, 1861 [2 versions]; High…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…THE HIGH BRIDGE, maintaining its established inclination over the river, $935,745
2nd. IRON PIPES, supported by a low bridge, -
426,027
Excess of expense for the high bridge, - -
$509,718
In addition to the report of the chief engineer…
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Croton Aqueduct Puzzles
Croton Aqueduct Puzzles
This piece explores two nineteenth-century jigsaw puzzles featuring the Old Croton Dam and High Bridge, part of a collection called "Sliced Objects" published by E. G. Selchow & Co. between approximately 1867 and 1880…
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Croton Aqueduct Puzzles
Croton Aqueduct Puzzles
This piece explores two nineteenth-century jigsaw puzzles featuring the Old Croton Dam and High Bridge, part of a collection called "Sliced Objects" published by E. G. Selchow & Co. between approximately 1867 and 1880…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
considerations of economy induced them to build the work
only high enough to comply with the requirements of the
law. The plan which has been adopted for building an Aqueduct
bridge across this valley is as follows : on the south…
Lossing, Benson John. The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea. New York: Virtue & Yorston, 1866. Internet Archive identifier: hudsonfromwilder00lossi. Illustrated travel-history of the Hudson River valley by the writer and artist Benson J. Lossing, whose chapter on Teller's / Croton Point is a primary source for Senasqua place-name etymology, Sarah Teller's 1682 purchase, and the Underhill vineyard.
…The " High Bridge," or aqueduct over which the waters of the Croton
How from the main land to Manhattan Island, crosses the Island at One
Hundred and Seventy-Third Street. It is built of granite. The aqueduct
is fourteen hundred…
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…Significance(s) Sign Current Designation(s) COAL INCLINE AND RAILROAD, HIGH SERVICE WORKS - HIGH BRIDGE 1873 (Demolished) Plate 29, Old Croton Aqueduct Supporting the High Service Works located at the end of High Bridge, the dock and incline were built…
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…In addition to the High Bridge, other key structures along the aqueduct that took shape during these years included the Croton Dam (an initial version of which ruptured in 1841, unleashing a lethal flood), the Sing Sing Kill Bridge, the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…that
would become too high, and yet where a bridge was necessary, they built bridges of a
height sufficient to carry the water over in syphons of easy curvature. The sources of supply of the aqueduct of Mont de Pile…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…crossing by a high bridge and
inclined plane. The reasons which have governed the Commissioners in this decision, are as follows :
1st. The difference in the cost of carrying an aqueduct over the river, on a bridge
of 163 feet…
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…Viewed from the Westchester Side of the Harlem River, 1861; Sing Sing Bridge, Croton Aqueduct, Showing the Road Bridge Underneath It, 1863 From Photographic Views of the High Bridge and the Gate Houses of the New Reservoir (belonged to third…