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…However, even sites that are that are maintained and easily accessible (such as the New Croton Dam and the North Gatehouse in Central Park) often lack on-site interpretation. Additional sites contain plaques commemorating the construction of a structure, yet…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…They marked out a route from Macomb's
Dam to the Bronx River, which they declared to be the proper one
for the long desired supply, and added: "The Croton cannot be
brought in by this route, and cannot ever…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
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…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…The act of the Legislature did
not authorize the obstruction of the navigation of the
river in the manner in which it was done by the dam
in question." He also held that no time runs against
a public nuisance…
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.
…It is
estimated that the capacity of the Croton River is sufficient to supply the
THE HUDSON.
city with a population of 5,000,000. The ridge line, or water-shed, enclosing the Croton valley above the dam, is 101…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
But over and
above the running supply, the Croton lake created by the dam, is estimated to contain
100,000,000 gallons for each foot in depth from the surface, and this may be drawn down
five or six feet…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Water Project, 100,11
dam, 101
Allen, Horatio, 161, 199
Manhattan Company,. .
.85, 98, 99, 104, 5, 7, 9, 11, 20
Alley, Saul, 116, 178 " Water Analysis, 107
Aqueduct, Croton,....106, 24, 37, 39,41, 56, 202, 4, 17 "
Artesian…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…French & Hastie, by means of a boat floating through the aqueduct,
between the Croton Dam and Harlem River. Some unimportant defects were discovered
inside the aqueduct, a short time before the water was shut off, and two small leaks ap-
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…On the other side is the Queen of Cities, calling attention to a picture, representing the
Dam at the Croton River, the origin of the aqueduct. On the lower part of the border,
surrounding the picture, are emblazoned the arms…
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…Howe, "The Croton Valley,' Westchester County Historical Society Bulletin, vol. 25 (July 1949) #3, 77-86. 29. French, p.348. 30. Frederick A. Underhill, "The Underhill's Mill on the Croton," Westchester County Historical Society Quarterly Bulletin (July 1943) #*4…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
…7 Vs x 10 Vs inches Courtesy of William Lee Frost Topographical Map Showing the Entire Watershed of Croton Rhrer above the Croton Aquechict Dam, 1858 HandK:olored lithograph; 25^4 x 40 Inches Jervis Public Library, Rome, NY, drawing…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
In making the plan for a dam at this place it was determined to fill the main channel and the table land on the
right bank with an embankment of earth ; and on the left
bank where rock was found…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…To this day
one beautiful branch of the Croton bears the name of
" The Beaver Dam," and a high wooded ridge, not
far from it is still called, "The Deer's Delight." There
are two points, from which the greater…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…This having been done, and the dam
raised sufficiently to cause the water to flow into the aqueduct, it was admitted to the
depth of 18 inches, at 5 o'clock in the morning of the 22d June. A boat…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Water Project, 100,11
dam, 101
Allen, Horatio, 161, 199
Manhattan Company,. .
.85, 98, 99, 104, 5, 7, 9, 11, 20
Alley, Saul, 116, 178 " Water Analysis, 107
Aqueduct, Croton,....106, 24, 37, 39,41, 56, 202, 4, 17 "
Artesian…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
…Jr., View of Croton Dam. engraved by Henry Jordan & Frederick Halpin, frontispiece from Charles King's A Memoir of the Construction, Costs and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct .... New York. 1843 The Hudson River Museum of Westchester, Gift of John…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…over an uneven surface
encountering two tunnels before it reaches Manhattan Valley, which is about 35 miles from the Croton dam. This
valley is four fifths of a mile wide where the Aqueduct
meets it, and the depression is 102…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…By
rebuilding and raising the dam, a head of 142 feet above tide would be obtained, and
no serious obstacles occur in the route before intersecting those laid out for the Croton. But upon guaging the streams of supply, it…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…Near the intersection of the Beaver
Dam and Cross River are situated the fishing falls.
Golden's Bridge is a small hamlet (located on the banks of the
Croton) in the northwest corner of this town. It contains a post…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…On the 26th of April, 1837, bids were opened " for furnishing the materials and completing the construction of twenty-three
sections of the Croton Aqueduct, including the dam in the Croton,
the aqueduct bridge over Sing Sing Kill, and the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…feet in breadth, and six feet in
depth, to which the race is excavated below the overfall of the dam, and of course, room is
allowed for a continual passage of four hundred and eighty square feet of water these…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Weston's plan was to take the water of the Bronx river, at Lorillard's snuff factory,
to raise a dam six feet high, which would turn the water through a low swamp into Mill
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 flood of 1841, that swept away the Croton
Dam, almost filled the bay with earth ; it is accumulating there every
hour ; and, in the course of a few years, the Van Cortlandt estate will
have many acres of fine…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
By direction of the Commissioners, who were anxious to place some of the work
under contract for the opening of the working season, shafts were sunk at the site of the
dam, and along the line of the Aqueduct as…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…From these reasons, then, it is
obvious, that by building a dam five feet high across the Bronx, and below where the first
mentioned spring empties itself into, and by digging a canal four hundred yards in length,
through the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Cartwright, Esq., a civil engineer, residing at the village of Sing Sing, and who possesses much local knowledge of the
Croton and its vicinity, to run levels on both sides of said river, starting from Garretson's
mill, at aheight…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…sufficient supply of the Croton water, is a consideration worthy of attention.
7th. If the river should ever be made navigable, by the removal of the mills at
Kingsbridge, and of the obstruction of the dam at Macomb's Bridge…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
reaches the left bank of the Hudson, which it pursues, keeping at a distance of nearly half a mile from the River, until
it arrives at the village of Sing-Sing, which is eight miles
from the dam. In the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Between the Croton Dam and the influent gate-house at Harlem River, the line of
aqueduct was finished last season, and during the present season this gate-house has been
nearly completed. The embankment in the Harlem River, which serves…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The plan for relying on the Croton, admitted to be that which ensured the most
abundant supply, was put aside by reason of the great cost of the work, and because the
Bronx river presented an adequate resource nearer by…