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…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…
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arboretums Nature centers New York City parks POPS New York state forests wild historic sites parks wildlife management areas Trails rail trails Category Erie County Nassau County New York City NYS DEC NYS OPRHP Commons v t e Hiking trails…
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Hall Fourteenth Ward Industrial School Marymount School of New York Milbank, Brinckerhoff, and Fiske Halls New York School of Applied Design for Women P.S. 9 P.S. 135 P.S. 157 Philosophy Hall Pupin Hall St. Walburga's Academy…
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…National Register of Historic Places listings in the Bronx and List of National Historic Landmarks in New York City v t e Protected areas of New York Federal
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.
…Depew.1
In theVear 1880 works for increasing New York City's water supply
from Westchester County were commenced, which are still in progress; for although the new Croton Aqueduct was completed in 1891,
1 See Smith's Manual of…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…bridge, maintaining the level of the aqueduct, be adopted. We quote the reasoning of the report on this subject, and as to the conveyance of the
water over York Island, together with a new estimate of the cost of the…
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Supply—Present Condition of Work on the Great Croton River Dam.” Christopher Tompkins, author of The Croton Dams and Aqueduct , said this image is “especially noteworthy for its accuracy in depicting the excavation.” Below is the top section of the
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…New York-New Jersey Trail Conference. ISBN 978-1-880775-30-1 . Koeppel, Gerard T. (2000). Water for Gotham: A History . Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press . ISBN 0-691-01139-7 . Rappole, George H. (1978). "The
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…Martineau
and Douglass, was a closed Aqueduct of masonry. These
gentlemen each made an estimate of the cost of bringing
the water of the Croton River to the city of New- York by
a closed Aqueduct of masonry, and the…
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…Conclusion New York City Partners: Citywide New York City Department of Parks and Recreation: New York City’s Department of Parks and Recreation is in charge of the Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway, the segment of the Croton aqueduct that runs…
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…Then in 1832 cholera first reached New York in the deadliest epidemic to that date. The need for a new supply of fresh water was crucial. Construction [ edit
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Synagogue Temple Israel of the City of New York Residential buildings Houses 20 West 16th Street 51 Market Street 83 and 85 Sullivan Street 131 Charles Street 146 East 38th Street 203 East 29th Street 203 Prince Street 311 and…
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…Vincent Ferrer Church of Sweden in New York Church of the Ascension, Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest Church of the Holy
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…He proposed to take the waters of the Croton at Pine's
bridge, which he stated to be 183 feet above the level of the
Hudson ; to conduct the water in an open Aqueduct, following the line of the Croton…
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original Croton Dam, the New Croton Dam and the entire aqueduct system. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The level of mean tide at Harlem river is 120.66 feet below the grade line of
the aqueduct, of which a more particular description will be given hereafter. On New York Island there are several deep and abrupt valleys…
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1835 1836 New York City Water Commission established John B. Jervis appointed Chief Engineer of Croton Aqueduct project Photography invented Old Croton Aqueduct completed (includes structures such as Old Ossining Weir, Archville Bridge, Murray Hill Reservoir, Yonkers Weir, West Burnside…
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the wooden bridge built under the aqueduct arch sometime after 1839. From F.B. Tower, Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct , New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843. Detail of the wooden bridge that originally carried local traffic under the arch. F…
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…Theophllus Schramke, ProHle of Lower Part of Croton Aqueduct, c.1842 Color lithograph, George Hayward's Lithography, NY; 10 x 38 Vs inches Jervis Public Library, Rome, NY Nathaniel Cum'er (1818-1888), Hydrographhs Map of the Counties of New…
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Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct, and Carl Oechsner, Croton Friends of History, for their help in analyzing these photographs. ↩︎ The text labels in the photos were added to the negatives in the darkroom so they would appear on every…
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…In 1968, New York State purchased from the city the land and structures that constituted the
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…The Evening Post, New York, October 15, 1842. Fitzsimons, Neal, ed. and introd. The Reminiscences of John B. Jervis: Engineer of the Old Croton. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1971. Jervis, John B. Description of the Croton Aqueduct from the Dam…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…145
on 28th February, published in the newspapers of New York, Albany, Utica, Hartford, Ct.,
and Philadelphia, inviting proposals until 26th April, "for furnishing the materials and
completing the construction of twenty-three sections of the Croton Aqueduct, including
the…
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aqueduct that carried water to Jerome Park Reservoir in the north Bronx, New York City. [ 10 ] Repair [ edit ] New Croton Dam in 2016 The bridge over the spillway was replaced in 1975 and again in 2005. In that same year…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…After its use
had been suspended 800 years, a new and beautiful arched
Aqueduct was built by the side of the ruins of the old one,
and its final restoration to public use was completed in 1634.
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…flow into the aqueduct
with a depth of 18 inches, on the morning of the 22d June.
The report made by the Commissioners on 8th August, announces the gratifying fact
that the CROTON HAD REACHED NEW YORK, and was flowing…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…226 CELEBRATION OF THE
These were, on motion of Alderman Davies, referred to the Joint Committee on the
Croton Aqueduct, from which Committee the following report was received on 19th September :
The Joint Committee on the Croton Aqueduct, to whom…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…the Aqueduct received
the water from the Fountain Reservoir on the Croton :
--on
the 27th of June, the water having been permitted to traverse
the entire length of the Aqueduct, entered the Receiving
Reservoir at the city of New-York…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…The available capacity of this Reservoir, down to the level
where the water would cease to flow off in the Aqueduct,
has been estimated at six hundred millions of gallons. Could we suppose that the Croton River will ever in…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…supposed now-a-days to be new and never to
have been previously invented, may have been thought of
long before, even in remote ages." Pp. 129, 130.
Ancient Aqueduct of Metz.
This Aqueduct was built by the Romans when…