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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 public
mind shrank from such a tremendous and seemingly fantastic proceeding as the construction of an aqueduct from the far distant
Croton; whereas the Bronx, running straight down into the Harlem
River, seemed to have been appointed by nature…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
" The first
cistern, castellated with stone in the citie of London, was called the great
conduit in Westcheap, which was begun to be builded in the year 1235."*
The water for this cistern was derived from Paddington, and ran a…
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.
…By the 1st of December, 1837, 2,455 feet of the aqueduct had been
completed, and during the next year the whole of the work in West-
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HISTORY
Chester County, thirty-three miles in length, had either been…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
aqueducts are in other respects so copious, has left no record of the rate of this tax, of the
principle on which it was assessed, or of its productiveness such a table at this period
;
would have been both curious…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
To bring the water of the Passaic, taken above the falls at Paterson, New
Jersey and to cross the Hudson by iron pipes laid on the bottom of the river to cost
$1,932,000.
4th. A plan of his…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The powers delegated to the Commissioners, and to the Common Council of this
city, by the act of 2d of May, 1834, cannot extend to a project which contemplates erecting a dam in the Hudson river, beyond the boundary line…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
November 2, 1837, 12 years after
its commencement, there had been expended 264,000 pounds, and it \vas then estimated
to require an additional sum of 350,000 pounds to complete it, which, if correct, will
.
make the final cost…
Lydia Maria Child, Flowers for Children (1854), Internet Archive
…Written to celebrate the opening of the Old Croton Aqueduct which brought clean water to New York City on October 14, 1842.
Oh, blessed be the Croton!
It floweth everywhere—
It sprinkles o'er the dusty ground,
It cooleth all…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw.txt
…The Croton Trails Committee completed a Village Trailway Master Plan in 1993, establishing and mapping an interconnected Village-wide network of existing and proposed trails that link open space sites, and connect to the Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway that runs…
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…It has also become evident that most existing interpretative features associated with the Waterworks not only revolve solely around the Old Croton Aqueduct, but almost always take the form of signage, commissioned by various organizations and inconsistently designed and maintained…
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…A sampling of maintenance tasks specific to the Croton system would include routine weeding, rock maintenance along the Aqueduct berm, and the exterior cleaning of ventilators. Rehabilitation and Reuse In the case that more attention and resources can be devoted…
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…Rendering of the proposed blue-painted line running the length of the Old Croton Aqueduct, as well as a temporary QR code sign painted on the sidewalk Facing Page: Rendering of medium-sized sign panels installed on the New Ossining…
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Croton Aqueduct System and borders the Croton River, it does not tap into the reservoir system for its water. Instead its water supply comes directly from sand and gravel aquifers pumped from three deep wells under the Croton River Basin…
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…The Croton Aqueduct App Logo and Homescreen Top Right: App navigation diagram for the “Search by Name” feature Bottom Left: Navigation diagram for the “History of the System” feature Bottom Right: Navigation diagram showing the various ways to search for…
croton_waterworks_raw.txt
…For instance, the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation use their own logo on signs, while many signposts in Yonkers and the Bronx have only the letters OCA (Old Croton Aqueduct) on them. Our goal is to enable people to…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw.txt
…Although Croton-on-Hudson is situated close to the Croton Aqueduct System and borders the Croton River, it does not tap into the reservoir system for its water. Instead its water supply comes directly from sand and gravel aquifers pumped…
croton_waterworks_raw.txt
…High Bridge, Aqueduct, and Pedestrian Walk, LP-0639 1981: 135th Street Gatehouse, List 141: LP-1035 High Pumping Station, List 145: LP-1080 2000: 119th Street Gatehouse, List 312: LP-2051 2000: Jerome Park Reservoir (Bronx, NY), reference number 00001014…
croton_waterworks_raw.txt
…Plan/Guidelines 50 as is the case for the Old Croton Aqueduct portion of the system, extant machinery is rare. If a good candidate were identified, such as a pumping station or a weir with engineering integrity, restoration could be…
Samuel Stevens (President of the Board of State Water Commissioners), Oct 14, 1842 — King's Memoir of the Croton Aqueduct (1843)
…After all, we have followed but at a respectable distance ancient Rome, with her nine aqueducts, some of which were longer than the Croton Aqueduct, and together were capable of supplying 250,000,000 of gallons per day. But history…
John L. Lawrence (President of the Croton Aqueduct Board), Oct 14, 1842 — King's Memoir of the Croton Aqueduct (1843)
…In receiving, with my associates of the Croton Aqueduct Board, the custody of the work committed to us, I take the occasion to convey to you, the thanks of your fellowcitizens, for the zeal, perseverance and fidelity with which your…