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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.
…There was also a village where the
Cross River (Peppensghek) unites with the Croton or
Kitchawan, near the present site of Katonali. Here
are still visible the remains of extensive stone fishweirs, in the bed of the Croton River, that…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
The value of the work done to March 1 , 1904 is $ 5,363,000 . This most important of all structures to this great city , upon which its welfare would be almost wholly depend- ent , had to be mantled with all…
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…The Old Croton Dam Site, National Register of Historic Places (1973) Individual Site Partners Croton Friends of History (Croton-On-Hudson): This group was started in 2002, when a group of citizens of Croton-On-Hudson who shared an interest…
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…
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…
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…In general, depth to bedrock tends to increase as one goes downslope, leading to alluvial deposits that form the banks of the Croton and Hudson Rivers. In addition, due to the collapse of the th original Croton dam during construction…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
Previous to the erection of the Croton dam, the shad fish annually ascended the river to Katonah or Wittlockville, a distance of nearly thirty
miles from the Hudson ; trout are taken here in great abundance. The
several tributaries of the…
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…Keepers’ Houses The Old Croton Aqueduct was subdivided into regions, each of which was assigned a 28 Top: New Croton Dam Bottom: 135th Street Gatehouse Pumping Stations Pumping stations were usually constructed adjacent to water towers, as an essential mechanism…
Various (1971)
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…With the planning of a dam at Kinzua, Pennsylvania, and the possible flooding or destruction of sites along the river, much time and money have been directed toward survey and salvage operations, particularly in the Allegheny River Basin. In particular…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…15,200
Estimated cost of pumps, steam engines, and working, (very uncertain) 30,000
Removing frame, piling, earth of dam from the channel estimated 15,000
133,610
1,800 cubic yards brick masonry, at $18 -
32,400
8,000…
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…is an archway over what was then known as the Highland Turnpike, nearly eleven miles south of the Old Croton Dam. Type Sign Current Designation(s) Type Current Designation(s) Interpretation Structure Guide Rugged in landscape, the original park wrapped…
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…EAST BRANCH GATEHOUSE 1888-1892 Plate 5-, New Croton Aqueduct The flow of water between Sodom Reservoir and Bog Brook Reservoir is controlled by a gatehouse located near Bog Brook Dam Number 1. The superstructure measures 23 X 27 feet…
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…Bornet's 1850 lithograph Croton [Distributing] Reservoir (figure 49) focused on the more rural aspects of that part of Manhattan. The Dam, as well, symbolized the technological power of the Aqueduct. In confining the forces of nature, it likely invoked…
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…Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign AMAWALK AUXILLARY DAM 1897 Plate 9-, New Croton Aqueduct Current Designation(s) Earthen with a length of 400 feet and height of 25 feet,
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…We propose to employ this specific signage system for certain sites in Westchester County as well, such as at the New Croton Dam in Croton-on-Hudson and at the Sing Sing Kill Bridge in Ossining. An important component of…
Brinton, Willard C. Graphic Presentation. New York: Brinton Associates, 1939. Internet Archive: graphicpresentat00brinrich. Brinton's 526-page magnum opus. Page 162 reproduces his own 1921 postcard map lobbying for the Briarcliff-Peekskill Parkway crossing Croton Dam, with a caption crediting the map with helping secure the route's adoption.
…Map Printed on a Posf Card +o Show
by a Dotted Line the Advantage of a Parkway Crossing
Croton Dam in Westchester
County, New York.
1. This map in convenient form was of
great assistance in securing adoption of the…
Brinton, Willard Cope. Graphic Presentation. New York: Brinton Associates, 1939.
…Map Printed on a Posf Card +o Show
by a Dotted Line the Advantage of a Parkway Crossing
Croton Dam in Westchester
County, New York.
1. This map in convenient form was of
great assistance in securing adoption of the…
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…Aqueduct bridges Where major water courses crossed the line of the Aqueduct it was necessary to build something larger than a culvert, and Jervis was forced to consider aqueduct bridges along the length of the Aqueduct between the Croton Dam…
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.
…Slacomb's Dam, 1850 758
Map, Attack on Fort Washington 790
Map, boundary lines between New York and Connecticut 3
Map, Cortlandt Manor 140
Map, Carpenter's, of White Plains 718
Map, Frog's Neck to Croton River 415
Map…
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.
…The surrounding country, is well wooded, and watered by several streams tributary to the Croton. The principal of
these are the Pepemighting misnamed the Kisco, the Cisqua or
Beaver dam, and the Peppeneghek or Cross River. Bedford beinoa half shire…
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.
…present
its
in
beaver-dam
It does not mean
Cisqua --See Kisco. River, the boundCohomong.-- Var., Armonck, Comonck, Cob-a-mong (?) Hills, also Byram
-- amaug.
ary between Connecticut and New York. The termination denotes a fishing-place
boundary
\.s it…
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…Chiefly brought in to try to reduce Douglass' cost figure, Martineau trimmed $1 million from the previous amount by moving the dam location close to the confluence of the Croton and Hudson Rivers, thereby shortening the length of the aqueduct…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…These, however, only enclose about one-tenth
the area required for the coffer dam which is necessary for the tunnel. It is believed no
experience exists in placing such a coifer, or one of one-quarter the size or difficulty…
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…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…
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…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…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…Wenham,
Rip Van' Dam, ,
The will of Geertruy or Gertrude, his wife, bears date Oct., 1718, and
was proved. Upon the 23d of December, A. D., 1706, Oliver Van Cortlaudt, one of the devisees of Stephanus, published his last will…
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…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…
Various (1971)
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…and thus falls within the flood pool created by the dam at Kinzua. The first area found and later excavated was called Witchs Walk #l. This area had not been previously discovered due to the extensive overburden, which varied from…
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…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…
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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…