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Center" . New York City Department of Environmental Protection. December 9, 2015 . Retrieved April 2, 2016 . ^ Lange, Robie S. (October 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Croton Aqueduct" . National Park Service. {{ cite
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Albany Water Works 81 London Bridge, works at,
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Aqua Paola, . . .* 1646 Supply of water at, 20,50,53,59
Augusta, 16 Lisbon Aqueduct, 69
Felice, 1746 Lyon's Aqueduct, 32
Sabbatina, 16 Mexico, Aqueducts of 73, 74, 75
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Aqueduct…
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Service . National Historic Landmark summary listing. September 17, 2007. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. ^ Rennenkampf, Lenore (November 1973). National Register of Historic Places nomination, Old Croton Aqueduct . File Unit: National
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Chrysler Building Church of the Ascension, Episcopal Cooper Union Croton Aqueduct Daily News Building Duke Ellington House Dyckman House Eldridge Street Synagogue Empire State Building Equitable Building Flatiron Building Founder's Hall General
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…In such a position the Aqueduct is perhaps less secure than in those before described. Where the soil is wet from springs, and the
formation clay, there is danger of slides ; and in rainy seasons there is danger from the…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…is an enlarged view of one of the bridges
and a portion of the foundation wall and Aqueduct adjacent
to it. The Aqueduct has a cast iron lining over the bridges
like that described at the Sing Sing Kill.
These…
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York National Register of Historic Places listings in the Bronx Notes [ edit ] ^ "National Register Information System" . National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . January 23, 2007. ^ a b "Croton Aqueduct (Old)" . National Park
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House Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead Westchester County Aaron Copland House Armour–Stiner House Boston Post Road Historic District Croton Aqueduct Elephant Hotel Henry Draper Observatory John Hartford House Kykuit Lyndhurst Old Dutch Church of Sleepy
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
The fourth supported the celebrated Aqueduct of Chapoltepec, by which water was conducted from springs, upon an
insulated hill of that name, at the distance of from two to
three miles."
The Aqueduct of Chapoltepec was the work of Montezuma…
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rapidly after the American Revolutionary War , and freshwater sources became polluted by effluent . Before the aqueduct was constructed, residents of New York obtained water from cisterns , wells, natural springs, and other bodies of water. Rapid
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on January 17, 2025 . Retrieved December 19, 2025 . ^ "NPS Form: Croton Aqueduct" . NPGallery Digital Asset Management System . Archived from the original on September 20, 2021 . Retrieved December 18, 2025 . ^ a b "Location of Manhattan Ventilator
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. Retrieved December 19, 2025 . ^ "Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park" . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Archived from the original on November 5, 2011 . Retrieved October 6, 2011 . ^ "History of the
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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
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…The Principal Modern Aqueducts of Italy, France, Etc
Aqueduct of Caserta.
This Aqueduct was built by the order of the King of Naples, Charles III., for conducting water to his residence
which he had at Caserta, a town situated about…
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edit ] Croton Aqueduct Gate House List of National Historic Landmarks in New York National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Westchester County, New York National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Westchester County, New
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clean water in 1842" . American Society of Civil Engineers . Archived from the original on March 22, 2025 . Retrieved December 19, 2025 . ^ "Important Elements / Empire City / History" . Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct . Archived from the original
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Discovered" . Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct . January 7, 2011. Archived from the original on July 25, 2025 . Retrieved December 18, 2025 . ^ "Great Lawn" . Central Park Conservancy . Archived from the original on September 25, 2011 . Retrieved
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Scenic Landmark in Unanimous Vote" . Norwood News - Serving Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights . Retrieved April 20, 2024 . ^ Rose, Veronica (April 17, 2024). "Landmarks Designates the Old Croton Aqueduct Walk as the Bronx's First
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Scenic Landmark" . CityLand . Retrieved April 20, 2024 . ^ Descriptive display at the weir chamber in Ossining, New York in the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park. Accessed: September 6, 2010 References [ edit ] Chazin, Daniel D., ed. (2005).
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Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, Westchester County, NY ", 5 photos, 3 measured drawings, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page HAER No. NY-114, " Old Croton Aqueduct, Jewels Brook Culvert, Spanning Station Road, Irvington, Westchester County, NY ", 8
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Building, Walnut Street, Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, NY ", 1 measured drawing HAER No. NY-118, " Old Croton Aqueduct, Saw Mill River Culvert, Spanning Nepperhan Avenue, Yonkers, Westchester County, NY ", 19 photos, 3 measured drawings, 5 data
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Mexico Point Midway Mine Kill Minnewaska Mohawk River Montauk Downs Montauk Point Moreau Lake Napeague Newtown Battlefield Niagara Falls Nissequogue River Nyack Beach Oak Orchard Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills Old Croton Aqueduct Old Erie Canal
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York Appalachian Blue Disc Croton Aqueduct Devil's Path East Coast Greenway Eastern Continental Finger Lakes Ithaca Kaaterskill Falls Long Island Long Path Mohawk Hudson North Country Old Croton Paumanok Path South Taconic Taconic Crest Taconic
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…Above these arches of the bridge the Aqueduct is built, the
height of which is about 57 feet, and it is sustained upon a
series of arches of about 19 feet span each.
Aqueduct of Montpelier.
This Aqueduct is one…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…These bridges and the adjacent work form
a very interesting point on the line of Aqueduct. Plate XII. is a view of the Aqueduct at this place : at the
left of the picture may be seen the bridge over the…
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Congress . Retrieved December 19, 2025 . ^ "A Memoir of the Archville Bridge" . Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct . January 8, 2011. Archived from the original on September 19, 2019 . Retrieved December 19, 2025 . ^ "GENERAL VIEW LOOKING EAST AT
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National Register of Historic Places Plaque commemorating the Archville Bridge that carried the Croton Aqueduct over the highway Segment of the Old Croton Trail between Briarcliff Manor and Archville, one of the trail's wooded sections See also [
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South of Main Street, Irvington, Westchester County, NY ", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page HAER No. NY-111, " Old Croton Aqueduct, Ventilator No. 9, Spring & Everett Streets, Ossining, Westchester County, NY ", 1 photo, 1 color transparency, 1 measured
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
That such settlement should in some
instances occur, even after the Aqueduct is completed, is
not surprising, for passing over so many different elevations,
and encountering such numerous transitions from a hard
soil, or from rock, to valleys of alluvial…
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which was built in 1885-1890, the Old Croton Aqueduct remained in service until 1955. [ 3 ] Background [ edit ] The island of Manhattan , surrounded by brackish rivers, had a limited supply of freshwater available. It dwindled as the city grew