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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…
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…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Hence, in 1810, resort was had to steam engines to throw the water up, and then
a head was thus obtained 144 feet above the level of the Thames, and high for
enough
the loftiest houses. Another consequence of employing…
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 grade was required to correspond
with the regulation of the streets, which had
required much
deep cutting and some high
embankment. About
four miles of the road
are now in use. upon which pleasure cars are
constantly
run. for…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The bridge across
the Croton River, which was made in lieu of the one overflown by the water of the
river, and the portion of the turnpike also required to be made, are both done, as well as
the private…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
"About half a mile below Williams' Bridge, over the Bronx, is a piece of low meadow ground, in which rise two springs, one of which runs easterly and empties itself
into the Bronx, and not more than four hundred yards…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…The objections to this project
were, that it would be going into another state, that an
Aqueduct bridge over the Hudson River would obstruct
its navigation, and iron pipes laid across the bed of the
river would be exposed to…
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…Old Croton Aqueduct, National Register of Historic Places (1974) 4. Old Croton Aqueduct running from Croton to New York City, National Historic Landmark in (1992) 5. The High Bridge Aqueduct and Water Tower, National Register of Historic Places (1972) 6…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…length, and 178 high divided into three stages with numerous and long tunnels,
lighted and ventilated from the depth of 250 feet, by conical shafts of 50 feet diameter
at bottom, and four feet at top, and others of inferior…
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.
…In the centre, upon the highest visible point, is the Convent of the Sacred
Heart ; and towards the right is the Croton Aqueduct, or High Bridge,
over the Harlem river. The trees on the extreme right mark the line of…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The high bridge was contracted for in August, 1839, at $737,755, conditioned that it
should be completed in August, 1843. Meantime, it will have been perceived in the
report of Mr. Jervis, that he suggested as a temporary expedient…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
time about ten miles of the upper end was advertised, but in consequence of the proposals being considered too high, only about half of it was contracted for. About the middle of May, the contractors generally entered on the work…
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…Tower, Croton Aqueduct at Haarlem River (High Bridge), C.1842, ink witli watercolor wash on paper Courtesy Mrs. Helen Tower Wilson. Photo: T. Harnik Canal. Within 2 years fie succeeded Wright as chief engineer. Upon completion of the Delaware and…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Douglas's plan was on a high bridge, and Mr. Martineau's by inverted syphons, on
a low bridge.
With such apparent agreement, the Commissioners were well foun ded in assuming
that Jive millionswould certainly accomplish the work, yet the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…that part of it that commented on
the Report made by the Board of Assistants in favor of a high bridge, and on the resolution given in a preceding page, which that Board, in conformity with the Report, passed
seems…
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.
…One of the most important events in his life was
his connection with the improvement of Harlem River
and building of the High Bridge. At the time of
constructing the Crotou Aqueduct, the commissioners
had determined to carry the water…
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…the masonry of the 23 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…
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…The High Bridge was not completed until 1848. Notes 1. Charles King, A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct (New York, 1843), p.220. 2. See selected bibliography on tlie construction of the Croton Aqueduct…
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…County Clerk Section of the Aqueduct with Iron Lining, c. 1837-39 Ink and watercolor on paper; 14^4 x 17 V2 inches Jervis Public Library. Rome, NY, drawing #205 Possibly by John B. Jervis. Croton Aqueduct — Detail of Iron…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…above high-water mark from 4 to 15 feet. The foundations of Nos. 11, 12, and
13, which are river piers, remain to be put down, and Nos. 1 and 14 at the two ends of
the bridge. These last…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…7,877,346 00
This was exclusive of the cost of land, salaries, and other expenses, which
the Commissioners themselves estimated at 586,567 00
$8,464,033 00
For the additional cost of the high bridge, 443,432 00
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…The Croton Aqueduct itself became something of a tourist attrac- tion. Many climbed atop the Distributing Reservoir on 42nd Street to enjoy the view of the City spread out before them, and the Harlem River High Bridge became a favorite…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…HARLEM RIVER BRIDGE. The progress of this work, since our last report, has,
owing to several causes, been slower than we expected. In that report it was mentioned
that after carrying the excavation for pier No. 10, thirty-four feet…
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.
…After crossing
the Harlem River over the high bridge already described, it passes the
Manhattan valley by an inverted siphon of iron pipes, 4, 180 feet in length,
and the Clendening valley on an aqueduct 1,900 feet. It then…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…soils, and amalgamating so many mineral substances."
He then proposes constructing a dam near the Quaker Bridge, on the Croton river, 45
feet high, which will give an elevation or head of 125 feet above tide of the Hudson ;
" from…
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.
…entire length on foot, making
a careful personal inspection of ever*' portion of the
work, and of the names engraved in the lasting
granite of the High Bridge there is none that deserves
a more prominent place than his own.
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.
…In the centre, upon the highest visible point, is the Convent of the Sacred
Heart ; and towards the right is the Croton Aqueduct, or High Bridge,
over the Harlem river. The trees on the extreme right mark the line of
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to 1842, remaining as chief engineer until the completion of the High Bridge in 1848. Section 4: Conclusion was for fighting the fire in storage tanks was frozen solid in the unseasonably cold weather. Q QR (quick response) code: A…
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.
…wove in his
brain the ideas which found expression in " Eureka,"
" Annabel Lee," " For Annie" and " Ulalume," all
of which were written while he lived at Fordham.
.\nother favorite resort was the Aqueduct pathway,
leading from High Bridge to Fordham.
croton_waterworks_raw.txt
…The program has already resulted in financial backing for the restoration of the High Bridge, and further funding could likely be used for future Croton projects. 107 Croton Waterworks Site Months and Years Jan Feb 2011 7 Mar Apr May…