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Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, Westchester County, NY ", 5 photos, 3 measured drawings, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page HAER No. NY-114, " Old Croton Aqueduct, Jewels Brook Culvert, Spanning Station Road, Irvington, Westchester County, NY ", 8
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Old Croton Aqueduct §91
— Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, Westchester County, NY ", 5 photos, 3 measured drawings, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page HAER No. NY-114, " Old Croton Aqueduct, Jewels Brook Culvert, Spanning Station Road, Irvington, Westchester County, NY ", 8
Old Croton Aqueduct §99
— photos, 7 color transparencies, 3 data pages, 3 photo caption pages v t e New York City's water supply system Croton reservoirs New Croton Boyds Corner Middle Branch East Branch / Bog Brook Titicus West Branch Amawalk Muscoot Cross River…
Old Croton Aqueduct §88
— …NY-117, " Old Croton Aqueduct, Quarry Railroad Bridge, Aqueduct Lane at Williams Street, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, NY ", 3 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page HAER No. NY-110, " Old
Old Croton Aqueduct §96
— drawing, 3 data pages, 2 photo caption pages HAER No. NY-109, " Old Croton Aqueduct, Northern Waste Weir, Snowden Avenue & Van Wick Street, Ossining, Westchester County, NY ", 4 photos, 2 measured drawings, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page HAER…
Old Croton Aqueduct §114
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Old Croton Aqueduct §161
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Old Croton Aqueduct §93
— Building, Walnut Street, Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, NY ", 1 measured drawing HAER No. NY-118, " Old Croton Aqueduct, Saw Mill River Culvert, Spanning Nepperhan Avenue, Yonkers, Westchester County, NY ", 19 photos, 3 measured drawings, 5 data
Old Croton Aqueduct §97
— NY-108, " Old Croton Aqueduct, Indian Creek Culvert, Reservoir & Quaker Bridge Roads, Crotonville, Ossining, Westchester County, NY ", 5 photos, 3 measured drawings, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page HAER No. NY-107, " Old Croton Aqueduct, Entrance
Publications of the American Statistical Association 14(112):790-797
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Joint Committee on Standards for Graphic Presentation — 1915 Report §0
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Brinton, Willard C. Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts. New York: The Engineering Magazine Company, 1914. Internet Archive identifier: cu31924032626792 (Cornell University Library copy). The first American textbook on what we now call data visualization.
…data in graphic form. In
fairness to the authors of those charts which are criticized, it must be said that there
has been a very rapid advance in the art of graphic presentation within the last few
years and that…
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Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §3
— …data in graphic form. In
fairness to the authors of those charts which are criticized, it must be said that there
has been a very rapid advance in the art of graphic presentation within the last few
years and that…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §541
— …Most of his work would relate, of course, to getting data and plotting
RECORDS FOR THE EXECUTIVE 293
curves for all the operating reports of different departments of the business. The operating reports regularly furnished by the accounting
departments of…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §191
— …With such curves it is usually best to
have the last point of the moving-average curve plotted on the same
vertical co-ordinate line as the last point of the data curve.
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §327
— The chart was drawn to bring
out the data clearly and, if clearness is not attained, the data might
just as well be expressed in columns of figures. Here again the variables have been reversed and the independent variable improperly…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §668
— …Have the scales been selected and placed in the best possible
manner?
8. Are the points accurately plotted? ;
9. Are the numerical figures for the data shown as a portion of the
chart?
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §209
— …the data were shown to them only as two
separate columns of figures. When a chart like that shown in Fig. 97
is used, no mental effort is required to get at the gist of the matter,
and the facts…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §240
— …The totaling curve is
drawn through the points thus found. When there are not too many
curves, this method answers admirably. It sometimes happens that
actual observations for the data of different curves are not simultaneously taken and, for this…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §598
— …After the data on one
set of cards have been tabulated,
the cards can then be run
through the sorting machine
again and sorted for other characteristics. This permits using
the punched cards over and
over again until all of…
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.
…before visual methods
of presentation can be adequately used.
1. Accurate factual data readily available.
2. Competent drafting talent to chart the data on a standardized basis.
3. Equipment and organization for reproducing the charted
data at a cost not…
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Graphic Presentation §23
— …before visual methods
of presentation can be adequately used.
1. Accurate factual data readily available.
2. Competent drafting talent to chart the data on a standardized basis.
3. Equipment and organization for reproducing the charted
data at a cost not…
Graphic Presentation §3
— …and a literature marvelous for its
vividness and the variety of application is inevitable.
Graphs are dynamic, dramatic. They may epitomize an epoch,
each dot a fact, each slope an event, each curve a history. Wherever there are data to…
Graphic Presentation §33
— …Gray, "Historical Development of the Graphical Representation of Statistical Data," Osiris, Vol. Ill, Part
I, 1937
Walker, Helen M., Studies in the History of Statistical Method,
Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, Md., 1929
GRAPHIC METHODS
Arkin, Herbert, and Raymond R. Colton…
Graphic Presentation §195
— …In this form, the dots or pins represent
numerical values and effectively show geographic location. The
placing of the dots is an important item. If the exact geographic
distribution of the data is known, the placing of the dots is…
Graphic Presentation §372
— …Karsten, Karl G., Cliarts and Graphs, Prentice-Hall, Inc., New
York City, 1923.
CRAYONS
If you do not have crayons of the desired color on hand, try your
nearest art dealer. If you are unable to secure the materials that…
Graphic Presentation §286
— …Note the position of the scale designation in the upper left corner for both the scale and
data figures.
U. S. Department of ARriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. SCALE .8
B. Annual Yield and Nine-Year Moving Average Yield of…
Graphic Presentation §4
— …Q,, \\^^
BRINTON ASSOCIATES
New York City
This book was planned with the hope of inspiring more and
better factual presentation. If proper credits are given, any reasonable portion of this book may be quoted without further
consent. However, to copy…
Graphic Presentation §398
— …CopMon
above
numerali
Caption
at the
tide
»io
RANGE AND SPACING OF TIME SCALE
1. The time scale should correspond to the characteristics of the data
both in regard to the span of time covered and the frequency with
which…
Harvard College Class of 1907 Sexennial/Decennial/Quindecennial Reports — Internet Archive
…We motored across eastern Oregon and hunted up a mine in California near the Mexican border."
This passage dates Brinton's acquisition of the property that would become Brinton Brook Sanctuary to circa 1920-1921 — within roughly a year of…
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Willard Cope Brinton — Harvard Class of 1907 Secretary Reports (1913, 1917, 1922) §7
— …We motored across eastern Oregon and hunted up a mine in California near the Mexican border."
This passage dates Brinton's acquisition of the property that would become Brinton Brook Sanctuary to circa 1920-1921 — within roughly a year of…
Willard Cope Brinton — Harvard Class of 1907 Secretary Reports (1913, 1917, 1922) §0
— …Internet Archive digitized scans of Harvard University Press printings
Born: December 22, 1880, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Parents: Samuel Lewis and Elizabeth (Smith) Brinton
Family home: "The Lindens," West Chester, Pa. (Pennsylvania Quaker family)
Brother: Clement B. Brinton
Prepared for college…
Willard Cope Brinton — Harvard Class of 1907 Secretary Reports (1913, 1917, 1922) §8
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6th Report (Vicennial, 1927)
7th Report (Thirtieth Anniversary, 1937)
8th Report (1942)
9th Report (1947)
10th Report (Forty-fifth, 1952)
11th Report (Fiftieth Anniversary, 1957 — posthumous memorial for Brinton)
Held at: Harvard University Archives, Pusey Library, Cambridge…
Willard Cope Brinton — Harvard Class of 1907 Secretary Reports (1913, 1917, 1922) §3
— I am planning to go on the trip, though I hate to miss the good doings of the 1907 Sexennial."
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4th REPORT (DECENNIAL, 1917) — pp. 43-44
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WILLARD COPE BRINTON
Born at West Chester, Pa…
Willard Cope Brinton — Harvard Class of 1907 Secretary Reports (1913, 1917, 1922) §6
— …American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Harvard and City Clubs, New York; Association of Harvard Engineers; West Chester (Pa.) Golf and Country Club. =============================================================
5th REPORT (QUINDECENNIAL, 1922) — pp. 60-61
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WILLARD COPE BRINTON
Married Laura MacDonald…
Willard Cope Brinton — Harvard Class of 1907 Secretary Reports (1913, 1917, 1922) §5
— Among various incidents of the trip were a Japanese banquet in stocking-feet sitting on the floor, partaking of raw fish, etc., and a day under investigation as a spy because of my interest in taking photographs of freight handling…
Willard Cope Brinton — Harvard Class of 1907 Secretary Reports (1913, 1917, 1922) §1
— …For one thing, I am designing and installing several new types of electrical machinery for the rapid and economical handling of steamship and railroad freight in the biggest and best plant of its kind in the world.
Willard Cope Brinton — Harvard Class of 1907 Secretary Reports (1913, 1917, 1922) §4
— …At the close of the official German trip I visited a friend who was chief engineer of the Italian Westinghouse Company near Genoa, and then spent a month investigating harbor facilities, water front freight terminals, etc., of most of the…
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Dummy Forever! , Carl Oechsner (edited by Gretchen Bock) , Retrieved July 10, 2023. ^ "Croton Arbotetum - News" . www.crotonarboretum.org . ^ "Brinton Brook Sanctuary – Saw Mill River Audubon" . ^ a b c d e f "Village of Croton-on-Hudson
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Croton-on-Hudson, New York §76
— Dummy Forever! , Carl Oechsner (edited by Gretchen Bock) , Retrieved July 10, 2023. ^ "Croton Arbotetum - News" . www.crotonarboretum.org . ^ "Brinton Brook Sanctuary – Saw Mill River Audubon" . ^ a b c d e f "Village of Croton-on-Hudson
Croton-on-Hudson, New York §42
— wetlands and woods. Brinton Brook Sanctuary [ 22 ] is Saw Mill River Audubon's largest sanctuary, covering 156 acres and offering over three miles of hiking trails through a variety of habitats. Croton Landing Park is a 12.2-acre park…
Croton-on-Hudson, New York §34
— …In addition, Croton Point Park is also along the riverfront. [ 13 ] Arts and culture [ edit ] Dummy light at the intersection of Grand Street and Old Post Road. Croton Point Park hosts the Clearwater Festival , an annual folk music, art and
Croton-on-Hudson, New York §65
— ] ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved September 20, 2022 . ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Croton-on-Hudson village, Westchester County, New
Croton-on-Hudson, New York §92
— Kisco Ossining Pelham Pelham Manor Pleasantville Port Chester Rye Brook Scarsdale Sleepy Hollow Tarrytown Tuckahoe CDPs Armonk Bedford Bedford Hills Chappaqua Crompond Crugers Eastchester Fairview Golden's Bridge Greenville Hartsdale Hawthorne
Croton-on-Hudson, New York §29
— other in Harmon—though in recent years the two have merged into a single sprawling commercial district. There is also a North Riverside commercial district serving communities along Riverside Drive, Brook Street, Grand Street, and Bank Street. A man
Croton-on-Hudson, New York §33
— Crossining pedestrian footbridge across the Croton River , the bicycle trail extensions around Half Moon Bay Condominiums, rehabilitation of the "Picture Tunnel" (repaving and closing it to cars), and acquisition and clearing of the Croton Landing
Croton-on-Hudson, New York §28
— needs were served by abundant service businesses, such as restaurants and bars. Because of the separate development of both the Harmon and the Mt. Airy communities, there were originally two commercial districts—one centered on Grand Street, and the
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…the Artistic Discoverer of the Little Continent of Long Island (Stony Brook, NY: The Museums at Stony Brook, 1979), pp.9-12. 35. Wendell Garrett, Neo-Classicism m America, Inspiration and Innovation, 1810- 1840, Introd. Stuart Feld (New York: HIrschI…
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old_croton_aqueduct_raw §41
— …the Artistic Discoverer of the Little Continent of Long Island (Stony Brook, NY: The Museums at Stony Brook, 1979), pp.9-12. 35. Wendell Garrett, Neo-Classicism m America, Inspiration and Innovation, 1810- 1840, Introd. Stuart Feld (New York: HIrschI…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §36
— in the mid-19th century — revealing the still close connection between the ideals of art and science during this period.^'' In pro- moting a meeting of art and engineering, Tower's text integrates a history of ancient and modern aqueducts…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §35
— …For example, he not- ed that the clearing of the area around the Dam and the juxtaposi- tion with man-made art had mitigated the wilderness and added to the area's inherent beauty. While some of Tower's illustrations…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §39
— …American Landscape and the American Art Union," The American Art Journal, 23, No. 1 (1991), pp.20-37. Troyon points OUt that despite the general popularity of landscape paintings at this time, It was not until the late 1840s that…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §40
— …Mary Bartlett Cowdrey, American Academy of Fine Arts and American Art- Union Exhibition Record, 1816-1852 (New York; The New York Historical Society, 1953), p.185. According to York Gallery, the figures in Hill's watercolor may be dredging the…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §33
— …trip to the Catskills and the public notice of his resultant "Hudson River School" paintings occurred over 10 years before ground was broken on the Aqueduct, the debate over the value of American versus European landscapes and art continued for…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §34
— …The Croton Aqueduct's imagery — in public celebration, written accounts, popular engraving and advertisements, as well as fine art — reflects this cultural response to technology and progress In the mid-19th century and the iconography of its expression. The Croton…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §49
— …Helen Tower Wilson William James Bennett (1789-1844), Fishermen at High Bridge, 1844 Watercolor on paper; 12V4X 20 Inches Phelps Stokes Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…and cover them ;
vegetation will gather over the work until nature and art
be harmoniously wedded. From Mill River the Aqueduct passes the village of
Tarrytown and through one tunnel and over several depressions and streams, reaching Jewell's Brook…
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Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §136
— …and cover them ;
vegetation will gather over the work until nature and art
be harmoniously wedded. From Mill River the Aqueduct passes the village of
Tarrytown and through one tunnel and over several depressions and streams, reaching Jewell's Brook…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §196
— …The fish, (perch,
pike, roach, dace, «fec.,) and frogs in the pond, through which the brook ran, were
destroyed, and all the animals which drank of the water became seriously ill, and
many of them died with the symptoms of…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §138
— …tunnel soon reaches Tibbit's Brook, which it crosses by
means of a foundation wall about 30 feet high and a culvert
of 6 feet span, and continues along the south side of the
valley of this brook, thence to…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §122
— …the shore has
been cleared up, and all that would be liable to impart any
impurity to the water has been removed. This gives a
pleasing aspect to the lake, showing where the hand of art
has swept along the…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §52
— …art (draining) they were excellent, as is apparent by their works, which remain to this day ; and also
they were (then) very ingenious in making Aqueducts for
carrying water into dry and scorched lands, such as the
greatest part of…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §165
— …illustration of what art and science can accomplish. With cleanly streets, and the public parks beautified
with the fountains which send forth cooling and refreshing
vapours upon the air, the citizens will forget to leave the city
during the warm…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §130
— On the upstream side of the masonry of the dam, an embankment 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…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §4
— …of importance in the Old World, are
examples for us of the New, and should induce us early to
avail ourselves of that important element of health. We
contemplate with mingled emotions of wonder and admiration, those works of art…
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.
…According to Art. IX of the Saratoga " Convention," " All Canadians and persons connected with the Canadian Establishment,"
"Independent Companies" (which included the Tories) and miscellaneous followers of the army were to be conducted by the shortest route to the first…
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Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §282
— …According to Art. IX of the Saratoga " Convention," " All Canadians and persons connected with the Canadian Establishment,"
"Independent Companies" (which included the Tories) and miscellaneous followers of the army were to be conducted by the shortest route to the first…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §443
— …Brinton, "was that the bear was immense in size and the most
vicious of animals. Its skin was bare except a tuft of white hair
on the back. It attacked and ate the natives and the only means
of escape…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §139
— …On January 13, 1803,
the day of Monroe's confirmation, Jefferson hastened to write him,
explaining what he had done and why he had acted. " The agitation of the public mind on occasion of the late suspension of our
right…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §254
— Holden* in his History
of Queensbury, says : " At an early period in the French War, a
block house and stockaded enclosure, in which were also several
store houses, had been erected at the Half- Way Brook. The date
of its…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §284
— …Connected in a way with Che history of the " Half- Way Brook,"
is the battle which took place at Fort Ann July 8, 1777, between
the Americans under Colonel Long and the 9th British Regiment
of Burgoyne's army.
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §262
— It also gives the names
of a number of people who died from disease and were buried at
the " Half -Way Brook." He describes the leturn of the English
and Colonials from Ticonderoga, and under date of July 8th, being…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §285
— …Connected in a way with Che history of the " Half- Way Brook,"
is the battle which took place at Fort Ann July 8, 1777, between
the Americans under Colonel Long and the 9th British Regiment
of Burgoyne's army. The…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §287
— …And so we leave this famous brook, connected with which are
the names of many of those brave men who afterward became celebrated in national fields of glory ; and bid adieu to the places made
noted by the exploits of…
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.
…Briggs,*
and Stephen W. Byington, all of Gth N. Y. H. Art.; Char. Cable, 124th
N. Y., wounded April 25, 18Go ; John Cahill, 3d N. Y. U. Art.; Cornelius
D. Callahan, 53d N. Y.; W'illiam J. Charlton, first sergeant…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2956
— …Briggs,*
and Stephen W. Byington, all of Gth N. Y. H. Art.; Char. Cable, 124th
N. Y., wounded April 25, 18Go ; John Cahill, 3d N. Y. U. Art.; Cornelius
D. Callahan, 53d N. Y.; W'illiam J. Charlton, first sergeant…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2972
— …Art.; Hiram Smalley and Alexander Yerks, 6th N. Y. H. Art.; Israel T. See, 17th N. Y. V.;
Elisha B. Sarles,t 4'.)th N. Y'. V. (wounded in the Wililerne.ss and a pensioner) ; William Louden, t 5tli N…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2952
— …Y. ; I'hilip Fisher
and John C. Shotts. 17th N. Y. ; Wni. W. Yerks, eth N. Y. Art. ; Daniel
Murray and E. A. Jackson, 2d N. Y. Rifles ; Arthur Stewart, 41st N. Y. ;
Jacob Gilleo, Gth N. Y. Art. ; John…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2951
— …Lockhard and Geo. Belts, seamen, U. S. Navy ; Alirani
Hinchilitr, nth N. Y. Art. ; Chas. B. Nelie, 74th N. Y. ; I'hilip Fisher
and John C. Shotts. 17th N. Y. ; Wni. W. Yerks, eth N. Y. Art. ; Daniel
Murray and…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4780
— …Bench and Bar, 526.
Benson, E., 348.
Bigelow, J., 023.
Bill of Rights and Grievances, 229.
Bills of Sale (See Deeds).
Bixby, S. M., 832
Blake, J., 192, 324.
Blind Brook Creek, 6.
Block, A., 2, 22,37,38.
Blommaert…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2953
— Lawrence, Albert Roos and Patrick O'Donnell, 2d N.
y. Art. ; Thomas T. Daly, loth N. Y. ; S. 0. Van Ta.ssel, (second muster)
Kavy ; John Zimmcr, loth N. Y. Art.; Michael Murphy, Gist N. Y. :
John II. Rein, 79th…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2950
— …N. Y. Art, ;
Wm. Arbuckle, musician, 17th N. Y. ; John Fyfe,* musician, 178lh N. Y. ; Boyd Vance, corporal, 177th N. Y. ; Wm. Savage, Sth Conn. ; Harry
J. Parnell, 5t,th N. Y. ; Thomas Hampson, Gth N. Y. Art. ; Wm. U…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2971
— Cvitler, 1880, 1881 and 1882 ; Daniel
Wood, 1883, 1884 and 18S.5.
Officers of the Guard : Uriah Dingee, 1880, 1881 ; Daniel Wood, 1882,
1883 and 1884; Henry E. Hutchins, 18S5.
Quarterma.and 1882 ; Silas D…
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.
Brinton
follows Captain
Ilendrick, a native Mohegan, in
translating the name as " a people of the great waters
which
are constantly ebbing and
was first applied b y others. 1
flowing."
The tribe would naturally reject a term which
lation…
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History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §96
— Brinton
follows Captain
Ilendrick, a native Mohegan, in
translating the name as " a people of the great waters
which
are constantly ebbing and
was first applied b y others. 1
flowing."
The tribe would naturally reject a term which
lation…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §95
— …Delaware, Meechek-achsinik, "at the biThe late Dr. D. O. Brinton
follows Captain
Ilendrick, a native Mohegan, in
translating the name as " a people of the great waters
which
are constantly ebbing and
was first applied…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §865
— In
March he transferred Heath from Peekskill to the command of the
Eastern department, with headquarters at Boston, and soon afterward he instructed him to send on to Peekskill eight of the Massachusetts battalions, explaining that at Peekskill "they would…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §418
— These duties were transferred
to a board of supervisors by an act of general assembly passed June 19, 1703 (2d Anne),
entitled " An Act for the better explaining and more effectually putting into execution an act
of general assembly made…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §864
— …In
March he transferred Heath from Peekskill to the command of the
Eastern department, with headquarters at Boston, and soon afterward he instructed him to send on to Peekskill eight of the Massachusetts battalions, explaining that at Peekskill "they would…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §258
— The East Neck extended from Mamaroneck River to a small
stream called Pipin's Brook, which divided it from the Great Neck, and is the same which
now (1886) crosses the Boston Road just east of the house of the…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §247
— …west of Blind Brook followed, including Budd's Neck and'
the neighboring islands; the West Neck, lying between Stony Brook
and Mamaroneck River, and the tract above the Westchester Path
and west of Blind Brook, or directly north of Budd…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §248
— …west of Blind Brook followed, including Budd's Neck and'
the neighboring islands; the West Neck, lying between Stony Brook
and Mamaroneck River, and the tract above the Westchester Path
and west of Blind Brook, or directly north of Budd…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Seymour, still, if we revert to the great number of vessels passing and repassing the
proposed site of the dam, it can hardly be otherwise, but that there would be much detention.
4th. Not having found any data in the…
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A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §360
— …Seymour, still, if we revert to the great number of vessels passing and repassing the
proposed site of the dam, it can hardly be otherwise, but that there would be much detention.
4th. Not having found any data in the…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §249
— …made, that the Bronx is sufficiently elevated above the highest parts of the city to introduce its waters therein
without the use of machinery, and the intermediate ground, though very irregular, presents no
obstacles which art and industry may not…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §56
— …and the Claudia also flowed
in separate channels over the same arches. The Anio Vetus had a separate series of
arches. Neither the Virgo, Appia, nor Alsietina were supplied with piscinas.
* Stuart's Die. of t Stuart's Archi., art…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §269
— …Wyckoff, and H. Mead, reported that they, in company with Mr. Carrol, who had
examined the Rye pond and the Bronx river, at various sites, and particularly at its
junction with Mill Brook, where, according to the plan of Mr…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §270
— Carrol, who had
examined the Rye pond and the Bronx river, at various sites, and particularly at its
junction with Mill Brook, where, according to the plan of Mr. R. Macomb, it is to be
diverted, carried through Mill Brook…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §396
— …In the third division, the crossing of Saw Mill River and Tibbit's Brook occurs, a
pretty formidable part of the work. There are two tunnels one at Yonkers, for entering
;
the valley of Saw Mill River, and the other…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §562
— …The most prominent of the valleys, are Loun sherry's, Indian
brook, Sing Sing kill, Mill river, Jewel's brook, and Saw Mill river the foundations of
;
which are in no case less than 40 feet below the grade line…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §556
— …At the latter place, it leaves the bank of the Hudson, crosses the valleys of Sawmill
river and Tibbits' brook, thence along the side of the ridge that bounds the southerly side
of Tibbits' brook valley, to within 34 miles…
croton_point_landfill_review_2019_raw.txt
…The flare restarted when power returned on October 30, 2018 at 7:30am. • Greased blowers and exercised valves at Flare. • Took monthly readings of flow meter. • Collected data on CLF and RR1. • Removed water from vaults on RR1. • Greased blowers…
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croton_point_landfill_review_2019_raw §13
— …The flare restarted when power returned on October 30, 2018 at 7:30am. • Greased blowers and exercised valves at Flare. • Took monthly readings of flow meter. • Collected data on CLF and RR1. • Removed water from vaults on RR1. • Greased blowers…
croton_point_landfill_review_2019_raw §5
— …The header was broken at a Y section of the pipe. We proceeded to excavate and replaced the cross section of pipe. Collected data on CLF and RR1. Turned on East header of CLF Greased blowers and exercised valves at…
croton_point_landfill_review_2019_raw §11
— …Took monthly readings of flow meter. Collected data on CLF and RR1. CLF crew used a TVA-1000 to sample the area of migration on the west side of CLF. No new hot spots were found. Greased blowers and exercised…
croton_point_landfill_review_2019_raw §6
— …Collected data for CLF and RR1. Greased blowers and exercised valves at Flare. Took monthly readings of flow meter. Flare shut down due to low nitrogen. We changed tank and monitored the restart of the Flare around 9:30am. Flare…
croton_point_landfill_review_2019_raw §12
— …The CLF crew replaced the damaged outer casing of the well and poured a new concrete pad. • Flare shut down due to low nitrogen. CLF crew replaced the tank and monitored the restart of the flare. • Collected data on CLF…
croton_point_landfill_review_2019_raw §7
— …During these tests they found pockets of CH4 along the Northwest side of CLF. Cornerstone will follow up with a report and recommendations to solve the issue. Collected data on CLF and RR1. During data collection the north header was…
croton_point_landfill_review_2019_raw §9
— …Collected EW-13A data, then sampled gas in migration area. Collected data for CLF and RR1. CLF crew used a TVA-1000 to test the air about the gas migration area. High levels of CH4 were found and the area…
croton_point_landfill_review_2019_raw §10
— …We monitored the restart of the flare at 7:15am the next morning. CLF crew collected data on CLF and RR1. Joe from Landtech came to train the CLF crew on the new GEM 5000. CLF crew used a TVA…
Louis A. Brennan et al. (1962)
— original
…says "Two coastal sites on Long Island, the Stony Brook site and the Baxter site, are examined in the light of Fairbridge's data on sea level fluctuations during the last 7000 years." (Readers of THE BULLETIN are familiar with…
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NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 4 (part 2) §6
— …says "Two coastal sites on Long Island, the Stony Brook site and the Baxter site, are examined in the light of Fairbridge's data on sea level fluctuations during the last 7000 years." (Readers of THE BULLETIN are familiar with…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 4 (part 8) §12
— …At Tottenville, Staten Island, New York, a zoomorphic limonite concretion was recovered from a beach embankment shell deposit in association with early Bowmans Brook material. Indian cultures of the southwest, particularly the Zuni of New Mexico, owned and highly valued…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 4 (part 6) §10
— …Their water-tumbled matrix attest to a glacial (the Wisconsin) transporting of unstratified sand, gravel and stones characteristic of the coastal New York till. The Indian, in the development of lithic manufacturing skill and quest for stone of fine grade…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 2 §1
— …Brennan et al. (1962)] earth containing bones of extinct animals and an obsidian chip were cased together undisturbed and shipped to the Museum where the flake was removed in the presence of scientific witnesses. Mark R. Harrington of The Southwest…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 4 (part 10) §14
— …Brennan et al. (1962)] The Indians fought him fiercely with all their numbers, and he retreated southward down the coast to the vicinity of Throgs Neck, the south eastern end of Bronx County. Being hard pressed and the tide low…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 5 (part 18) §33
— …We had hardly begun to excavate one of the most promising areas when a heavy downpour filled the hole with water and brought the digging to a soggy halt. Because of the heavy rain we expected that the farmer would…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 5 (part 3) §18
— …Underneath the pot and for about two feet of the surrounding vicinity the soil was brick-red from fires. In the pits were stunted shells of the soft clam, remains of bug scallops and seed oysters that inhabit the banks…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 4 (part 7) §11
— …Doubtlessly, the shore dwelling Indian held no interest in the families, genera, species, and chronological order of fossils which were discovered in his lithic work shops. However, the presence of recognizable mollusks and other aquatic animals in beach pebbles might…
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.
…He was not
alone in the art for Wyatt Heard, Will Ashford, and others, could rattle the clogs. Down
the valley there was an old lady named Mrs. Mclntyre who could dance like a devotee of
the footlights. I would…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1950
— …He was not
alone in the art for Wyatt Heard, Will Ashford, and others, could rattle the clogs. Down
the valley there was an old lady named Mrs. Mclntyre who could dance like a devotee of
the footlights. I would…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1265
— Walker, president of Kimball irrigation district, received this welcome gift from
the Great Western Sugar Company at Denver, and explaining that out of their S2.000,-
000 Liberty Loan quota they were crediting
$7,000 as the proportion that Kimball…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §448
— Their range included the lower
Pumpkin creek country and Lawrence fork. Adams in a recent letter tells of it, and emphasizes the name "Lorren's fork," explaining
its original significance. "Lorren's," of French
derivation, indicates robbers, and the rocks…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §638
— …The others grew
tired of waiting and wandered up town. After a time their absent friend joined them and
told them of a wonderful work of art, the portrait of a woman in the cafe of the Millard,
which the…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §447
— …Adams in a recent letter tells of it, and emphasizes the name "Lorren's fork," explaining
its original significance. "Lorren's," of French
derivation, indicates robbers, and the rocks
about the head of this stream were once the
rendezvous of…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1264
— …which had not been expected by the local
committee.
1. S. Walker, president of Kimball irrigation district, received this welcome gift from
the Great Western Sugar Company at Denver, and explaining that out of their S2.000,-
000 Liberty Loan…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1241
— …Wilson, former
publisher of the Nebraska Observer, bought
the Banner County News at Harrisburg. Air. Wilson had the Observer when it was
Whitney at the home of his daughter. He
came to Kimball in 1898 and lived there
twenty years…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1187
— …in landing the meeting in response to an invitation from the Kimball
club together with the faithful work of Mr. Pedrett and County Agent Calvert. Kimball received the following prizes :
Irrigated -- Early Ohio, Art Bickel, second; Triumphs, Art Bickel, first…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
— original
…While the site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, continued development of areas around the site render its future uncertain. It is hoped that in some measure the continued recovery and analysis of data from the site…
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NYSAA Bulletin No. 107 — Dogan Point Archaeological Site — Passage 10 §13
— …While the site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, continued development of areas around the site render its future uncertain. It is hoped that in some measure the continued recovery and analysis of data from the site…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 107 — Dogan Point Archaeological Site — Passage 21 (part 6) §32
— …Data relating to the volume of soil excavated, soil acidity levels, environmental descriptions, and the temporal and cultural association of the faunal remains are also important. When excavators develop strategies to gather taphonomic data and zooarchaeologists are consulted from the…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 107 — Dogan Point Archaeological Site — Passage 21 (part 2) §28
— …The environmental setting of the Goldkrest Site is also important taphonomic data. Located 150 m east of the Hudson River and at the 10-ft topographic contour level, the site is in the flood plain. The old agricultural field in…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 107 — Dogan Point Archaeological Site — Passage 21 (part 5) §31
— …Not until the importance of collecting taphonomic data at the recovery of faunal specimens is recognized by archaeologists, will interpretations of zooarchaeological assemblages become more meaningful. Archaeological Research Specialists recognized this importance of gathering taphonomic data and invited me to…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 107 — Dogan Point Archaeological Site — Passage 26 (part 4) §44
— …Kraft et al. (1994)] The systematic study and reporting of all surface Paleo-Indian finds, no matter how scattered and meager, are very important. They constitute an important class of data that can provide significant information on early postglacial settlement…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 107 — Dogan Point Archaeological Site — Passage 2 (part 2) §2
— …Kraft et al. (1994)] Until the fall of 1993, little analysis had been performed on the growing body of data from these excavations, although Kathleen Allen (1988) utilized rim sherds recovered from Eaton in her doctoral dissertation. During the fall…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 107 — Dogan Point Archaeological Site — Passage 34 §69
— …1991 Native American Rock Art in the Lower Hudson Valley and Coastal New York. In The Archaeology and Ethnography of the Lower Hudson Valley and Neighboring Regions: Essays in Honor of Louis A. Brennan, edited by Herbert C. Kraft, pp…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 107 — Dogan Point Archaeological Site — Passage 21 §27
— …recovered, and analyzed. It is impossible for zooarchaeologists to examine all the possible factors that act upon zooarchaeological assemblages. However, the different factors that lead to the preservation of assemblages must be considered by zooarchaeologists when the appropriate data are…
Macdonald, John MacLean. Mosier's Fight with Refugees. In The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 6, Publications of the WCHS, Vol. V. 1926-27.
…The fight took place on the former Brundage Farm1 on the south side of Harrison Avenue just east of Blind Brook. As the present occupants of the land declined to permit access to the ground, the paper was read from…
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The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 6: Mosier's Fight with Refugees §0
— …The fight took place on the former Brundage Farm1 on the south side of Harrison Avenue just east of Blind Brook. As the present occupants of the land declined to permit access to the ground, the paper was read from…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 6: Mosier's Fight with Refugees §2
— …of the present Harrison Avenue; that of Colonel Thomas Thomas of the 2nd Westchester Militia on Harrison Avenue with his mill close by at Blind Brook and another of the "Widow Thomas" about a quarter of a mile north of…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 6: Mosier's Fight with Refugees §3
— …of the present Harrison Avenue; that of Colonel Thomas Thomas of the 2nd Westchester Militia on Harrison Avenue with his mill close by at Blind Brook and another of the "Widow Thomas" about a quarter of a mile north of…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 6: Mosier's Fight with Refugees §1
— …from "The Corners," passing Colonel Thomas' house 1 about half a mile to the right of us, then crossed Blind Brook where his mill stood a few hundred feet from here--and continued on to King Street, then and now…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 6: Mosier's Fight with Refugees §7
— …All of the troop were armed with the long heavy, sharpened cavalry sabres of the period, while the officers and probably many of the rank and file carried heavy but not very effective pistols. As the British dashed up to…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 6: Mosier's Fight with Refugees §13
— At a time when the whole world was at war and studying methods of warfare and both the infantry and cavalry arms had strong partizans defending their respective merits, the news of this skirmish was received with astonishment in Europe…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 6: Mosier's Fight with Refugees §11
— And it was particularly difficult when a bayonet encumbered the muzzle of the gun. If the Americans had fired their one shot from open ranks upon the first charge of the cavalry, it would have emptied a few saddles, but…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 6: Mosier's Fight with Refugees §12
— William Mosier had the instinct of a true soldier with a soldier's daring and a brave man's courage; his quick mind saw this difference and he promptly made use of the only possible means to save his command…
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.
…of land Iping and
being in the County of Westchester, being ])art of a large tract commonly known by the name of 'The \Miite Plains,' beginnini^ at three large
White Oak trees standing near together on the west side of…
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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §369
— …of land Iping and
being in the County of Westchester, being ])art of a large tract commonly known by the name of 'The \Miite Plains,' beginnini^ at three large
White Oak trees standing near together on the west side of…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §370
— "In 1721, Wiliam Burnett, Governor of New York, set out, in order
for patent, to Samuel Hunt, a certain tract or parcel of land Iping and
being in the County of Westchester, being ])art of a large tract commonly known…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §135
— "All ihat certain tract of land being part of the manor of ^rorrisania, situate
lying and being in the county of Westchester, in the Province of New York
afoicsaid, beginning at the mouth of a small brook or run of…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §134
— …it being the first brook to the westward of an isthmus or neck of
land known by the name JeafferoCs Neck, and from the mouth of the said brook,
where it falls into the salt water, running as the said…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §372
— …Lands to the said Long :Meadow Brook then down the Stream of
the s aid Bnok to the Place where it Falls i;ito Momaroneek River and dov,-n the
Siroa'nuf the said River to the land granted to…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §225
— Lev/is Morris and Isabella his wife, were:-- ist,
Lewis, to whom his father bequeathed all that part of Morrisania lying
to the eastward of the Mile Brook ; and the remainder, westv/ard of the
same stream, called Old AIorrisa…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §374
— …the Stream of the said Brook to the place where
it falls into Momaroneek River and down the Stream of the said River to the
Land granted to Christopher Bridge then along his Line and the Lines of the
Land…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §373
— …the Stream of the said Brook to the place where
it falls into Momaroneek River and down the Stream of the said River to the
Land granted to Christopher Bridge then along his Line and the Lines of the
Land…
crotonfriendsofhistory.org
interest in neoclassic art was evident in American architecture, painting and other decorative arts. In cemetery art the change in motifs was striking. The most popular themes became the neoclassic urn and willow which were carved in every
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The Graven Images of Bethel Cemetery §18
— interest in neoclassic art was evident in American architecture, painting and other decorative arts. In cemetery art the change in motifs was striking. The most popular themes became the neoclassic urn and willow which were carved in every
The Graven Images of Bethel Cemetery §10
— carved on gravestones? This question is often asked by both the interested layman and the serious student of gravestone art. A great deal of casual speculation and scholarly research has been devoted to finding answers. The earliest graves at Bethel
The Graven Images of Bethel Cemetery §40
— …It appears throughout the ages with great regularity in Christian art as a symbol of Christ, signifying His sacrificial role of innocence, meekness, gentleness, purity and humility. The anchor has always been a sign
The Graven Images of Bethel Cemetery §73
— ordinary men, women and children were permanently recorded for posterity. At the same time an exciting parallel event occurred—American gave birth to its very first folk art in the form of these graven images. Unusual for an old Colonial…
The Graven Images of Bethel Cemetery §57
— pervasive of all the Revival forms of cemetery art. There is hardly a cemetery founded from 1800-1850 without some form of Egyptian influence. Napoleon’s 1798-99 Egyptian campaigns, the discoveries at the tombs of the Pharoahs, and the…
The Graven Images of Bethel Cemetery §14
— the 1800s. There were four major periods of gravestone art in our nation’s history. 1650-1750 Winged skulls with blank staring eyes and a grin. A common epitaph would be “Behold and see as you pass by, as you…
The Graven Images of Bethel Cemetery §45
— …Over time many old stones stand below the intended ground line, lowering their above-ground height and hiding the inscriptions. Stones and their carvings are being eroded by freezing winters and polluted air, by the mischief of vandals and by
The Graven Images of Bethel Cemetery §25
— the Methodist system of circuit-riding, preached at Bethel in 1795, 1812 and 1817. The only known image depicting a camp meeting in Croton was published in The Zion Songster: A Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Generally Sung at…
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.
…There in the midst of
rural scenery, the sounds of a swift-running brook,
and almost the quietude of a sylvan retreat, the " lord
manor of Rensselaerwyck," the lineal descendant of
Killian, the pearl merchant, and first Patroon, was living…
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The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §170
— …There in the midst of
rural scenery, the sounds of a swift-running brook,
and almost the quietude of a sylvan retreat, the " lord
manor of Rensselaerwyck," the lineal descendant of
Killian, the pearl merchant, and first Patroon, was living…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §325
— …From thence we passed along the brow of the declivity
next the river, to the mansion of Ardenia, from which one of the finest
views of "West Point may be obtained ; and then rode to Indian Brook,
passing, on the…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §285
— …I crossed the Moodua, in
whose shallow waters the cattle were seeking cool retreats, and I was
glad to take shelter from the hot sun in the shadows of the old trees on
THE HUDSON.
the margin of the brook…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §324
— …From thence we passed along the brow of the declivity
next the river, to the mansion of Ardenia, from which one of the finest
views of "West Point may be obtained ; and then rode to Indian Brook,
passing, on the…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §5
— …2n0
Lite-Guard Mommient 201
Newburgh Bay 202
Fishkill Landing and Newburgh 203
Idlewild from the Brook 204
In the Glen at Idlewild 205
Upper Entrance to the Highlands 207
PAGE
At the Foot of the Stoi-m King 209…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §433
— …fine monument of white Westchester marble, about twenty-five feet in
height, is seen at the side of the highway, and on the margin of a little
stream called Andre's Brook. It is surrounded by an iron railing, and…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §595
— We have looked upon almost every prominent object of
Nature and Art along the borders of the Hudson, and have communed •
profitably, I hope, with History and Tradition on the way. We have
seen every phase of material progress, from…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §33
— …Lake, and passed through
it and Lilypad Pond -- a mile and a half -- to another "carry" of threefourths of a mile, which brought us to the junction of the Hudson and
Fishing Brook. This was a dreary region, and yet…
crotonhistory.org
…The art was created by Myron Perley, an illustrator and art director who is remembered today for his work for the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company. Unfortunately the image of the Nikko is hard to discern in the background. We
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A Sharp And Palpable Difference §2
— …The art was created by Myron Perley, an illustrator and art director who is remembered today for his work for the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company. Unfortunately the image of the Nikko is hard to discern in the background. We
A Sharp And Palpable Difference §3
— suspect that the art was done in full-color and published here in black-and-white to save money. Maybe another version will turn up and we’ll get to see the Nikko in full-color glory. Until then we…
A Sharp And Palpable Difference §4
— destination the Nikko Inn must have been in those days—and the “sharp and palpable difference” we would have “felt in the riding quality” of our car “shod with Goodyear Cord Tires.” For more on the Nikko, the Mikado and…
A Sharp And Palpable Difference §1
— …Monthly and The New Country Life to Travel and Forest & Stream . Tiny detail from the Ladies’ Home Journal ad. Now we’ve discovered a much more elegant ad from the same campaign, which ran in the December, 1917 issue of
A Sharp And Palpable Difference §0
— Ad from the Ladies’ Home Journal , December, 1917 In a previous post we displayed two ads from 1917 for Goodyear Cord Tires, featuring detailed pen-and-ink drawings of Nikko Inn. These clever bits of Jazz Age cross-promotion appeared…
A Sharp And Palpable Difference §7
— October 12, 2014
A Sharp And Palpable Difference §6
— Pinterest Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related Tagged Harmon Harmon-on-Hudson Mikado Inn Nikko Inn prohibition speakeasys Transportation Published August 25, 2014
A Sharp And Palpable Difference §5
— these previous posts . 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 window) X Share on…
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Click the image to enlarge. Here’s a nice Colortone postcard of the New Croton Dam. This card was published by the Ruben Publishing Co. in Newburgh, N.Y. and printed by “C.T. Art” (Curt Teich Art). The code…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
Every effort of successful art has been made to aid and improve
the natural beauty of the surrounding grounds, nor can any
things be imagined more beautiful than the views presented from
this delightful place. There are also the properties…
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §1036
— Every effort of successful art has been made to aid and improve
the natural beauty of the surrounding grounds, nor can any
things be imagined more beautiful than the views presented from
this delightful place. There are also the properties…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §298
— John Drake, Thomas
Pinckney, Joseph Drake, Edmund Ward, Henry Fowler, and Roger Barton,
a grant for a tract of land in Westchester Co., beginning at Hutchinson's
brook, at the end of the half mile mentioned in Eastchester patent, and…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §626
— " All that my parcel of land formerly called Mangopson neck, now called
by the name of the great neck, &c., bounded easterdly by a brook, called by
name Pipin's brook, which runs into the salt water creek, and so…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §65
— *' To begin where Beaver dam river and Cross River meet and so to run on
the north west side of a brook called miry brook, and then to run across the
hills westerly on the west side of Cisqua meadows…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §625
— …the name of the great neck, &c., bounded easterdly by a brook, called by
name Pipin's brook, which runs into the salt water creek, and so running
round along by the Sound, and so running up to a brook…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §341
— …The cottage commands an extensive view of the
winding creek and the high grounds of Pelham. The adjoining
property formed a portion of the ancient planting grounds of
Eastchester. Further to the southwest lies Black Dog Brook,
a Heath's…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §933
— …C, and thence westerdly in a direct line to the
head of Cohamong brook as it runs to the place where it begun, bounded west
by Byram river, east by Mehannus river, north by Bedford line and Cohamong
brook, and…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §305
— …Beside the home lots, the proprietors held equal shares in the
planting lands, (situated on the west side of Rattlesnake brook,)
tthe commons, or Conoval meadows, and the sheep pasture.
At a town meeting, held 21st February, 1705, the inhabitants…
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…Geological Survey data; and 1 in 141,000 reactor years using Electric Power Research Institute data. Unit 3's previous owner, the New York Power Authority , had conducted a more limited analysis in
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Indian Point Energy Center §107
— …Geological Survey data; and 1 in 141,000 reactor years using Electric Power Research Institute data. Unit 3's previous owner, the New York Power Authority , had conducted a more limited analysis in
Indian Point Energy Center §111
— contamination, and an ingestion pathway zone of about 50 miles (80 km), concerned primarily with ingestion of food and liquid contaminated by radioactivity. [ 100 ] According to an analysis of U.S. Census data for MSNBC , the 2010 U.S. population
Indian Point Energy Center §108
— …Neither submission of data from the previous owners was incorrect. [ 99 ] I.P.E.C. Units 2 and 3 both operated at
Indian Point Energy Center §103
— …of an earthquake intense enough to cause core damage to the reactor at Indian Point was 1 in 30,303 for Unit 2 and 1 in 10,000 for Unit 3. Msnbc.com reported based on the NRC data that
Indian Point Energy Center §25
— states in terms of nuclear capacity and generation, accounting for approximately 5% of the national totals and Indian Point provided 39% of the state's nuclear capacity. In 2017, Indian Point generated approximately 10% of the state's electricity
Indian Point Energy Center §34
— capacity factor of greater than 93%. This was consistently higher than the nuclear industry average and than other forms of generation. The reliability helped offset the severe price volatility of other energy sources (e.g., natural gas) and the
Indian Point Energy Center §32
— …The total tax revenue (direct and secondary) was nearly $340,000,000 to local, state, and federal governments. [ 21 ] According to the Village of Buchanan budget for 2016–2017, a payment in lieu of taxes in the amount of 2…
Indian Point Energy Center §137
— their rate cases before the public service commission and the cost allocation amongst themselves was approved by FERC. NYPA and LIPA are also receiving a portion. The cost of the TOTS projects has been estimated in the range of $27…
Raymond, Marcius D., editor and publisher. Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication, at Tarrytown, N.Y., October 19th, 1894. Tarrytown, NY, 1894.
Requa, a grandson of Abraham and
great-grandson of Daniel Requa. who spent much of time in making
researches concerning the family and who gathered a large amount of
statistics in the shape of family trees and other interesting data…
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Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §264
— Requa, a grandson of Abraham and
great-grandson of Daniel Requa. who spent much of time in making
researches concerning the family and who gathered a large amount of
statistics in the shape of family trees and other interesting data…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §354
— …They stopped a while upon the hillock east of the road and north of
the brook, and there took their repast ; afterwards crossed the road and
when they captured Andre were south of the brook. After the capture
they forgot…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §408
— JBeekman, who married Cornelia Van Cortlandt, a connection of the Philipses. She was the daughter of Pierre Van Cortlandt,
born in 1753, and manifested an indomitable and patriotic spirit all
through the Revolutionary war. She died, with her fine faculties…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §194
— …the Secretary of the Brooklyn Life Insurance Company ; Mary, who
married Isaac N. Field, of Plainfield, N. J. ; Simeon, of Bound Brook,
X. J. ; and Margaretta Dutcher, who married F. R. Hoyt, Esq., and
resides at Watkins, N. Y.
The…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §355
— …My father's house was about a
quarter of a mile from the White Plains and Tarrytown road, and a
mile from the Post road. (It was located near the pump house of the
Tarrytown Water Works.) The brook where…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §28
— …In every
quarter of the globe her influence is felt and recognized in all the
impulses of liberty ; in all the progress of commerce; in every national
question of finance ; in the marches of education ; the products of art ;
in…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §409
— delay :ho the or of the h"h or. tl.d : .'sr.tr onto ;/:th. tone a. ti ty are
able tt retort, to th n art take ooete:.:f on. r for tr.orgh the Pe"oi : :v.
was…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §315
— …7, 1735, was doubtless a grandson of the first mentioned Joost. The following record of
his family copied from the original, contains interesting data :
'
'
■
. HISTORICAL SKETCHES.
Wili.iam Paulding and Catharine Ogden wedded, July 25, 1762, at New York.
Catharine…
Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.
…The plateau above is
the residence portion of the place and very attractive. Long ago, when New York was still a British possession and Sing Sing a ])art of the mammoth estate that
owned the sway of the Philipse family…
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The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §288
— …The plateau above is
the residence portion of the place and very attractive. Long ago, when New York was still a British possession and Sing Sing a ])art of the mammoth estate that
owned the sway of the Philipse family…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §249
— We might copy a
fashion much in vogue among art publishers of a
generation ago and style our picture Irving and his
Friends; for it is certain that the names that present themselves most prominently in this connection
are those…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §388
— …and more dense ; but one step
aside over the edge of the wooded declivity instantly
translates the pilgrim into a "land of faery," where
the hand of man has not interfered except with the
consummate art that conceals art. From…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §389
— …and more dense ; but one step
aside over the edge of the wooded declivity instantly
translates the pilgrim into a "land of faery," where
the hand of man has not interfered except with the
consummate art that conceals art. From…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §13
— …The Hudson had
several names, one of the most familiar being Shatemuc. The junction of the Spuyten Duyvil creek with the
Hudson was called Shoraskappock. A brook at Dobbs
Ferry was the Wisquaqua, and another the Wecquashqueck. The Nepperhan River…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §460
— …This
increase was in |)art due to the development of certain industries, ])articularly the trade in bluestone and
flagging, which amounts to millions of dollars every
year. The terminus of the Delaware and Hudson
Canal, the city finds itself again…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §465
— …The Sawyer's
Creek, or Sawkill of local maps, was the scene of an
unaccountable activity on the ]:>art of a man whose
name, antecedents, residence, mode of life, and fate
are all unknown, yet from whom a ]3opulous town…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §432
— …That this view is not entirely fanciful the reader will
readily see if he will take paper and pencil, and with
such data as he may have at hand calculate the number of steamers that have dumped their ashpans in…
housing_taskforce_report_raw.txt
data as it becomes available via the decennial census or other data collection events. The overarching goals around which our last Comprehensive Plan (2003) was built were preserving traditional qualities, strengthening assets, and protecting resources. It is the belief of…
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housing_taskforce_report_raw §1
— data as it becomes available via the decennial census or other data collection events. The overarching goals around which our last Comprehensive Plan (2003) was built were preserving traditional qualities, strengthening assets, and protecting resources. It is the belief of…
housing_taskforce_report_raw §2
— …All of these numbers predate the pandemic and the rapid increase in home values across the Village. Owning a home in Croton-on-Hudson, the data indicates, is increasingly impossible for those with annual incomes of less than $200,000…
housing_taskforce_report_raw §3
— …From data published by the Croton Harmon Union Free School District, one can see the rise and fall of the school population over the past 20 years as set forth in Table 1. The most current information on the school…
housing_taskforce_report_raw §0
— …This should include an inventory of existing rental stock, both legal and illegal under current rules, with a determination of the rents being charged and the income of the occupants. Analysis of this data will prove invaluable in the ongoing…
housing_taskforce_report_raw §15
— …The Village of Rye Brook finds that: (1) The 2009 Stipulation and Order of Settlement and Dismissal ("Stipulation") in the case of United States of America ex rel. Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York, Inc. v. Westchester County, New…
housing_taskforce_report_raw §4
— …This data collection process emphasized two separate and related points: (i) the historical preference for single family home construction in the Village has left us short of multi-family housing and rental units of all kinds. The multi-family units…
housing_taskforce_report_raw §16
— …The provisions herein shall apply to a Petition and application for site plan and/or subdivision approval regarding any parcel(s) in any zoning district in the Village of Rye Brook for the construction of affordable housing, provided at least…
housing_taskforce_report_raw §17
— …9-2020] [b] Map of the subject property at a convenient scale which clearly shows easements, wetlands, watercourses, steep slopes and other existing and proposed pertinent features; [c] Report of the Croton Housing Taskforce Page 37 Topographic data at a…
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Furnace Brook 1868 §0
— Detail from the Town of Cortlandt map from Atlas of New York and vicinity … by F.W. Beers, published by Beers, Ellis & Soule, New York, 1868. The entire atlas is available online at David Rumsey . Share this: Print (Opens in…
Furnace Brook 1868 §1
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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.
" All that certain tract of land being part of the manor of Morrisania, situate, lying and being in the county of Westchester, in the province of New
York aforesaid, beginning at the mouth of a small brook or run of…
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §563
— " All that certain tract of land being part of the manor of Morrisania, situate, lying and being in the county of Westchester, in the province of New
York aforesaid, beginning at the mouth of a small brook or run of…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §562
— …the name of Wigwam Brook, but by some falsely
called Sackwrahung, it being the first brook to the westward of an isthmus or
neck of land known by the name of Jeafferd's Neck, and from the month of
the…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §47
— " Upon the 28th November, 16S0, the town made choice of
Peter Disbrow, Hachaliah Brown, Robert Blomer, and Thomas
Merritt, for to go with the Indians to view some land lying between the Blind brook and Biram river, and to make…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §80
— …head whereof the aforesaid grist mill of Joseph Lyon is standing,
thence up the channel of said creek as it runs until it meets the aforesaid grist
mill where it first begun, bounded easterly by Blind brook and Mill creek…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §35
— …and
the Blind brook, which tract of land is bounded as followeth : viz., with the
river called in English Byram River, beginning at the mouth of the above
said river on the east, and the bounds of Hastings on the…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §694
— Beginning at a large white
oak tree marked with several letters, where two brooks fall into the wes*
branch of Mamaroneck river, and runs thence by markt trees to Brunxes
river near the place where a small brook falls into…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §7
— " Bounded on the south west by ye five mile brook, between Stamford
aforesaid and Norwalk, from the mouth of the said brook, till it meet with the
cross path, that is, where the county road crosses the said river, and…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §79
— …head whereof the aforesaid grist mill of Joseph Lyon is standing,
thence up the channel of said creek as it runs until it meets the aforesaid grist
mill where it first begun, bounded easterly by Blind brook and Mill creek…
Ruttenber, E.M. History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River; their origin, manners and customs; tribal and sub-tribal organizations; wars, treaties, etc., etc. Albany: J. Munsell, 1872.
…Very
notes have been introduced for the purpose of
explaining the text and enabling the reader to judge
full
of the correctness of the conclusions drawn therefrom.
As far as possible the narrative has been divested of
the recitation of…
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History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §2
— …Very
notes have been introduced for the purpose of
explaining the text and enabling the reader to judge
full
of the correctness of the conclusions drawn therefrom.
As far as possible the narrative has been divested of
the recitation of…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §885
— …the old fort and the
new fort, mentioned in the
second Esopus war."
While Mr. Scott's investigation has brought out many facts
of interest, it is not clear that he is correct in locating the name,
or in explaining…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §886
— …the old fort and the
new fort, mentioned in the
second Esopus war."
While Mr. Scott's investigation has brought out many facts
of interest, it is not clear that he is correct in locating the name,
or in explaining…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §835
— …The west neck
The Byram
New Rochelle was called Magopson.
river was known
by the name of Armonck, and the meadowy
Harlem river was called
bordering it Haseco and Miosekassaky. Muscoota; Blind brook, Mockquams, and the high ridge east of…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §159
— …The Nesaquakes or Missaquogues possessed the country
of
the
river of that name to Stony brook and from the sound
east
6th.
to the middle of the
island.
The principal settlement of the
was on the site of the present…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §244
— …lies
ing of me ? but by the promptness of the
bystanders the shot was prevented, and
art thou report-
184.
Colonial
History,
i,
.
THE INDIAN TRIBES
appointed to accompany them, and setting out on the 4th of
March, came to…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §245
— …lies
ing of me ? but by the promptness of the
bystanders the shot was prevented, and
art thou report-
184.
Colonial
History,
i,
.
THE INDIAN TRIBES
appointed to accompany them, and setting out on the 4th of
March, came to…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §35
— …The lower
body of this skirt they ornament with great art, and nestle the
same with strips which are tastefully decorated with wampum.
The wampum with which one of these skirts is ornamented is
frequently worth from one to three…
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