…William Purdy’s lasting contribution was the covered wooden bridge over the Croton River he rebuilt at his own expense in 1830, to a give Friends access to

…Cortlandt Manor in 1797 showing (A) the mill complex, (B) Van Cortlandt Manor and the Ferry House, (C) Bethel Chapel and the Quaker Meeting House, (D) docks on the Hudson River and (E) the location where Quaker Bridge is today.

…When it roared through the gorge near Quaker Bridge the torrent was said to be 50 feet high and it destroyed all the bridges from Pines Bridge to the Hudson River. 2 By the end of the year the towns…

…The label on the card incorrectly refers to the “Quaker Bridge Dam”, which was one of several locations considered

…We especially desire names of creeks and ponds and information respecting new roads, etc.” Note the Iron Works & Rolling Mill at the site of High Bridge, between the mouth of the river and Quaker Bridge. The entire map is available…

was built high above the river, is another ghost bridge on this map. It collapsed in 1879. (Details here ). Quaker Bridge was definitely there in 1884 and would have been dwarfed by the dam behind it, that the New York…

extensive planning—including test borings, cost estimates and structural plans. The site was eventually abandoned in favor of one further up-river, but in 1887 Quaker Bridge was the favored location. For Crotonites the detail showing the bridge is

particularly interesting because it depicts a covered wooden bridge. The current metal Quaker Bridge—one of the oldest bridges in Westchester County—wasn’t built until 1894. Detail of the area from the Old Croton Dam to the Hudson River…

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Brooklyn Bridge Brooklyn Heights Center for Brooklyn History Conference House Croton Aqueduct Green-Wood Cemetery Jackie Robinson House King Manor Lorillard Snuff Mill Louis Armstrong House New York Botanical Garden Old Quaker Meeting House Plymouth

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NY-108, " Old Croton Aqueduct, Indian Creek Culvert, Reservoir & Quaker Bridge Roads, Crotonville, Ossining, Westchester County, NY ", 5 photos, 3 measured drawings, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page HAER No. NY-107, " Old Croton Aqueduct, Entrance

Part II [ citation needed ] War of the Worlds : Shot at Croton Point. [ 47 ] Madam Secretary 2016, filmed on the Croton River just below Quaker Bridge See also [ edit ] Historic Hudson Valley History of Westchester County, New York References [ edit

…The Croton Valley Railroad would have crossed the river near Quaker Bridge. The 1898 Commissioners’ Report still has the project

…New Croton Dam, circa 1906 Croton Point and Ossining, circa 1905 Double Arches Promenade View from Quaker Bridge Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new

…New Croton Dam, circa 1906 Double Arches Promenade View from Quaker Bridge Share this: Print (Opens in new window)

…It is within 100 yards of a historic bridge which dates from the 1800s on Quaker Hill

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…The accompanying article said the map “clearly presents the course of the Croton River, the location of Muscoot, Croton, and the proposed Quaker Bridge dams, and in the dotted

…2 The narrow part of the Croton, where today’s Quaker Bridge crosses the river, was one of several areas subjected to

structure of its kind in the world,” the Quaker Bridge Dam. The City of New York. Will L. Taylor, chief draughtsman. New York, Galt & Hoy, 1879. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Click to enlarge. Taylor’s 1879 New York…

…His first proposition was, to take the water from the mouth of the river; second, from near the Quaker Bridge; and third, at Garritson's Mill, about four miles above the said bridge. Now, although this

…It was originally proposed to construct the new Croton Dam at Quaker Bridge, but that plan was abandoned, and in August, 1892, the contract was awarded for the Cornell Dam, now approaching completion, about a mile and a half above…

By his communication of the 18th April, 1834, he makes a total change in his projects, and states that he will build a dam about four miles above the Quaker Bridge, of 32 feet in height, and from thence conduct…

…Rhodes addressed a letter to the Chairman of the Commissioners, in which he says, " The natural abutments and high hills MEMOIR OF THE near the Quaker Bridge, will give an elevation of 200 feet above the tide, if required. The…

…house of Benjamin Mead, situate on the Southern extremity of Quaker Ridge, at the north west corner formed by the intersection of the Quaker Ridge and Sherwood's Bridge, or Byram road, and the road from White Plains to Round…

…The turnpike road and bridge over Maroneck river is south of where the road into bridge formerly were. There [page break] Mr. Schofield contd. was much talk at the time of bringing Rogers to court martial, and it was said…

" There were three bridges below, one called Tompkins' Bridge, valued at 1400 dollars, the bridge at the Wire Mill, cost 1200 dollars, and the Quaker Bridge over which Tompkins Bridge was the New York and Albany stages pass, valued at…

…dam. " There were three bridges below, one called Tompkins' Bridge, valued at 1400 dollars, the bridge at the Wire Mill, cost 1200 dollars, and the Quaker Bridge over which Tompkins Bridge was the New York and Albany stages pass, valued…