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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.
…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.
A recently published description of the cottage and
its surroundings says: " Two years ago 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.
…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…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw.txt
…A covered way flanked by parallel walls proceeds from the ancient city, to the bed of a stream now dry, over which there is a remark- able bridge, with a pointed arch 40 feet high, and supported on one side…
croton_waterworks_raw.txt
…This amendment introduced the submerged portions between the Old and New Croton Dams, as well as the Aqueduct beginning in the Bronx and ending on the Manhattan end of the High Bridge, into its designation. Though this was a step…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
…Tower's engraved Viezc of the Jet at Harlem River documents the "Maid of the Mist," a fountain spray the engineers created by releasing some of the pressurized water from the inverted siphon that supplied the City until High Bridge…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw.txt
…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 71 river would be exposed…
croton_waterworks_raw.txt
…Examples of such structures are coal sheds and coal ramps, such as those located by the High Bridge in Manhattan. 32 Section 2: Preservation Above: New Ossining Weir The significance of the Croton Waterworks as a whole is established on…
croton_waterworks_raw.txt
…Water Towers Two water towers are known to have existed along the length of the Old Croton Aqueduct: one at 98th Street (between Amsterdam Avenue and Columbus Avenue), which is now demolished and High Bridge Water Tower, which is extant…
croton_waterworks_raw.txt
…High Bridge Water Tower, 5 LP-0319 1970: 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…
croton_waterworks_raw.txt
…Jervis —A profile of the High Bridge (or any other specific iconic structure) 82 —A chronicle of the restoration of a specific structure —The neighborhoods that the Aqueducts pass through, then and now —Past and present attractions and amusements associated…
croton_waterworks_raw.txt
…We propose to employ this specific signage system for certain sites in Westchester County as well, such as at the New Croton Dam in Croton-on-Hudson and at the Sing Sing Kill Bridge in Ossining. An important component of…