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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 difference $ 490,467 being due to this modification , yet there will be a further increase because of the condition of the natural foundation of the core wall , as hereinafter described . In considering this esti- mate one should not loose…
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.
…Passing under the
arch of the Croton acqueduct, the waters again appear rushing over their
stony bed until their further progress is checked by the mill dam. Here
a pipe of nine hundred feet in length conveys the water to…
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.
…Putnam's
Ikl., 1857.
* Tho liistory of the proceedings wiiich leii to the removal of McConib's
dam nud tho thwarting of tliis plan of the water commissioners will lie
found in subsequent pages of this chapter.
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.
From Lake Wacabuck issues the Peppeneghek, or Cross River (one
of the numerous tributaries of the Croton) upon which is situated the
small settlement of Cross River, so-called after the family of that name
who were among the early…
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.
…A rolling mill, wire factory, gristmill,
and sawmill had been erected two miles west of 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.
At length, to settle all questions
absolutely, and to effect a final division of these undivided lands and those south of the Croton river, a
special agreement was entered into by all of the heirs
as they stood, in 17…
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.
…A rolling mill, wire factory, gristmill,
and sawmill had been erected two miles west of Croton dam.
Intense partisan feeling characterized the discussion of political
issues in Westchester County in the electoral campaign of 1860. At
that time the leading…
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. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881.
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INDEX.
Croton, i. in
Protestant Episcopal church in, i. 1S4
SlethniH.-r. Episcopal church in, i. ISi
Friends' n'.f'cting-house of, L 184
Manor-house of, i. 1S4
Dam, breaking away of, t 186…
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.
These two chambers are connected with the reservoir by three brick inlets , 10 feet in diameter . And thy are to hold water to a depth of 54 feet , yet the outer walls ( which are en- closed in an artificial embankment…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
…Elevation of Regulating Gates at Croton Dam, c.1841, watercolor and ink on paper Courtesy Jervis Public Library, drawing #189 (different version m exhibition) Photo: G. R. Farley Kemp Introduction Having resolved on the work, they carried it forward with…
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.
…This was in the year 1774."*
Much valuable property was destroyed in this vicinity by the
great Croton flood of 1840, caused by the giving way of the dam,
on which occasion the river (directly opposite the mansion) rose
suddenly…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw.txt
…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…
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.
…Passing under the
arch of the Croton aqueduct, the waters again appear rushing
over their stony bed until their further progress is checked by the
mill dam. Here a pipe of nine hundred feet in length conveys
the water lo…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
…Based on White's and Douglass' report, the Water Commissioners recommended to the Common Council a dam of 130-150 feet in height and a reservoir to be built 6 miles from the mouth of the Croton. The Common Council…
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. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881.
…rated luji. i(0
INDEX.
Croton, i. in
Protestant Episcopal church in, i. 1S4
SlethniH.-r. Episcopal church in, i. ISi
Friends' n'.f'cting-house of, L 184
Manor-house of, i. 1S4
Dam, breaking away of, t 186…
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.
…In 1840, the swollen Croton River
broke away the dam connected with the aqueduct by which New York
city is supplied with water, and swept down into the bay, an enormous
quantity of earth, on which occasion the river, directly…
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.
…This embraces all the
exterior portions of the county except the section from Croton Bay
to the Highlands -- that is, the present Town of Cortlandt, -- which, as
we have indicated, was bought by Stephanus Van Cortlandt in a
series of…
Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, April 17, 1900: "SERGEANT MURDERED. First Bloodshed in Croton Landing Strike. SOLDIER SHOT BY ASSASSIN. Member of Mount Vernon Militia, While Relieving Guard, Suddenly Falls, Pierced With Bullet Fired By Unknown—Excitement Runs Wild Over Affair." Public-domain newspaper dispatch from Croton Landing covering the first death at Camp Roosevelt during the 1900 New Croton Dam strike — Sergeant Robert Douglass of the Eleventh Separate Company, New York National Guard, shot at 9:50 p.m. April 16, 1900. Transcribed verbatim by Jeff Paine at https://jeffpaine.blogspot.com/2022/12/first-bloodshed-during-croton-dam.html
…The tents were set up on a bank of earth and stone that was taken from the excavation made for the foundation of the big dam. A line of pickets was thrown about the works on the hill where the…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…On the east side of the Tuckahoe hill is the property of
Charles Dusenberry, Esq., one of the most active members of
the Croton water commissioners. The house occupies an elevated position overlooking a picturesque vale to the south-east…
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.
…supply of its own,
quite independent of the Croton system- -a fact, perhaps, not generally
understood. It is dammed at Kensico Station, making a storage
reservoir of 250 acres. A similar dam has been thrown across the
Byram Eiver, and…
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.
…Lake Waccabuc, in the Town of Lewisboro, has, since 1870,
been connected with the Croton system. It covers over two hundred
acres, and is very deep and pure. In the Town of Poundridge several
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old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
…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…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw.txt
…4.080 The Croton water was taken from the Croton dam, and when perfectly clear was found, as appears by the above analysis to contain 4.998, or about Jive 136 grains of solid matter to the gallon. The Schuylkill…
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…
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 waters of the Croton flow from the dam to the distributing reservoir, forty miles and a half, through a covered canal, made of stone and
brick, at an average depth of 2i feet. The usual flow is about 30…
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.
…Passing under the
arch of the Croton acqueduct, the waters again appear rushing over their
stony bed until their further progress is checked by the mill dam. Here
a pipe of nine hundred feet in length conveys the water to…
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.
…Most of the particulars
of the
sivcly, however, on the old aqueduct anil ante- aqueduct
in our text arc digested from
cedent conditions) is the " Memoir, etc., of (he King's " Memoir."
Croton Aqueduct," compiled by Charles King
first
Mr…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
…The decade of the 1840s, bracketed by the collapse of the first Croton Dam in 1841 and the completion of the Hudson River Railroad in 1851, fixed the suburban nature of the County and solidified the 42 urban-rural nexus…
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.
…Near the intersection of the
Cisque or Beaver Dam and Peppeneghek 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…