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community known as The Bowery. Below is another view of the Bowery, looking north toward the dam, which can be seen in the distance. The label on the card incorrectly refers to the “Quaker Bridge Dam”, which was one of…
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Bowery Bridge Below New Croton Dam §1
— community known as
The Bowery.
Below is another view of
the Bowery, looking north toward
the dam, which can be seen in
the distance.
The label on
the card incorrectly refers to
the “Quaker Bridge
Dam”, which was one of…
Bowery Bridge Below New Croton Dam §0
—
The wooden work bridge, built across
the Croton River near today’s Route 129.
The bridge was used to move men and supplies from
the docks at Croton Landing up to
the New Croton
Dam worksite.
The buildings along
the…
Bowery Bridge Below New Croton Dam §2
— before
the Cornell farm site was chosen. 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 on X (Opens in new…
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enlarge it and then click the arrow icons to cycle through the images. View looking north Close-up of John Fish Detail showing the machine shops below the dam The machine shops below the dam (where the park is today…
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New Croton Dam Construction Circa 1902 §5
— enlarge it and then click
the arrow icons to cycle through
the images. View looking north Close-up of John Fish Detail showing
the machine shops
below the dam The machine shops
below the dam (where
the park is today…
New Croton Dam Construction Circa 1902 §8
— river
below the dam Other visitors to
the dam Detail showing
the man higher up
the stairs looking through a pair of binoculars Detail showing
the railroad tracks through
the tunnel, used to bring stone to
the face of
the…
New Croton Dam Construction Circa 1902 §7
— suspension bridge Looking south at
the construction area
below the dam Detail showing stones stacked up next to
the railroad tracks Detail showing another view of
the machine shops Detail showing some construction buildings on
the other side of
the
New Croton Dam Construction Circa 1902 §10
— …Large chunks of stone on flat railcars, waiting to be transported through
the tunnel to
the face of
the dam. This is probably
the house of Aaron Cornell, along
the original bank of
the Croton River.
The road
below the…
New Croton Dam Construction Circa 1902 §3
— involved in
the construction as a subcontractor but so far a search of online and offline sources has turned up nothing. If you have any information please send us an email .
The scanned images
below have been adjusted in Photoshop…
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have been carried across the dam and bridge, from abutment to abutment, with fine architectural effect. Original bridge with spillway below. These, however, are minor defects and do not prevent the Croton Dam from ranking, not only as one of…
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Water Over the Dam §25
— have been carried across
the dam and bridge, from abutment to abutment, with fine architectural effect. Original bridge with spillway
below. These, however, are minor defects and do not prevent
the Croton
Dam from ranking, not only as one of…
Water Over the Dam §29
— Croton Gorge Park
below. One of
the unique features is
the s-shaped curve spillway, designed to be used as a waste channel for water coming over
the top of
the dam. New Croton
Dam spillway.
The last stone of…
Water Over the Dam §42
— Croton
Dam and Reservoir, 2013.
The structure was officially declared completed, including
the road across
the top and
the park with fountain
below, and turned over to
the City of New York on New Year’s Day 1907.
The design…
Water Over the Dam §28
— lowest point of
the foundation 131 feet
below the bed of
the Croton River, ground level to top of
dam 166 feet, total height 297 feet, thickness of
the base 206 feet, thickness at
the top 18 feet, and width…
Water Over the Dam §40
— chapel located along today’s Route 129
below the dam during
the construction period.
The Reverend mailed
the trowels from Vatican City where he was residing at
the time. January 17, 1906 – officials placing final stone on
the spillway.
The…
Water Over the Dam §41
— …When
the waters have risen to
the top of
the new
dam,
the crest of
the old
dam will be 33 feet
below the surface.” New
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…At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world. [ 3 ] Its foundation extends 130 feet (40 m) below the bed of the river, and the dam contains
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…Click the image to enlarge it. New Croton Dam spillway, February, 1934. Click the image to enlarge it. Ice on the spillway of the New Croton Dam, February, 1934. Click the image to enlarge it. Croton River below 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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online courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection. Bridge below the New Croton Dam, May 13, 1913. Courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection. A number of other photos were taken
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Drive To The New Croton Dam 1913 §3
— online courtesy of
the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection. Bridge
below the New Croton
Dam, May 13, 1913. Courtesy of
the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection. A number of other photos were taken
Drive To The New Croton Dam 1913 §4
—
the same day but unfortunately most show
the car on unidentifiable country roads. One exception is an image taken at
the Croton Lake Station of
the “Old Put”—
the New York Central Railroad, Putnam Division—shown
below. 2
The company…
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…Below are details from the image, showing the immense scale of the structure—made entirely of hand-hewn stone which was cut, moved and placed without the aid of modern construction equipment. The image comes from the George P.
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that a new Croton Dam should be built. (It was to be located about three miles below the old dam on the Croton River. It would cover an area of land 20 miles long) 1892 construction began on the new…
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Croton on Hudson Bricks §113
— that a new Croton
Dam should be built. (It was to be located about three miles
below the old
dam on
the Croton River. It would cover an area of land 20 miles long) 1892 construction began on
the new…
Croton on Hudson Bricks §59
— …Robert Underhill made his first move towards success by leasing water rights
below a
dam built along
the river just above
the Hudson. Along with
the water rights,
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…about one
Brayton, the son of one of the dam contractors, perceiving
" Mr. Albert
o'clock, the danger to the people below the dam on the opposite side, by the continued
rise of the water at the dam, and believing…
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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.
…These form a striking feature in the scene below the dam.
From the lock may be obtained an excellent view of the river below.
LOCK AT STATE DAM, TROY.
with the last of the bridges that then spanned the Hudson…
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The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §158
— …These form a striking feature in
the scene
below the dam.
From
the lock may be obtained an excellent view of
the river
below.
LOCK AT STATE
DAM, TROY.
with
the last of
the bridges that then spanned
the Hudson…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §119
— …
The dam forms an elbow
in
the middle of
the stream, and is about 1,400
feet in length.
Below it are considerable
rapids ; just above it is a bridge, which has a
carriage-way for
the public use, and…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §93
— …miles
below,
a day or two longer, for
the purpose of visiting objects of interest in their
vicinity, a description of which will be given as we proceed with our
notes. A brief notice of
the State
Dam and Great…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §35
— …another similar shore a few miles
below, were
the only deposits of limestone that we saw in all that region.
At
the outlet of Rich's Lake were
the ruins of a
dam and lumber
LUMBER
DAM AND SLUICE
sluicj…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §405
— …Not having
time to visit
the fountain reservoir, I have availed myself of
the pencil
services of a friend, in giving a sketch of
the dam from a point just
below it.
The Croton aqueduct runs parallel with
the Iludson…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §359
— …
the
evidence of coffers of specie
below. This augur with its bits of silver was
THE HUDSON.
exhibited, and
the story believed. A stock company was formed. Shares
were readily taken.
The speculator was chief manager. A coffer
dam
was…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §157
— …
The dam also furnishes water power to a number of mills
on
the Troy shore
below it, into which grain is taken from vessels lying
at
the docks, by means of "elevators" worked by
the water wheels.
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §2
— Elephant Island
Lumber
Dam and Sluice
Initial Letter--
The Wayside Fountain
Eapids at
the Head of Harris's Lake
Sandford Lake
The Iron
Dam
Adirondack Village
Departure for Tahawus
First Bridge over
the Hudson
Bark Cabin at Calamity Pond
Henderson…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
A channel for the overflow is excavated in the rock back of the wall leading down to the river below the dam . The main stone dam , according to the original plan , was to be 600 feet long , extending from the…
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Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §4
— A channel for
the overflow is excavated in
the rock back of
the wall leading down to
the river
below the dam .
The main stone
dam , according to
the original plan , was to be 600 feet long , extending from
the…
Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §23
— A channel for
the overflow is excavated in
the rock back of
the wall leading down to
the river
below the dam .
The main stone
dam , according to
the original plan , was to be 600 feet long , extending from
the…
Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §45
— A channel for
the overflow is excavated in
the rock back of
the wall leading down to
the river
below the dam .
The main stone
dam , according to
the original plan , was to be 600 feet long , extending from
the…
Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §12
— …A channel for
the overflow is excavated in
the rock back of
the wall leading down to
the river
below the dam .
The main stone
dam , according to
the original plan , was to be 600 feet long , extending from
the…
Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §33
— …A channel for
the overflow is excavated in
the rock back of
the wall leading down to
the river
below the dam .
The main stone
dam , according to
the original plan , was to be 600 feet long , extending from
the…
Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §55
— …A channel for
the overflow is excavated in
the rock back of
the wall leading down to
the river
below the dam .
The main stone
dam , according to
the original plan , was to be 600 feet long , extending from
the…
Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §5
—
The lower portion of
the inner slope to a height of 16 feet
below the crest of
the spillway , to be paved with stone , 18 inches thick , laid dry , upon 12 inches of broken stone , and on
the upper part…
Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §14
—
The lower portion of
the inner slope to a height of 16 feet
below the crest of
the spillway , to be paved with stone , 18 inches thick , laid dry , upon 12 inches of broken stone , and on
the upper part…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…is a view taken from a point below the dam
and shows the relative positions of the dam and the gate
chamber at the head of the Aqueduct. The original channel of the River where the dam is built,
;
was…
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Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §123
— …is a view taken from a point
below the dam
and shows
the relative positions of
the dam and
the gate
chamber at
the head of
the Aqueduct.
The original channel of
the River where
the dam is built,
;
was…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §87
— This
dam was proposed to
be built about 2 feet above
the level of high tide, thereby
keeping all
the salt water
below ; and above
the dam would
be
the fresh water for supplying
the city, which must be
pumped…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §138
— …
The water is set back at this place by a
dam for a mill a
short distance
below, giving
the stream an appearance of
more magnitude than it really possesses. This point is 25
miles from
the dam.
The wall…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §124
— …is a view taken from a point
below the dam
and shows
the relative positions of
the dam and
the gate
chamber at
the head of
the Aqueduct.
The original channel of
the River where
the dam is built,
;
was…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §129
— …This secondary
dam is
formed of round timber, brush wood, and gravel ; it may be
seen in
the picture directly under
the bridge which extends
across
below the main structure. On
the upstream side of
the masonry of
the dam…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §99
— At
the place where it was determined to build
the dam
across
the Croton River,
the surface of
the natural flow of
water was about 38 feet
below the elevation required as a
head for
the water to flow into…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §115
— …of
the hill against
which
the masonry of
the dam is built, a distance of over
200 feet. This tunnel descends into
the Reservoir, so that
the centre of it at
the mouth is about 12 feet
below the sur…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §98
— …At
the place where it was determined to build
the dam
across
the Croton River,
the surface of
the natural flow of
water was about 38 feet
below the elevation required as a
head for
the water to flow into…
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. II. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir
The Pathfinder dam and reservoir is located about three miles below the junction of
the Sweetwater with the North Platte near
the old Overland Trail, and is named in
honor of John C. Fremont, who was…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1363
— Pathfinder
Dam and Reservoir
The Pathfinder
dam and reservoir is located about three miles
below the junction of
the Sweetwater with
the North Platte near
the old Overland Trail, and is named in
honor of John C. Fremont, who was…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1362
— …Pathfinder
Dam and Reservoir
The Pathfinder
dam and reservoir is located about three miles
below the junction of
the Sweetwater with
the North Platte near
the old Overland Trail, and is named in
honor of John C. Fremont, who was…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1463
— by
the opening of
the fall term. Electric power
is supplied from up
the valley, but with
the
completion of
the huge government project
below the Pathfinder
dam it is thought that current may be taken in charge by
the…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1462
— …Electric power
is supplied from up
the valley, but with
the
completion of
the huge government project
below the Pathfinder
dam it is thought that current may be taken in charge by
the city.
The
erection of a $75,000…
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. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
The course of the Bronx immediately below the mill is said to have
been formerly changed by a large beaver dam, which those industrious
animals had erected near die foot of Mr. Underbill's garden. Beaver
Pond lies directly north…
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…the first time in fourteen years water is flowing over the huge dam of the Croton Reservoir at the estimated rate of 2,000,000,000 gallons a day, the vast tide dropping to the Croton River, 150 feet below…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851.
P, A Sluice and Dam to raise a head of water to float Batteaus
to Fort Bull.
Q. A wood Dam made by a Prodigious number of trees thrown
there Promiscuously by Freshes
R. The Oswegagie Indian Path.
be 2…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §975
— …Bult. . /
Springs. @ A Wood
Dam made bya Frodigtous es | 74ts Interwal is stoma ay
Ho
The Midd le Creck. has tshead ata Spring, Number of trees: thrown there Fro - |
and joins
the ahove Creck a tittle
below merscuously by lreshes.
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.
…The Renwicks then brought suit in the Superior Court to recover from Morris the damages for
his alleged trespass, but on the trial the judge charged
the jury that the dam as built was a public nuisance
and that any…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4332
— …
The Renwicks then brought suit in
the Superior Court to recover from Morris
the damages for
his alleged trespass, but on
the trial
the judge charged
the jury that
the dam as built was a public nuisance
and that any…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §3737
— …neighborhood, and
on
the day of his death he had wandered to
the old
mill, and was sitting upon
the dam with his pole,
when, by some mischance, he fell from his position to
the rocks
below, dying shortly thereafter…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §3736
— …neighborhood, and
on
the day of his death he had wandered to
the old
mill, and was sitting upon
the dam with his pole,
when, by some mischance, he fell from his position to
the rocks
below, dying shortly thereafter…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4348
— …
the King's road
below the hill on P''ordham Manor to
the highway
leading to
the Fordham Meeting-house.
The meetinghouse which was
the old J)utch Church formerly
stood at
the junction of
the Macomb's
Dam road…
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…is a view taken from a point below the dam and shows the relative positions of the dam and the gate chamber at the head of the Aqueduct. The original channel of the River where the dam is built, X…
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illustrations_aqueduct_raw §34
— …is a view taken from a point
below the dam and shows
the relative positions of
the dam and
the gate chamber at
the head of
the Aqueduct.
The original channel of
the River where
the dam is built, X…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §23
— …This
dam was proposed to be built about 2 feet above
the level of high tide, thereby keeping all
the salt water
below ; and above
the dam would be
the fresh water for supplying
the city, which must be pumped…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §38
— …
The water is set back at this place by a
dam for a mill a short distance
below, giving
the stream an appearance of more magnitude than it really possesses. This point is 25 miles from
the dam.
The wall…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §35
— …This secondary
dam is formed of round timber, brush wood, and gravel ; it may be seen in
the picture directly under
the bridge which extends across
below the main structure. On
the upstream side of
the masonry of
the dam…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §32
— …
The bottom of
the water-way of
the Aqueduct at
the gate chamber where it enters
the Receiving Reservoir, is 7.86 feet
below the level of top water line in
the Reservoir, thus when
the Reservoir is full
the…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §36
—
dam, an em- bankment of earth is filled in, extending 275 feet from
the masonry at
the base, and extending from
the masonry with a slope of 1 foot in 5 on
the top.
The whole work about
the dam…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §37
— …
the dam. This stream enters
the Hudson River about two miles
below Tarrytown.
The distance from
the mouth of
the stream to
the line of Aqueduct is only a quarter of a mile. Plate XVI. is a view of
the…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §41
— …ley, which is about 35 miles from
the Croton
dam. This valley is four fifths of a mile wide where
the Aqueduct meets it, and
the depression is 102 feet
below the plane of Aqueduct grade. Here was an opportunity…
…Since both of these sites lay below the proposed flood level of the river it was decided to excavate them before the completion of the dam. The Witchs Walk Sites, as they came to be called, are located on the…
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.
…The cost of which is estimated at . . . " .
£350
eo
£1,650
Pines Bridge crosses the lake about one mile above the dam. Ou
the south side of the Croton is a small settlement bearing the name of
Crotonville -- which contains…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850.
…At some distance
below this dam and lock, a canal may be led from the river on
the south side, secured with guard gates, and run througli low
lands, and well slieltered along the foot of tlie hills and re…
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Ruttenber, E.M. Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in the Valley of Hudson's River, the Valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware. Published in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, Vol. VI. 1906.
…On the 9th of August ^Clinton's forces embarked and the dam
was cut. The opening of the dam made very high water, flooding
the flats down the river and frightening the Indians, who thoug'ht
the Great Spirit was…
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Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §570
— …in
the town of Chester,
^ Van
Dam Patent (1709) and Mompesson Patent (1709-12).
The late
Hon. George W. Tuthill wrote me in 1858 : "On
the northwestern bank of
Murderers' Creek, about half a mile
below Washingtonville, stands
the dwelling…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
distance of about three miles carrying away m its course, Quaker bridge, Holman 's mills, and the old piers of the old Croton bridge.... All the bridges below the dam were carried away, and above the dam. Pines Bridge, and…
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old_croton_aqueduct_raw §31
— distance of about three miles carrying away m its course, Quaker bridge, Holman 's mills, and
the old piers of
the old Croton bridge.... All
the bridges
below the dam were carried away, and above
the dam. Pines Bridge, and…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §17
— …Ogee Shape of
the Weir Overflow figure 25.
below left: Lt. Theophilus Schramke. Croton
Dam Design — Cross Section of Ogee Curve, engraving In Description of
the Sen' York Croton Aqueduct in English, German and French, 1846 Courtesy William Lee Frost…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §30
— …All
the bridges
below the dam were carried away, and above
the dam. Pines Bridge, and we are informed Wood's Bridge also — leaving no crossing over
the Croton from its mouth to Golden's bridge ....■^^
The newspaper account provides…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §10
— …much
below on
the other (figure 13). No great varia- tion would have been possible. Jervis also concurred with
the loca- tion of
the dam at Garretson's Mill, seven miles upstream from
the Croton's junction with
the Hudson…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §44
— …Tower, View above
the Croton
Dam, From Illustrations of
the Croton Aqueduct, 1843 Engraved by William James Bennett; 5V2X 10 V2 Inches (Image) Ossining Historical Society Museum Fayette B. Tower, View
below the Croton
Dam, From Illustrations of
the Croton…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §18
— …
the arch to a series of brick arches just
below the line of
the Aqueduct. Thus, any water leaking from
the Aqueduct would pass into
the void area and exit from
the masonry work before it could do any
dam…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §11
— …Farley figure 15,
below: Robert Havell. Jr., View of Croton
Dam. engraved by Henry Jordan & Frederick Halpin, frontispiece from Charles King's A Memoir of
the Construction, Costs and Capacity of
the Croton Aqueduct .... New York. 1843
The Hudson River…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §33
— …Steinberg, "
Dam Breaking in
the 19th Century Merrimack Valley: Water, Social Conflict, and
the Waltham Valley,"
The Journal of Social History v.24 (Fall 1990). #1, 31.
The argument is more fully developed in Steinberg's Nature Incorporated: Industrialization and…
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
night of the 7th of January, 1841, in consequence of a sudden and
great rise in the water of the Groton, the portion of the dam comprised in the earthen embankment gave way, and the whole country
below was…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…The following report of the engineers is entitled :
" Estimate of expense to make the Croton river navigable for boats of two
tons."
The falls at Croton river with a lock, £350
The falls below the Old bridge, 250
Small rapid…
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §805
— …
The following report of
the engineers is entitled :
" Estimate of expense to make
the Croton river navigable for boats of two
tons."
The falls at Croton river with a lock, £350
The falls
below the Old bridge, 250
Small rapid…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §806
—
The following report of
the engineers is entitled :
" Estimate of expense to make
the Croton river navigable for boats of two
tons."
The falls at Croton river with a lock, £350
The falls
below the Old bridge, 250
Small rapid…
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…Current Designation(s) Sign MUSCOOT DAM 1905 Plate 15-, New Croton Aqueduct Current Designation(s) MILL RIVER WASTE WEIR 1837-1841 Plate 22-6, Old Croton Aqueduct Spanning a depression 72 feet below grade, the Mill River Culvert’s 172…
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— …Current Designation(s) Sign MUSCOOT
DAM 1905 Plate 15-, New Croton Aqueduct Current Designation(s) MILL RIVER WASTE WEIR 1837-1841 Plate 22-6, Old Croton Aqueduct Spanning a depression 72 feet
below grade,
the Mill River Culvert’s 172…
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— …Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Current Designation(s) Interpretation Current Designation(s) AMAWALK GATEHOUSE 1889-1896 Plate 9-, New Croton Aqueduct Located south of
the main
dam,
the gatehouse receives water from
the tower and sends it to
the fountain…
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— …Old Croton Aqueduct Residing 105 feet
below the Old Croton Aqueduct’s grade, Manhattan Valley, two miles south of High Bridge, was traversed by an inverted siphon of cast iron pipes. MIDDLE BRANCH
DAM 1874-1878 Plate 4-, New Croton…
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— …11 COAL WHARF c 1890s (Demolished) Plate 29, New Croton Aqueduct Type A wharf on
the Harlem River
below Shaft Number 25 that received coal shipments to power
the engines in
the pump house and Shaft Number 25. Type Significance…
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— …a bed 40 feet
below the Old Croton Aqueduct conduit. 42 Sign Current Designation(s) TITICUS
DAM 1890-1895 Plate 7-, New Croton Aqueduct
The Titicus
Dam stretches 1,519 feet.
The masonry portion, including
the spillway, is 732 feet…
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— …Old Croton
Dam: Completed by John B. Jervis in 1842, but later submerged underwater after
the construction of
the New Croton
Dam in 1905; Now located about thirty feet
below the water's surface in
the new
dam. P Panic…
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— …
The Great Fire of 1835 and
the cholera epidemic of 1832 (a victim of whom is illustrated
below) were two of
the most catastrophic instances of these periodic phenomena; occurring on
the eve of
the construction of
the Croton system…
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— …as
the Highland Turnpike, nearly eleven miles south of
the Old Croton
Dam. Type Sign Current Designation(s) Type Current Designation(s) Interpretation Structure Guide Rugged in landscape,
the original park wrapped around
the High Service Reservoir. At
the turn…
Higgins, Alvin McCaslin. The Story of Croton. Paper read before the Ossining Historical Society, 1938. Published posthumously in The Quarterly Bulletin of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. 16, No. 3 (1940), pp. 49-63.
…The point of land which sheltered the Half Moon was known to
the Indians as Senasqua. The rushing river, emptying its fresh waters
into the salty Hudson below Senasqua was named after the chief of
the Kitchawan tribe of Indians…
Brinton, Willard C. Graphic Presentation. New York: Brinton Associates, 1939. Internet Archive: graphicpresentat00brinrich. Brinton's 526-page magnum opus. Page 162 reproduces his own 1921 postcard map lobbying for the Briarcliff-Peekskill Parkway crossing Croton Dam, with a caption crediting the map with helping secure the route's adoption.
…A better position for the figures would be between the
date and the bottom of the bar, or in the form of a data table below the chart.
3. For explanation of index numbers, see 30 1 A
Chapter 13…
Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.
…ALONG THE RIVER BELOW TROY
Troy is the capital of Rensselaer County, the head of
tide- water in the Hudson, the site of the State dam
and of various manufacturing concerns. It is a busy
place and owes much of…