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…New Croton Dam, circa 1906 Croton Point and Ossining, circa 1905 Double Arches Promenade View from Quaker Bridge Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new
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Hospital Corps at New Croton Dam Strike 1900
A group of six men in military uniforms, likely part of the Hospital Corps, stand in front of a tent with a Red Cross flag at the New Croton Dam labor strike…
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…One of the unique features is the s-shaped curve spillway, designed to be used as a waste channel for water coming over the top of the dam. New Croton Dam spillway. The last stone of the dam was put…
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…At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world. [ 3 ] Its foundation extends 130 feet (40 m) below the bed of the river, and the dam contains
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across the bottom from Croton Dam. One of the many interesting things about this map is that the New Croton Dam—then in the planning stages—is shown at the Quaker Bridge location. For more information on the Quaker Bridge…
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Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine . Merguerian, Charles. (Notes for October 4, 2000, lecture at the Long Island Geologists Dinner Meeting). Retrieved on July 8, 2007. ^ "New Croton Dam Road Closure Environmental Review" . New York City
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disputes led to "protests, lawsuits, and confusion" before payment of claims and the awarding of construction contracts. [ 2 ] The work force on the new dam included stonemasons and laborers who had worked on the original dam. John B. Goldsborough,
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Toggle the table of contents New Croton Dam 5 languages مصرى Cebuano Deutsch עברית 中文 Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related…
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river below the dam Other visitors to the dam Detail showing the man higher up the stairs looking through a pair of binoculars Detail showing the railroad tracks through the tunnel, used to bring stone to the face of the…
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became a standard reference for gravity dams. Postcard of newly completed New Croton Dam, 1907. What became known as the “Croton Profile” achieved international recognition. At the time of its completion, it was the tallest masonry dam in the world.
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Troop C B Camp, New Croton Dam Strike 1900
A black and white photograph showing a military-style camp with numerous white tents and soldiers with horses. The camp appears to be set up in a valley with a hill…
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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…
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Water Over the Dam — Croton Friends of History Croton Friends of History Programs Articles Silver Lake, Croton's Hidden Gem A Dummy Forever! The Graven Images of Bethel Cemetery Postcard Tour The Other Harmon In Search of Teatown Who We…
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headquarters overlooking New Croton Dam, ca. 1906. One of the contractors spoke on the history of the project and remarked that there had never been a celebration of the anniversary of completion of the Old Croton Dam, some three miles…
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This detailed engraving shows the New Croton Dam when it was under construction in 1896. The image was commissioned for the cover of the October 17th issue of Scientific American magazine to accompany an article entitled “New York Water
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Bowery Bridge below New Croton Dam
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Croton Dam photographs by Clarence White
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Croton Dam photographs by Clarence White
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online courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection. Bridge below the New Croton Dam, May 13, 1913. Courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection. A number of other photos were taken
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…New Croton Dam spillway bridge, 2013. The length of the dam across the Croton River Valley is 1,168 feet, spillway 1,000 feet,
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Croton Dam and Reservoir, 2013. The structure was officially declared completed, including the road across the top and the park with fountain below, and turned over to the City of New York on New Year’s Day 1907. The design…
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Aqueduct. During a visit last week, curator Norm MacDonald showed us some recently donated material that included two rare photographs of blacksmiths at the New Croton Dam taken in September, 1895. Although there are probably thousands of photographs
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…Cornell [ 1 ] 4 miles (6.4 km) downstream of the original dam, which was submerged by the new reservoir. New Croton Reservoir was eventually able to supply 200 to 300 million US gallons (760,000 to 1,140,000 m…
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completed in 1906. [ 2 ] Designed by Alphonse Fteley (1837–1903), the masonry dam is 266 feet (81 m) broad at its base and 297 feet (91 m) high from base to crest. At the time of its completion, it was…
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Croton Dam Bridge Towers Under Construction
A black-and-white photograph showing the construction of bridge towers for the Croton Dam, likely part of the Croton Aqueduct system. The towers are made of metal and have cables attached. The scene…
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In April 1925, Clarence White , one of the founding members of the Photo-Secession movement, took a group of students to photograph at Croton Dam. The series of images he made incorporate the soft, diffused light of Pictorialism with the…
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documenting the New Croton Dam and the Aqueduct. The record for this specific item is here . Click the images to enlarge them. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window…
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Museum visit their website and watch this video of Norm discussing the collection (and why Ossining was featured on the television show Mad Men). Blacksmiths at the New Croton Dam, September, 1895. Courtesy of the Ossining Historical Society. Share
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Labor Camp, New Croton Dam Strike (1900)
A black-and-white photograph showing a labor camp during the 1900 New Croton Dam strike. The image features a man in a uniform holding a rifle in the foreground, with numerous tents…
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…Here’s a postcard of the nearly completed New Croton Dam, sent from Ossining on March 13, 1906. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend