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] New Croton Dam impounds up to 19 billion US gallons (72,000,000 m 3 ) of water, a small fraction of the New York City water system's total storage capacity of 580 billion US gallons (2.2 × 10 9…
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engraving showing the dam’s profile on the left and a rendering of how the completed dam would look—including the earthen section on the right that was replaced with masonry during construction. Share this: Print (Opens in new window…
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lowest point of the foundation 131 feet below the bed of the Croton River, ground level to top of dam 166 feet, total height 297 feet, thickness of the base 206 feet, thickness at the top 18 feet, and width…
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…Luckily for us the route went by the New Croton Dam, there was a photographer along to record the trip, and the entire collection of 342 photos is available
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Rare Color Image of the Old Croton Dam
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New Croton Dam Cigarette Card
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Will’s Cigarettes card of the New Croton Dam. (ca. 1902-1917) Another card from the same company is here . Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share…
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New Croton Dam, May 13, 1913. Courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection. In 1913 the Overman Tire Company in New York City ran a test to demonstrate “the ability of Overman cushion tires to withstand the…
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…Large chunks of stone on flat railcars, waiting to be transported through the tunnel to the face of the dam. This is probably the house of Aaron Cornell, along the original bank of the Croton River. The road below the…
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…Below is another view of the Bowery, looking north toward the dam, which can be seen in the distance. The label on the card incorrectly refers to the “Quaker Bridge Dam”, which was one of several locations considered
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…Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Current Designation(s) NEW CROTON RESERVOIR 1892-1906 Plate 13-, New Croton Aqueduct Following the contours of the valley, the New Croton Reservoir absorbed Croton Lake and the Old Croton Dam, ultimately achieving a capacity…
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Rare Color Image of the Old Croton Dam
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…View looking north Close-up of John Fish Detail showing the machine shops below the dam The machine shops below the dam (where the park is today) with the temporary suspension
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By any measure, the New Croton Dam is an engineering marvel. For 14 years (from 1892 to 1906) 1,500 men used more than 500 pieces of heavy machinery, 745,000 barrels of cement, 100,000 tons of coal and…
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…Here’s a nice Colortone postcard of the New Croton Dam. This card was published by the Ruben Publishing Co. in Newburgh, N.Y. and printed by “C.T. Art” (Curt Teich Art). The code number in the lower right…
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New Croton Dam spillway (1925)
Date: 1925
Source: Westchester County Park Commission Photograph Collection
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October 14, 1842 - Thousands to celebrate the Croton Dam and fresh water for NYC
October 14, 1842 - "Thousands to celebrate the Croton Dam and fresh water for NYC"
A first-person account from Julia Lawrence Hasbrouck's diary describes the…
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October 14, 1842 - Thousands to celebrate the Croton Dam and fresh water for NYC
October 14, 1842 - "Thousands to celebrate the Croton Dam and fresh water for NYC"
A first-person account from Julia Lawrence Hasbrouck's diary describes the…
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to reach the spot on which the new dam, is about being erected. Four hundred men are daily employed in repairing the dam, and live in huts, on the surrounding hills. Dame nature, seems to have indulged in some wild…
Westchester County Park Commission Photograph Collection
New Croton Dam spillway (1925) — view 2
Date: 1925
Source: Westchester County Park Commission Photograph Collection
Westchester County Park Commission Photograph Collection
New Croton Dam spillway (1925) — view 3
Date: 1925
Source: Westchester County Park Commission Photograph Collection
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Here is an account of a trip from Sing Sing to the old Croton Dam that took place 172 years ago today. This is from a wonderful blog that publishes the diary of Julia Lawrence Hasbrouck, who “lived and wrote…
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…BOYD’S CORNERS DAM 1866-1870 (Demolished 1980s) Plate 1-, Old/ New Croton Aqueduct Simple in design, the Boyd’s Corners Dam was 670 feet long and 57 feet high. Stretching across the West Branch of the Croton River, the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
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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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Driving to the Dam, 1912
Driving to the Dam, 1912
This historical post features a 1912 photograph showing "an automobile driving along the road which once ran across what is now the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail." The image captures an…
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Drive to the New Croton Dam, 1913
In 1913, the Overman Tire Company conducted a demonstration test using a National touring car equipped with their cushion tires. The test aimed to showcase "the ability of Overman cushion tires to withstand…