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New Croton Dam §2 — 41.22639°N 73.85528°W  / 41.22639; -73.85528 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Croton Dam" redirects here. For the original Croton dam, see Old Croton Dam . For the dam on the Muskegon River in Michigan, see Croton Dam…

New Croton Dam §33 — media related to New Croton Dam . Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NY-132, " New Croton Dam & Reservoir, Croton River, Croton-on-Hudson vicinity, Westchester County, NY " Authority control databases International VIAF National United

New Croton Dam §3 — York, USA New Croton Dam New Croton Dam in May 1931 Interactive map of New Croton Dam Location Cortlandt , Westchester County , New York, USA Coordinates 41°13′35″N 73°51′19″W  /  41.22639°N 73.85528°W  / 41…

New Croton Dam §8 — The original Croton Dam ( Old Croton Dam ) was built between 1837 and 1842 to improve New York City's water supply. By 1881, after extensive repairs to the dam, which was 50 feet (15 m) high, the Old Croton Reservoir…

New Croton Dam §26 — Dam, looking northwest References [ edit ] ^ a b c "Croton Water Supply System" . ASCE Metropolitan Section . Retrieved 12 November 2016 . ^ a b c d e "The Croton Dam" . Village of Croton-on-Hudson Historical Society. Archived from the original on

New Croton Dam §4 — 1892 Opening date 1906 ; 120 years ago ( 1906 ) Operator New York City Dam and spillways Height 297 feet (91 m) Length 2,188 feet (667 m) Width (base) 266 feet (81 m) Reservoir Creates New Croton Reservoir The New Croton…

New Croton Dam §12 — superintendent of excavations and hiring for the project, also recruited stonemasons from southern Italy, who re-located to New York. Construction [ edit ] Dam under construction in 1901 Construction on the New Croton Dam, also known as Cornell Dam ,

New Croton Dam §22 — re-routed. The department made plans to replace temporary vehicle barriers with permanent barriers after completion of a New Croton Dam Rehabilitation Project in 2011. [ 11 ] Discharge Data [ edit ] Water over the New Croton Dam spillway after

New Croton Dam Construction Circa 1902 §11 — “the Dugway.” A nice view of the Old Croton Dam and gatehouse, several miles upriver from the New Croton Dam Detail showing the Old Croton Dam gatehouse Detail showing the gentle S-curve design of the Old Croton Dam Many…

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New Croton Dam Construction Circa 1902 §9 — the dam is mislabelled. The retaining wall, built to divert the Croton River during excavation, had been removed by the time these photos were taken. Detail showing stone at the base of the dam A rarely seen view of the…

New Croton Dam Construction Circa 1902 §0 — …John Fish at the New Croton Dam, circa 1902 We recently acquired a great set of photographs showing the New Croton Dam under construction. The images are particularly exciting because they include some rare views of the construction site and…

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 §1 — of the soon-to-be submerged Old Croton Dam. Based on the state of completion of the dam we think these were taken circa 1902. 1 The images appear to document a visit to the site by “Mr. John Fish…

New Croton Dam Construction Circa 1902 §5 — …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) with the temporary suspension

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…

Visit To New Croton Dam February 1934 §0 — New Croton Dam, February, 1934. 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…

Visit To New Croton Dam February 1934 §1 — …Ice along the road to the New Croton Dam, February, 1934. Click the image to enlarge it. In the winter of 1934, members of the Bagley family of Peekskill made a visit to the New Croton Dam, recorded in this…

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Visit To New Croton Dam February 1934 §2 — Each has a penned inscription on the back and is stamped with the month and year. The photographs were recently acquired at an estate sale in Cortlandt along with other images of Peekskill, Bear Mountain Bridge, Camp Smith and more…

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Visit To New Croton Dam February 1934 §3 — those images in the coming weeks. If you’re a Crotonite, don’t miss the last image of the ice-covered rocks along Route 129. Looks familiar, doesn’t it? The Bagley family stopped their car to take the photo…

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New Croton Dam Circa 1907 §0 — Cornell Dam, Croton Lake, N.Y. Click the image to enlarge it. Here’s a nice view of the nearly-completed New Croton Dam (also known as the Cornell Dam) circa 1907. We can roughly date the image from the…

New Croton Dam Circa 1907 §2 — …New Croton Dam, circa 1906 Croton Point and Ossining, circa 1905 Double Arches Promenade View from Quaker Bridge Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new

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New Croton Dam Circa 1907 §1 — because it’s an “undivided back” postcard, issued during the period from 1901 to 1907. Until 1907 only the mailing address could be written on the back of the card. This card was published by William Terhune in “Ossining on…

New Croton Dam Spillway §0 — Spillway of the New Croton Dam, from the George P. Hall & Son Photograph Collection at the New-York Historical Society. Click the image to enlarge it. This photograph of the nearly completed New Croton Dam gives us a look at…

New Croton Dam Spillway §7 — Photograph Collection New-York Historical Society Published February 8, 2014

New Croton Dam Spillway §2 — Hall & Son Photograph Collection at the New-York Historical Society. According to NYHS, “the commercial photography firm . . . operated in Manhattan from 1886 through 1914. Working out of several studios, the firm documented the changing face of New

New Croton Dam Spillway §3 — York City at the turn of the 20th century. Hall & Son’s photographs were available for general sale, were published in their own calendars and souvenir viewbooks, and appeared as illustrations in such publications as King’s Views of New…

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New Croton Dam Spillway §1 — usual cascade of water. 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…

New Croton Dam Spillway §5 — the spillway. Click the image to enlarge it. Click the image to enlarge it. Click the image to enlarge it. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share…

New Croton Dam Spillway §4 — Staley’s Views of New York , and Harper’s Weekly .” This is just one of the many treasures you can find at the New York Heritage Digital Collections website. The ladder in the lower right corner of this detail gives…

New Croton Dam 1978 §1 — original Croton Dam, the New Croton Dam and the entire aqueduct system. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share…

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New Croton Dam 1978 §0 — These aerial and ground photographs were taken by Jack Boucher in 1978 and are now part of the Historic American Engineering Record collection of the Library of Congress. The collection includes a large number of photographs and plans documenting the

New Croton Dam Cigarette Card §2 — 2013

New Croton Dam Cigarette Card §0 — Will’s Cigarettes card of the New Croton Dam. (ca. 1902-1917) Another card from the same company is here . Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share…

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New Croton Dam 1906 §3 — 2012 June 20, 2013

New Croton Dam 1906 §1 — documenting the New Croton Dam and the Aqueduct. The record for this specific item is here . Click the images to enlarge them. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window…

New Croton Dam 1906 §0 — This 1906 plan of the downstream elevation, prepared by the New York City Aqueduct Commission, comes from the Historic American Engineering Record collection of the Library of Congress. The collection includes a large number of photographs and plans

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The New Croton Dam §0 — A beautiful hand-colored post card of the New Croton Dam (aka the Cornell Dam) which, despite what the card says, is nowhere near Mt. Kisco. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend…

The New Croton Dam §2 — Published January 24, 2012 February 17, 2013

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New Croton Dam Construction Plan 1898 §1 — stone to build the dam. How did they do it? These images from the June, 1898 and January, 1899 issues of The Engineering Record show the temporary dam that diverted the Croton River and the buildings, train tracks, cableways and…

New Croton Dam Construction Plan 1898 §4 — Related Published May 12, 2012 February 17, 2013

New Croton Dam Construction Plan 1898 §0 — By any measure, the New Croton Dam is an engineering marvel. For 14 years (from 1892 to 1906) 1,500 men used more than 500 pieces of heavy machinery, 745,000 barrels of cement, 100,000 tons of coal and…

New Croton Dam Construction Plan 1898 §2 — needed to excavate down to bedrock and construct what was then the tallest dam in the world and the largest hand-hewn masonry structure since the pyramids. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a…

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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 §1 — …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 several locations considered

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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…

New Croton Dam Construction 1896 §1 — 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

New Croton Dam Construction 1896 §0 — This detailed engraving shows the New Croton Dam when it was under construction in 1896. The image was commissioned for the cover of the October 17th issue of Scientific American magazine to accompany an article entitled “New York Water

New Croton Dam Construction 1896 §2 — engraving showing the dam’s profile on the left and a rendering of how the completed dam would look—including the earthen section on the right that was replaced with masonry during construction. Share this: Print (Opens in new window…

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Rare Color Image Of The Old Croton Dam §0 — There are many contemporary images of the old Croton Dam—engravings, lithographs and photographs—but this may be one of the few color depictions of the dam. This detail is taken from a chromolithograph advertising broadside (circa 1863-68) for…

Rare Color Image Of The Old Croton Dam §3 — Published February 28, 2012 February 17, 2013

Rare Color Image Of The Old Croton Dam §1 — Croton Fire Insurance Co. in New York City. These rare images are courtesy of George Glazer Gallery , which is offering this item for sale. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in…

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Drive To The New Croton Dam 1913 §8 — 13, 2015

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 §2 — …Luckily for us the route went by the New Croton Dam, there was a photographer along to record the trip, and the entire collection of 342 photos is available

Drive To The New Croton Dam 1913 §0 — New Croton Dam, May 13, 1913. Courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection. In 1913 the Overman Tire Company in New York City ran a test to demonstrate “the ability of Overman cushion tires to withstand the…

Drive To The New Croton Dam 1913 §1 — …1 New Croton Dam, May

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Drive To The New Croton Dam 1913 §4 — …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 was located at 250

Drive To The New Croton Dam 1913 §5 — …See here . ↩ Located along today’s Saw Mill River Road, Route 118. ↩ Croton Lake Station of the New York Central Railroad, Putnam Division. Courtesy of the

Blacksmiths At The New Croton Dam 1895 §0 — Blacksmiths at the New Croton Dam, September, 1895. Courtesy of the Ossining Historical Society. Among the many treasures of the Ossining Historical Society Museum is a substantial collection of photographs and other material about the Old Croton

Blacksmiths At The New Croton Dam 1895 §1 — Aqueduct. During a visit last week, curator Norm MacDonald showed us some recently donated material that included two rare photographs of blacksmiths at the New Croton Dam taken in September, 1895. Although there are probably thousands of photographs

Blacksmiths At The New Croton Dam 1895 §3 — Museum visit their website and watch this video of Norm discussing the collection (and why Ossining was featured on the television show Mad Men). Blacksmiths at the New Croton Dam, September, 1895. Courtesy of the Ossining Historical Society. Share

Blacksmiths At The New Croton Dam 1895 §2 — of the dam under construction, there’s a real dearth of images of the workers, their living quarters, and day-to-day life. Many thanks to Norm and OHSM for letting us share these striking images. To learn more about…

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New Croton Dam Cigarette Card 2 §2 — January 28, 2012 March 30, 2013

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New Croton Dam Cigarette Card 2 §0 — Card #33 in the Engineering Wonders series of cigarette cards, publishing in the United Kingdom by Will’s Cigarettes. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on…

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New Croton Dam Circa 1906 §0 — …Here’s a postcard of the nearly completed New Croton Dam, sent from Ossining on March 13, 1906. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend

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Horse Drawn Sleigh Near The New Croton Dam §3 — Published January 26, 2012 March 30, 2013

Horse Drawn Sleigh Near The New Croton Dam §0 — This beautiful photograph (circa 1908) is from the Keystone-Mast Collection at the California Museum of Photography , University of California at Riverside. The museum maintains the world’s largest collection of original stereoscopic prints and

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Horse Drawn Sleigh Near The New Croton Dam §1 — negatives. The Keystone-Mast Collection represents the archive of the Keystone View Company of Meadville, PA, which was active from 1892-1963. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window…

Croton Dam Photographs By Clarence White §0 — In April 1925, Clarence White , one of the founding members of the Photo-Secession movement, took a group of students to photograph at Croton Dam. The series of images he made incorporate the soft, diffused light of Pictorialism with the…

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Croton Dam Photographs By Clarence White §1 — abstract vision that interested him in his later compositions. He compiled his work from that day into a portfolio of small platinum prints. White died later that same year while teaching in Mexico. Share this: Print (Opens in new window…

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New Croton Dam Post Card §0 — …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 number in the lower right…

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New Croton Dam Post Card §1 — card to 1939. 1 For a guide to dating Curt Teich cards, see here . ↩ 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…

August 13 1841 A Ride To The Croton Dam §4 — to reach the spot on which the new dam, is about being erected. Four hundred men are daily employed in repairing the dam, and live in huts, on the surrounding hills. Dame nature, seems to have indulged in some wild…

August 13 1841 A Ride To The Croton Dam §0 — Here is an account of a trip from Sing Sing to the old Croton Dam that took place 172 years ago today. This is from a wonderful blog that publishes the diary of Julia Lawrence Hasbrouck, who “lived and wrote…

August 13 1841 A Ride To The Croton Dam §2 — …At three oclock, we set off to ride seven miles, to see the Dam at the Croton water works. Our ride was very pleasant

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August 13 1841 A Ride To The Croton Dam §3 — …A severe freshet * last winter carried away all the bridges, so we were obliged to drive through the Croton river,

August 13 1841 A Ride To The Croton Dam §1 — City . . . [and] then moved to a rural community in upstate New York, a transition that her diaries describe as a difficult one.” Sing.Sing. Friday. August. 13. teenth. 1841. A beautifull day, the sun obscured, and a cool breeze blowing…

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Water Over the Dam §26 — largest, but also one of the most handsome of this class of structure in the world.” Aerial view of New Croton Dam and Reservoir, 2013. Over the years the bridge has been called the New Croton Dam Spillway Bridge, the…

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Water Over the Dam §3 — / Contact Us / Part 3 | Water Over the Dam (1900-1907) Work scene at New Croton Dam, 1905. The New Croton Dam was built largely by immigrant labor. The majority of the workers were Italians; others were Irish, African Americans and…

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Water Over the Dam §43 — became a standard reference for gravity dams. Postcard of newly completed New Croton Dam, 1907. What became known as the “Croton Profile” achieved international recognition. At the time of its completion, it was the tallest masonry dam in the world.

Water Over the Dam §29 — …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 the dam was put…

Water Over the Dam §33 — headquarters overlooking New Croton Dam, ca. 1906. One of the contractors spoke on the history of the project and remarked that there had never been a celebration of the anniversary of completion of the Old Croton Dam, some three miles…

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 §110 — began on the first Croton Aqueduct and dam. Many of the workers were Irish. 1842 – the dam was completed. 1849 – the railway was built as far as Peekskill; the Croton station was on River Street (later Riverside Avenue). A result…

Croton on Hudson Bricks §112 — need for a new Croton Dam was already being explored. 1890 – the new Croton Aqueduct completed. 1890s – a series of droughts led the New York City Aqueduct Commission to call for a new aqueduct and reservoir. 1891 – the Aqueduct Commission…

Croton on Hudson Bricks §116 — …1907 – the new masonry Croton Dam completed as well as a new aqueduct. c. 1912 -- Point Pleasant Park was opened at the southern tip of Croton Point. Visitors could picnic on the lawn of the Interwasser mansion. 1915 -- when the…

Croton on Hudson Bricks §115 — …1906 – the new Dam was completed, the second-largest hand-hewn structure in the world, after the famous pyramids of

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,

October 14 1842 Thousands To Celebrate The Croton Dam And Fresh Water For Nyc §6 — new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related Published October 14, 2014 November 26, 2017

October 14 1842 Thousands To Celebrate The Croton Dam And Fresh Water For Nyc §0 — A first-person account of the Croton Water Celebration from the diary of Julia Lawrence Hasbrouck. “It was a happy day for New.York, as now she stands a “queen city” with her beautifull Fountains, and pure transparent water, her…

October 14 1842 Thousands To Celebrate The Croton Dam And Fresh Water For Nyc §1 — …A beautifull day for the celebration of the Croton water Works. Every one was in commotion to.day, the whole city were on the move; and thousands of country people came

October 14 1842 Thousands To Celebrate The Croton Dam And Fresh Water For Nyc §2 — flocking to see the procession. The stores were closed, bells ringing, soldiers marching, societys forming, and every one putting on their best faces to witness the novel scene. At eleven Garret, the children, Bridget and myself went up to Mrs

October 14 1842 Thousands To Celebrate The Croton Dam And Fresh Water For Nyc §4 — and neat, the very houses shone like silver. The fire companies were very conspicuous for taste in their decorations. It was supposed the number of persons in procession, were about 20.000. The streets… View original post 227 more words…

October 14 1842 Thousands To Celebrate The Croton Dam And Fresh Water For Nyc §3 — Anelli’s. They received us very politely, giveing us their small bed-room to ourselves. We had a fine view of the parade and were not exposed to the air. The procession, equalled my expectations, and was a handsome affair…

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Croton-on-Hudson, New York §11 — Croton Dam and Reservoir, Croton River, Croton-on-Hudson, NY In the mid- to late 1800s first the Croton Dam , then the New Croton Dam , and the Croton Aqueduct were built on the Croton River to supply New York City…

Croton-on-Hudson, New York §62 — …In the opening sequence, the trucks that end up destroying the tunnel drive through Croton-on-Hudson (the steps of the New Croton Dam are visible) and

Croton-on-Hudson, New York §40 — …Croton Dam on the Croton River overlooks the New Croton Reservoir that it creates (outside the village limits in the Town of Cortlandt). Croton Point Park is a 508-acre county park on a large peninsula in the Tappan

Croton-on-Hudson, New York §45 — is a 10.5-acre park on the Croton River, near New York State Route 129 (NY 129), within a mile or so of the Croton Dam, used mostly for fly fishing and picnics. It is within 100 yards of…

croton_waterworks_raw §54 — …Sign OLD CROTON DAM KEEPER’S HOUSE (Submerged) Plate 13-, Old Croton Aqueduct The dwelling house of the overseer of the Croton Dam. Significance(s) Current Designation(s) OLD CROTON DAM BARN (Submerged) Plate 13-, Old Croton Aqueduct Interpretation Current…

croton_waterworks_raw §53 — …Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Current Designation(s) NEW CROTON RESERVOIR 1892-1906 Plate 13-, New Croton Aqueduct Following the contours of the valley, the New Croton Reservoir absorbed Croton Lake and the Old Croton Dam, ultimately achieving a capacity…

croton_waterworks_raw §48 — …BOYD’S CORNERS DAM 1866-1870 (Demolished 1980s) Plate 1-, Old/ New Croton Aqueduct Simple in design, the Boyd’s Corners Dam was 670 feet long and 57 feet high. Stretching across the West Branch of the Croton River, the…

croton_waterworks_raw §47 — …Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign AMAWALK AUXILLARY DAM 1897 Plate 9-, New Croton Aqueduct Current Designation(s) Earthen with a length of 400 feet and height of 25 feet, the Amawalk Auxiliary Dam is sited on the west side of…

croton_waterworks_raw §5 — …Introduction Lake Manahatta (now Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir) constructed (decommissioned 1993) 1898 1903 High Pumping Station completed 1906 1906 Jerome Park Reservoir completed New Croton Dam and Reservoir completed 1906 1906 West Branch Dam and Reservoir completed Henry Ford’s…

croton_waterworks_raw §57 — …SING SING KILL BRIDGE 1842 Plate 20-8, Old Croton Aqueduct Type SODOM DAM 1888-1892 Plate 5-, New Croton Aqueduct Interpretation Sign Significance(s) Current Designation(s) Interpretation Sign SODOM RESERVOIR 1888-1892 Plate 5-, New Croton Aqueduct Vertical…

croton_waterworks_raw §6 — …Introduction 1911 Additional Putnam County dams completed (Croton Falls Diverting Dam and Reservoir, Croton Falls Hemlock Dam and Reservoir) 1984 1981 135th Street Gatehouse designated a NYC Landmark 1983 135th Street Gatehouse placed on National Register of Historic Places 1965…

croton_waterworks_raw §49 — …Significance(s) Appendix CROTON FALLS DAM 1906-1911 Plate 7-, New Croton Aqueduct For more information, see fiche on page XXX. CROTON FALLS DIVERTING DAM 1911 Plate 4-, New Croton Aqueduct Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Earthen with a stepped…

New Croton Aqueduct Map 1884 §1 — across the bottom from Croton Dam. One of the many interesting things about this map is that the New Croton Dam—then in the planning stages—is shown at the Quaker Bridge location. For more information on the Quaker Bridge…

New Croton Aqueduct Map 1884 §0 — This is a detail of the Croton area from the map The Route of the New Aqueduct from Central Park to Croton Dam . . . prepared by the Aqueduct Commission in 1884. The route of the new aqueduct tunnel is the dark…

New Croton Aqueduct Map 1884 §7 — …Quaker Bridge was definitely there in 1884 and would have been dwarfed by the dam behind it, that the New York Sun in 1888 called “The Biggest

Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §11 — …The new Croton dam is located about thirty - seven miles from the Central Park reservoirs , it is on the Cro- ton River , about two and one - half miles below the old Croton dam . Its purpose is to enlarge Croton Lake…

Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §32 — …The new Croton dam is located about thirty - seven miles from the Central Park reservoirs , it is on the Cro- ton River , about two and one - half miles below the old Croton dam . Its purpose is to enlarge Croton Lake…

Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §2 — …The new Croton dam is located about thirty - seven miles from the Central Park reservoirs , it is on the Cro- ton River , about two and one - half miles below the old Croton dam . Its purpose is to enlarge Croton Lake…

Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §21 — …The new Croton dam is located about thirty - seven miles from the Central Park reservoirs , it is on the Cro- ton River , about two and one - half miles below the old Croton dam . Its purpose is to enlarge Croton Lake…

Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §29 — …CORE WALL MARCH 1ST 1901 EMOVED DISINTEGRATED FLIMESTONE SHATTERED LIME STONE THE NEW CROTON DAM LONGITUDINAL SECTION ON AXIS OF DAM , SHOWING CORE WALL REMOVED AND ITS DEFECTIVE LIME STONE FOUNDATION , WHICH HAS BEEN EXCAVATED FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE…

Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §43 — …The new Croton dam is located about thirty - seven miles from the Central Park reservoirs , it is on the Cro- ton River , about two and one - half miles below the old Croton dam . Its purpose is to enlarge Croton Lake…

Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §31 — …The new Croton dam is located about thirty - seven miles from the Central Park reservoirs , it is on the Cro- ton River , about two and one - half miles below the old Croton dam . Its purpose is to enlarge Croton Lake…

Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §72 — …CORE WALL MARCH 1ST 1901 EMOVED DISINTEGRATED FLIMESTONE SHATTERED LIME STONE THE NEW CROTON DAM LONGITUDINAL SECTION ON AXIS OF DAM , SHOWING CORE WALL REMOVED AND ITS DEFECTIVE LIME STONE FOUNDATION , WHICH HAS BEEN EXCAVATED FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE…