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King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…In Boston about 1000 families are supplied with water by the Boston Aqueduct Company, at an annual charge of from ten to twelve dollars to each family. The water is
conveyed from the Jamaica pond, through wooden logs, and thence…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…guided portions of our country, breaches of public faith have occurred, injurious to the
national character and dangerous to public morals but I cannot doubt that each and
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CROTON AQUEDUCT. 303
every of the defaulting communities which shall steadily and…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Besides the piscina limosa, or purify ing reservoir usually
placed at the mouth of each aqueduct, there were frequent castella, or wells along the line,
which both aided in the process of purification, and permitted water to be drawn occasionally…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The
contractors for the new dam in the Croton, for instance, were bound to have it in such an
advanced stage by 1st November of this year, as to throw two feet water from the lake
into the aqueduct. The…
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…1855 work on the new Croton aqueduct began. 1883 there were 13 brickyards operating between Croton Point and Verplanck making 64,000 bricks a day. 1885 the
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who had started his career on the Erie Canal and would later construct the first Croton dam and aqueduct into New York City. Sharon Canal stock certificate. Connecticut was urged to build a similar canal which would link it to…
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biking path that roughly follows the route of the Old Croton Aqueduct , has an endpoint near the base of the dam. Teatown Lake Reservation , a nature preserve, lies nearby as does Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson. Panoramic view…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Providence, in Rhode Island, is partially supplied by an aqueduct, but on no very
extensive scale.
Richmond, the capital of Virginia, derives water from the James river by works
planned by Mr. Albert Stein, who was among the engineers originally…
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,. .
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Alley, Saul, 116, 178 " Water Analysis, 107
Aqueduct, Croton,....106, 24, 37, 39,41, 56, 202, 4, 17 "
Artesian…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…This Reservoir may be considered the termination of the
Croton Aqueduct, and is distant from the Fountain Reservoir on the Croton, forty and a half miles. The whole cost of the work, exclusive of the pipes in the
city below…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…THE AQUEDUCT. The whole length of aqueduct, arched complete, is 77,587
feet, running measure, or about 14 miles and two-thirds. That completed on the first of
miles and
January last, as per our semi-annual report of that…
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…
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This 1906 plan of the downstream elevation, prepared by the New York City Aqueduct Commission, comes from the Historic American Engineering Record collection of the Library of Congress. The collection includes a large number of photographs and plans
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…1907 the new masonry Croton Dam completed as well as a new aqueduct. c. 1912 -- Point Pleasant Park was opened at the southern tip of Croton Point. Visitors could picnic on the lawn of the Interwasser mansion. 1915 -- when the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The Croton aqueduct is but one of many works of physical improvement, constituting
portions of an extensive system, commenced in a season of great prosperity, and all like
this tending to develope the resources and promote the honor and welfare…
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began on the first Croton Aqueduct and dam. Many of the workers were Irish. 1842 the dam was completed. 1849 the railway was built as far as Peekskill; the Croton station was on River Street (later Riverside Avenue). A result…
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…Commissioners reported in favour of its use, though far away; and in May, 1837, the construction of an aqueduct from a point six miles from its mouth to the
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…Croton Dam near Pine’s Bridge (now submerged) At the head of the aqueduct a dam was constructed, for the purpose of forming a fountain reservoir. At the beginning of 1841 a flood, produced by a protracted rain-storm and…
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aqueduct that carried water to Jerome Park Reservoir in the north Bronx, New York City. [ 10 ] Repair [ edit ] New Croton Dam in 2016 The bridge over the spillway was replaced in 1975 and again in 2005. In that same year…
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.
But within thirty years even this
amount was found inadequate; and by permitting the water to rise
in the aqueduct to within twelve and one-half inches of the crown
of the arch -- thirty-two inches higher than had been…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Those who suppose that the
object of the aqueduct was to conduct water to the amphitheatre only, instead of being
appropriated to the domestic uses of the inhabitants, have not regarded with attention
the peculiarities of its construction. The simplicity…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Two thousand four hundred and fifty-five feet of the aqueduct is now complete. There have been erected also about 400 feet of inside wall of the aqueduct, ready for
springing the arch. The amount of open cutting and excavation…
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aqueduct runs parallel with the Hudson, at the mean distance of half a mile from it throughout its entire length. Its course is marked by culverts and arches of solid masonry, and its line may be observed at a distance…
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by which a person may enter the aqueduct. At the top of each is an iron screen, to prevent substances from being cast into the ventilators. Our little group shows the different forms of these towers, which present a feature…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
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capacity of the aqueduct shall be required. As there will be only a head of about 15 feet,
no difficulty will be experienced in the use of pipes of this dimension. To guard more effectually against the influence of…
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…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…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Douglas, Esq., to re-examine his surveys, levels and calculations, and to
ascertain whether lines for an aqueduct may not be designated that will require less labor
and expense than those recommended by the report of 1833 whether a more…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…ponds made
to discharge into the Croton, which would always furnish a supply far beyond the capacity of the aqueduct to discharge ;
and the singular fact also exists, that a stream called
the Ten Mile River, of very considerable supply…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Some small leakages have occurred in the joints of the iron pipes, that have been
laid down in connexion with the aqueduct work the most troublesome has occurred in
;
the temporary pipe at Harlem River, and is mainly to be…
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…Tower, Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct , New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843. Stereoview by H. Rofes & Co., circa 1865, showing the Arcade File Works (erroneously called “Arcade Tile Works” on the paper label on the