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New Croton Dam Construction, 1896
A detailed engraving from the October 17, 1896 Scientific American depicting the New Croton Dam construction. According to Christopher Tompkins, author of The Croton Dams and Aqueduct, this image is "especially noteworthy for its accuracy…
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Supply—Present Condition of Work on the Great Croton River Dam.” Christopher Tompkins, author of The Croton Dams and Aqueduct , said this image is “especially noteworthy for its accuracy in depicting the excavation.” Below is the top section of the
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New Croton Dam Construction, 1896
A detailed engraving from the October 17, 1896 Scientific American depicting the New Croton Dam construction. According to Christopher Tompkins, author of The Croton Dams and Aqueduct, this image is "especially noteworthy for its accuracy…
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New Croton Dam Construction, 1896
A detailed engraving from the October 17, 1896 Scientific American depicting the New Croton Dam construction. According to Christopher Tompkins, author of The Croton Dams and Aqueduct, this image is "especially noteworthy for its accuracy…
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Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct, and Carl Oechsner, Croton Friends of History, for their help in analyzing these photographs. ↩︎ The text labels in the photos were added to the negatives in the darkroom so they would appear on every…
Westchester County Archives, Park Commission Collection
Croton Dam Bridge Towers Under Construction
A black-and-white photograph showing the construction of bridge towers for the Croton Dam, likely part of the Croton Aqueduct system. The towers are made of metal and have cables attached. The scene…
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million US gallons (340,000 m 3 ) a day to the city via the Old Croton Aqueduct . [ 5 ] To meet escalating water needs, the Aqueduct Commission of the City of New York ordered construction of a new Croton system in…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The
contractors for the new dam in the Croton, for instance, were bound to have it in such an
advanced stage by 1st November of this year, as to throw two feet water from the lake
into the aqueduct. The…
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A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §521
— The
contractors for the new dam in the Croton, for instance, were bound to have it in such an
advanced stage by 1st November of this year, as to throw two feet water from the lake
into the aqueduct. The…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §511
— …There is a small waste
gate in the dam of five by six feet, but hardly intended to relieve the river when
in flood.
The water in part escaped through the aqueduct passing over the gates, and discharging
itself, at…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §522
— The length of the new
part of the dam (the mason work of the old dam not having been carried away) is 180 feet;
so that with the mason work of the first erected dam, which still remains, it will…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §510
— …There is a small waste
gate in the dam of five by six feet, but hardly intended to relieve the river when
in flood.
The water in part escaped through the aqueduct passing over the gates, and discharging
itself, at…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §559
— …the Croton reservoir, which has been
formed by the erection of the Croton dam and other work necessary to obtain the water,
at a suitable level on the Croton river, as without this dam and reservoir, the aqueduct
would have…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §523
— …The construction of the new dam was vigorously commenced by Messrs. McCullough,
Black & Co., early in the spring, under contract, to raise the same so high by the 1st of
November following, as to throw at least two feet of…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §357
— Seymour made a further communication, in which
he states, that the grounds upon which he desires to be understood, are, that his estimate is
predicated on the supposition that he is at liberty to select the site of the dam…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §513
— …the dam, including the dam, are considerably inside of $75,000."
No other parts of the aqueduct were injured by the storm, and the Commissioners
conclude this their first report with expressions of satisfaction, that thus far " the aqueduct on…
en.wikipedia.org
…near New Croton Dam (these are largely submerged or modified due to the construction of the dam) #4-#8 : Croton-on-Hudson to Ossining (some of them in wooded sections of the trail) #9 : Ossining (Spring & Everett St.;
Library of Congress
Croton Aqueduct Tunnelling Method — Jervis Drawing (1837)
Ink and watercolor engineering drawing by chief engineer John B. Jervis showing workers tunnelling through earth during the construction of the Croton Aqueduct. Jervis designed the entire 41-mile system, including the dam…
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…For a before-and-after bird’s eye view of the flooding of the Croton River Valley after construction of the New Croton Dam see this previous post . A high resolution image of the Taylor map is available at the
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Birds Eye Views Of The Croton Aqueduct 1879 1887 §12
— …For a before-and-after bird’s eye view of the flooding of the Croton River Valley after construction of the New Croton Dam see this previous post . A high resolution image of the Taylor map is available at the
Birds Eye Views Of The Croton Aqueduct 1879 1887 §13
— Library of Congress website . ↩ The tunnel was opened in 1890 and construction of the New Croton Dam began in 1892. ↩ Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…The projector of this plan set forth many advantages
which he thought would arise from the construction of the
dam, but the obstruction to the navigation of the river, the
destruction of the shad fishery, and various objections besides those…
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Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §89
— …The projector of this plan set forth many advantages
which he thought would arise from the construction of the
dam, but the obstruction to the navigation of the river, the
destruction of the shad fishery, and various objections besides those…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §2
— …PLATES.
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3'^
Entrance Ventilator, .'.---
Sections of the Croton Aqueduct,
------
- - - - 84 & 86
------
Isometrical View of Culvert, 90
Tunnel and Gate Chamber at the head of the Aqueduct, - - 92
------
View above the Croton Dam, 95
Entablature over the entrance to the Aqueduct…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §131
— …From the
Croton Dam the Aqueduct passes along the left side of the
valley of the Croton River until at the mouth of this river it
reaches the left bank of the Hudson, which it pursues, keeping at a distance…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §88
— …The projector of this plan set forth many advantages
which he thought would arise from the construction of the
dam, but the obstruction to the navigation of the river, the
destruction of the shad fishery, and various objections besides those…
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 §148
— …is about 35 miles from the Croton dam. This
valley is four fifths of a mile wide where the Aqueduct
meets it, and the depression is 102 feet below the plane of
Aqueduct grade. Here was an opportunity for constructing…
croton_waterworks_raw.txt
…CROTON DAM BARN (Submerged) Plate 13-, Old Croton Aqueduct Interpretation Current Designation(s) Type 28 Sign Current Designation(s) Type Originally designed with earthen embankments flanking a masonry dam, the Old Croton Dam suffered damage in a flood during construction…
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croton_waterworks_raw §54
— …CROTON DAM BARN (Submerged) Plate 13-, Old Croton Aqueduct Interpretation Current Designation(s) Type 28 Sign Current Designation(s) Type Originally designed with earthen embankments flanking a masonry dam, the Old Croton Dam suffered damage in a flood during construction…
croton_waterworks_raw §5
— …Dam construction begins 1933 Golden Gate Bridge construction begins 1931 1936 1939-45 World War II High Bridge designated a NYC Landmark 1970 High Bridge Aqueduct & Tower placed on National Register of Historic Places 1972 1972 Site of Old Croton…
croton_waterworks_raw §6
— …Dam construction begins 1933 Golden Gate Bridge construction begins 1931 1936 1939-45 World War II High Bridge designated a NYC Landmark 1970 High Bridge Aqueduct & Tower placed on National Register of Historic Places 1972 1972 Site of Old Croton…
croton_waterworks_raw §4
— …The last major structure in the Croton Waterworks, the Croton Falls Dam and Reservoir, was completed in 1911. Even before this addition had been accomplished, however, New York City had begun construction on the Catskill Aqueduct, a much larger system…
croton_waterworks_raw §49
— …and rising 173 feet, the Croton Falls Dam employed reinforced concrete in its construction. Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Interpretation Sign Current Designation(s) CROTON FALLS RESERVOIR 1906-1911 Plate 7-, New Croton Aqueduct Formed by impounding the West Branch…
croton_waterworks_raw §58
— continuation of the Sodom Auxiliary Dam, the overflow weir stretches 500 feet and is 8 feet high. Type Significance(s) Interpretation Current Designation(s) Sign Current Designation(s) 41 SOUTH YONKERS GATEHOUSE c 1888 Plate 28-XX, New Croton Aqueduct…
croton_waterworks_raw §3
— …Introduction History of the Croton Waterworks 13 Above: Public celebration of the opening of the Croton Waterworks Right: Drawing of an earth-tunneling method used in the construction of the Old Croton Aqueduct History of the Croton Waterworks 14 Of…
croton_waterworks_raw §9
— …Many of these systems—such as the calming pool at the base of the Old Croton Dam and the overhead cableway used in the construction of the Sodom Dam—came to be accepted as standards in similar construction projects for…
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.
…new aqueduct from the Croton River. In 1880, however, the
ancient project to obtain a supply from the Bronx watershed and
the Rye Ponds was revived, leading to the construction of the socalled Bronx River Conduit from the dam near…
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History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §1248
— …new aqueduct from the Croton River. In 1880, however, the
ancient project to obtain a supply from the Bronx watershed and
the Rye Ponds was revived, leading to the construction of the socalled Bronx River Conduit from the dam near…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §19
— …an area of 339 square miles above the
present Croton Dam, to which about twenty square miles will be
added when the great new dam, now in process of construction, is
completed. This watershed embraces thirty-one lakes and ponds…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §1133
— …When it became certain, in 1831, that the water-supply problem
was to find its solution in a continuous aqueduct from the Croton --
such a continuous aqueduct being practicable in this case because
of the Croton's sufficiently lofty elevation…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §1130
— …On the 26th of April, 1837, bids were opened " for furnishing the materials and completing the construction of twenty-three
sections of the Croton Aqueduct, including the dam in the Croton,
the aqueduct bridge over Sing Sing Kill, and the…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §1249
— …It was originally
proposed to construct the new Croton Dam at Quaker Bridge, but
that plan was abandoned, and in August, 1892, the contract was
awarded for the Cornell Dam, now approaching completion, about
a mile and a half above…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §1135
— …Moreover, the original calculations of the total
probable cost of the aqueduct from the Croton had by this time
been found to be ridiculously small, and it began to be realized that
the ultimate aggregate would approximate or exceed $10…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
…Topographical Map Showing the Entire Watershed of Croton River above the Croton Aqueduct Dam. 1858. hand-colored lithograph Courtesy Jervis Public Library, drawing #148. Photo: G. R. Farley figure 43. above: New Croton Dam under Construction, c.1890, photograph Courtesy…
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old_croton_aqueduct_raw §32
— …Topographical Map Showing the Entire Watershed of Croton River above the Croton Aqueduct Dam. 1858. hand-colored lithograph Courtesy Jervis Public Library, drawing #148. Photo: G. R. Farley figure 43. above: New Croton Dam under Construction, c.1890, photograph Courtesy…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §10
— …A replacement structure of novel construction and design was rapidly completed under Jervis' direction and remained in use for 64 years until superseded by a larger structure. The Croton Dam, which created a 400-acre lake, was the first big…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §31
— …Even before the dam collapse, Westchester residents and Croton businessmen recognized the competitive economic threat the Aqueduct represented. The 1837 "Memorial To the New York State Legislature" charged New York City with attempting to monopolize the trade and commerce of…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §48
— …Jr., (1793-1878), View of Croton Dam Engraved by Henry Jordan & Frederick Halpin (1805-1880); Frontispiece from Charles King's A Memoir of the Construction, Costs and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct, Compiled from Official Documents, Together with Account of…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §11
— …Jr., View of Croton Dam. engraved by Henry Jordan & Frederick Halpin, frontispiece from Charles King's A Memoir of the Construction, Costs and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct .... New York. 1843 The Hudson River Museum of Westchester, Gift of John…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §18
— …Aqueduct bridges Where major water courses crossed the line of the Aqueduct it was necessary to build something larger than a culvert, and Jervis was forced to consider aqueduct bridges along the length of the Aqueduct between the Croton Dam…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §14
— …During the winter months when most construction activities ceased, Jervis, ever mindful of economy, reduced the size of the staff in each division. The organization of the Engineering Department that was used on the Croton Aqueduct served as a model…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §20
— …Charles King, A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct (New York, 1843), p.220. 2. See selected bibliography on tlie construction of the Croton Aqueduct, p.57 of this book. 3. John Robison, A System…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
…in the old Croton aqueduct which passes through this gatehouse . The other two on the northerly side , are to control the flow of water direct from the res- ervoir to the old aqueduct below the dam . These two chambers are…
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Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §107
— …in the old Croton aqueduct which passes through this gatehouse . The other two on the northerly side , are to control the flow of water direct from the res- ervoir to the old aqueduct below the dam . These two chambers are…
Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §67
— …in the old Croton aqueduct which passes through this gatehouse . The other two on the northerly side , are to control the flow of water direct from the res- ervoir to the old aqueduct below the dam . These two chambers are…
Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §77
— …in the old Croton aqueduct which passes through this gatehouse . The other two on the northerly side , are to control the flow of water direct from the res- ervoir to the old aqueduct below the dam . These two chambers are…
Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §86
— …in the old Croton aqueduct which passes through this gatehouse . The other two on the northerly side , are to control the flow of water direct from the res- ervoir to the old aqueduct below the dam . These two chambers are…
Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §94
— …in the old Croton aqueduct which passes through this gatehouse . The other two on the northerly side , are to control the flow of water direct from the res- ervoir to the old aqueduct below the dam . These two chambers are…
Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §101
— …in the old Croton aqueduct which passes through this gatehouse . The other two on the northerly side , are to control the flow of water direct from the res- ervoir to the old aqueduct below the dam . These two chambers are…
Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam §110
— …in the old Croton aqueduct which passes through this gatehouse . The other two on the northerly side , are to control the flow of water direct from the res- ervoir to the old aqueduct below the dam . These two chambers are…
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…
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.
Commissioners reported in
favour of its use, though far away; and in May, 1837, the construction of
an aqueduct from a point six miles from its mouth to the metropolis was
begun. At the head of the aqueduct a dam…
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The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §405
— Commissioners reported in
favour of its use, though far away; and in May, 1837, the construction of
an aqueduct from a point six miles from its mouth to the metropolis was
begun. At the head of the aqueduct a dam…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §404
— …Commissioners reported in
favour of its use, though far away; and in May, 1837, the construction of
an aqueduct from a point six miles from its mouth to the metropolis was
begun. At the head of the aqueduct a dam…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw.txt
…Like the railroad, the construction of the Croton and New Croton Dams and the New Croton Aqueduct played an important role in shaping Croton-on-Hudson’s development. Construction began on the Croton Dam in 1837 after several water crises…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw.txt
…Aqueduct of Spoleto, Italy, .... - 3'^ Sections of the Croton Aqueduct, - - - - 84 & 86 Entrance Ventilator, .'.-■-- 88 Isometrical View of Culvert, ------ 90 Tunnel and Gate Chamber at the head of the Aqueduct, - - 92 View above the Croton Dam, ------ 95 Entablature over the…
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illustrations_aqueduct_raw §0
— …Aqueduct of Spoleto, Italy, .... - 3'^ Sections of the Croton Aqueduct, - - - - 84 & 86 Entrance Ventilator, .'.-■-- 88 Isometrical View of Culvert, ------ 90 Tunnel and Gate Chamber at the head of the Aqueduct, - - 92 View above the Croton Dam, ------ 95 Entablature over the…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §36
— …From the Croton Dam the Aqueduct passes along the left side of the valley of the Croton River until at the mouth of this river it reaches the left bank of the Hudson, which it pursues, keep- ing at a…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §27
— …determined to build the dam across the Croton River, the surface of the natural flow of water was about 38 feet below the elevation required as a head for the water to flow into the Aqueduct leading to the city…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §24
— …The projector of this plan set forth many advantages which he thought would arise from the construction of the dam, but the obstruction to the navigation of the river, the destruction of the shad fishery, and various objections be- sides…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §41
— …From Manhattan Valley the Aqueduct passes through a tunnel, and following its course the next work of interest is at Clendinning Valley, which is thirty-seven miles from the Croton Dam. This valley is 1900 feet across, and the Aqueduct…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §46
— …The foreigner who visits this country will find the Croton Aqueduct an interesting specimen of our public works, and will be pleased with a pedestrian tour along the line of work to the Fountain Reservoir among the hills of the…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §25
— …The dam on the Croton River is about 38 feet above the level which was the surface of the natural flow of water at that place, and sets the water back about six miles, forming the Fountain Reservoir which covers…
comp_plan_ch2_history_raw.txt
…Like the railroad, the construction of the Croton and New Croton Dams and the New Croton Aqueduct played an important role in shaping Croton-on-Hudson’s development. Construction began on the Croton Dam in 1837 after several water crises…
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comp_plan_ch2_history_raw §1
— …Like the railroad, the construction of the Croton and New Croton Dams and the New Croton Aqueduct played an important role in shaping Croton-on-Hudson’s development. Construction began on the Croton Dam in 1837 after several water crises…
comp_plan_ch2_history_raw §0
— …Like the railroad, the construction of the Croton and New Croton Dams and the New Croton Aqueduct played an important role in shaping Croton-on-Hudson’s development. Construction began on the Croton Dam in 1837 after several water crises…