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Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…for the masonry of the
Aqueduct : upon the bottom of this trench was laid a mass
of masonry 1 foot thick, upon which two walls were built,
each li foot thick and 5i feet high, these walls standing 2
feet…
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.
Just south of the Wheeler and Ogden properties
the stone aqueduct known as High Bridge crosses the
Harlem.
South of High Bridge, not far from the junction of
Ogden Avenue and Woolfe Street, is a small stream
which was ihe…
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…J, Carmlchael, who lived nearby and worked on the Aqueduct project in that town. A painting of the Sing Sing Aqueduct Bridge by a T. J. Carmtehael (kxsatton unknown, unless It may be this one) was exhibited at the National…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The balance unexpended
will suffice to complete the high bridge over the Harlem, and henceforth the interest on the debt is to be
paid from
taxes.
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The stratum of
boulders lies much lower at this place, and required an excavation to be carried 30 feet
below common high water line, before a suitable stratum for driving piles could be reached. When the excavation was carried 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.
The present
New York and Putnam Railroad at its inception (1871) was designed
to run from High Bridge to Brewsters, and there connect with the
so-called New York and Boston. This road was not finished until
1881. It was…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…and 9 feet high. The abutments of this secondary dam, with two piers of crib work, filled
in with stone, have been used for the purpose of a bridge across the river, and will remain
a bridge to accommodate the…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
…For instance, the Underhill family had oper- ated a farm and successful grist mill on the Croton near Quaker Bridge for half a century, until the dam collapse. At high tide, mer- chant schooners and sloops had transported wheat up…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…and built
the foundations of two piers to above high water mark, and another is about four feet
above the foundation. The amount of money spent on the Harlem Bridge, for the work
and materials not yet used, amounts to…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…elevation of considerable elegance, and a covered passage under the bridge. The arcades pierced in the piers for this road or gallery, are four feet wide, and 21 feet
high, their arches being formed of voussoirs of thin stone, alternating…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The resolution of your Board, requiring the undersigned to prepare
plans and estimates for crossing Harlem River, by a bridge, the arches of which shall be
164 MEMOIR OF THE
elevated 100 feet above common high water mark, and also…
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.
…It is the old aqueduct
HISTORY
WESTCHESTER
COUNTY
which crosses the Harlem River over High Bridge; the new is carried
underneath the stream.
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South of the Croton River the next Hudson tributary of interest is
the Sing Sing…
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.
When near the "High Bridge," at
the old head of boat navigation, I obtained a most interesting view of the
Mouth of the Croton, including Dover Kill Island near, the railwaybridge in the distance, and the high hills on the…
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.
…passed May 3, 1839, prescribed that the
Aqueduct Bridge should be constructed with arches
and piers of at least eighty feet span and a hundred
feet in height ; and the magnificent High Bridge is a
lasting monument to their perseverance…
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…Old/ New Croton Aqueduct Sign Current Designation(s) MANHATTAN VALLEY SIPHON c 1840 Plate 30-4, Old Croton Aqueduct Residing 105 feet below the Old Croton Aqueduct’s grade, Manhattan Valley, two miles south of High Bridge, was traversed by…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Rhodes addressed a letter to the Chairman
of the Commissioners, in which he says, " The natural abutments and high hills
MEMOIR OF THE
near the Quaker Bridge, will give an elevation of 200 feet above the tide, if required. The…
Bolton, Reginald Pelham. Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis. Indian Notes and Monographs, Vol. II, No. 7. New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1922.
Thus the old High Bridge road which
was in existence long prior to its receiving
that name, was an ancient track used prior
to the Revolution. It branched from the
Kingsbridge road, the line of the Lower
path, at or…
croton_waterworks_raw.txt
…The conduit associated with the Old Croton Aqueduct is carried across the river inside of the High Bridge, while the conduit associated with the New Croton Aqueduct is buried deep beneath the river, its presence completely imperceptible. In certain locations…
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.
…Slaughterer's Landing
The Terrace Bridge and Mall
RockhuKl Lake
A Squatter Village
Mouth of the Croton
Provoost's Tomb -Jones's Woods
Croton Dam
View near Hell-Gate
Ventilators
The Beekman Mansion
High Bridge over the Croton
Turtle Bay…
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.
…On the New* York side of the bridge is a stone tower, used for supplying the higher portions of Manhattan Island witli water -- about a
half a mile north of the High Bridge, an iron suspension bridge is to be…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The Commissioners present this brief but clear sketch of the respective divisions of
the aqueduct line, and of the great natural difficulties to be overcome ;
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The country through which our line of aqueduct lias to pass…
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various partners and constituents, the High Bridge is slated to be restored and reopened for public use by 2013. website: http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_ your_park/highbridge/html/hb_coalition_programs.html an exposed section of the aqueduct tunnel…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The bridge is to be constructed of well dressed granite. It may very properly be inquired, if the water can be carried
temporarily across this
valley by iron pipes, why construct this expensive bridge ? The reply is, that a plan…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…By a resolution of your Board, subsequent to the one before mentioned, my attention is called to a suggestion for a wooden bridge, resting on timber piers, sunk in the
river, and filled with stone to high water, on which…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Estimate for a high bridge, maintaining a uniform inclination of aqueduct $935,745
The plan of carrying the water across Harlem River by an inverted syphon, is next
considered. It is proposed to erect a semi-circular arch, of 80…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Water Commissioners over the aqueduct to its termination at Murray's Hill. 3d. To
authorise the Commissioners, with the assent of the Common Council, to change the
plan of crossing the Harlem on a high bridge, to inverted syphons and…
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.
…Just south of the Wheeler and Ogden properties
the stone aqueduct known as High Bridge crosses the
Harlem.
South of High Bridge, not far from the junction of
Ogden Avenue and Woolfe Street, is a small stream
which was ihe…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The remaining part of the aqueduct proper, in Westchester, being the second, third,
and part of the fourth divisions, is completed to the contemplated gate house at the Harlem
River. HARLEM AQ.UEDUCT BRIDGE. This work has not been progressing…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…three feet high, it proceeds to the summit of a
hill at the other extremity of the city, and gradually increases its height in proportion
to the declivity of the ground. In its highest part a bridge has been thrown…
Bolton, Reginald Pelham. Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis. Indian Notes and Monographs, Vol. II, No. 7. New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1922.
…Thus the old High Bridge road which
was in existence long prior to its receiving
that name, was an ancient track used prior
to the Revolution. It branched from the
Kingsbridge road, the line of the Lower
path, at or…