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Croton Water Celebration 1842 §0Croton Water Celebration 1842. Lithograph, 9 3/4 x 13 inches. New York: J.F. Atwill, 1842 . This copy is being auctioned at Swann Auction Galleries . Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend…
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Croton Water Celebration, 1842
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Croton Water Celebration Broadside, 1842
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Croton Water Celebration Broadside, 1842 [Article content from crotonhistory.org - see URL for full text and images] Date: Various Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/02/03/croton-water-celebration-broadside-1842/ License: Used with attribution; consult crotonhistory.org…
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Croton Water Celebration — Panoramic View (1842)
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Croton Water Celebration — Panoramic View (1842) Large panoramic view of the 1842 Croton Water Celebration from the NYPL collection. Shows the full scope of the celebration in City Hall Park, with the 50-foot fountain visible. A seven-mile parade…
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Croton Water Celebration medal by Robert Lovett, Sr. Courtesy of John Kraljevich Americana. Here’s a fine example of the medal produced for the Croton Water Celebration, when what we now call the Old Croton Aqueduct opened to public use…
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The 1842 Croton Water Celebration Medal §0Croton Water Celebration medal by Robert Lovett, Sr. Courtesy of John Kraljevich Americana. Here’s a fine example of the medal produced for the Croton Water Celebration, when what we now call the Old Croton Aqueduct opened to public use…
The 1842 Croton Water Celebration Medal §11 — LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related Tagged Croton Water Celebration George Pope Morris Robert Lovett Thomas Jefferson Published January 23, 2015 January 24, 2015
The 1842 Croton Water Celebration Medal §1 — 14, 1842. This is currently being offered by John Kraljevich , a leading expert in American historical medals, coins, paper money and related Americana, who has graciously allowed us to share his images. The Croton Water Celebration medal was
The 1842 Croton Water Celebration Medal §7 — silver examples were individually engraved for the 17 New York City Alderman in office at the time of the celebration and various dignitaries, including poet George Pope Morris, author of the celebration’s “Croton Ode.” The example shown here is
The 1842 Croton Water Celebration Medal §8 — …Croton Water Celebration medal by Robert Lovett, Sr. Courtesy
The 1842 Croton Water Celebration Medal §9 — of John Kraljevich Americana. See this letter by Lovett to Thomas Jefferson and The Croton Aqueduct Completion Medal by Dave Baldwin. Token and Medal Society Journal , September/October 2013, vol. 53, no. 5. ↩ Share this: Print (Opens in new window)
The 1842 Croton Water Celebration Medal §4 — up his own engraving business, specializing in dies and seals. His early work can’t be identified because it was unsigned, but one significant commission has been discovered by Lovett expert and collector David Baldwin. “Correspondence between Thomas
The 1842 Croton Water Celebration Medal §3 — service during the War of 1812 he apprenticed in the shop of master stone seal engraver Thomas Brown. Advertisement from Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser , [Philadelphia], January 15, 1818. By 1816 he had married and moved to Philadelphia to set
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Croton Water Celebration Broadside 1842 §1 — (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related Tagged Croton Water Celebration Ephemera Published February 3, 2012 March 30, 2013
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Croton Water Celebration 1842 — Stokes Collection
NYPL, I.N. Phelps Stokes Collection
Croton Water Celebration 1842 — Stokes Collection Print of the October 14, 1842 Croton Water Celebration from the I.N. Phelps Stokes Collection of American Historical Prints. Shows the scene at City Hall Park as the fountain erupted for the first…
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Croton Water Celebration, City Hall Park (1842)
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Croton Water Celebration, City Hall Park (1842) Lithograph depicting the grand civic celebration of October 14, 1842, when Croton water first flowed into New York City. Published by J.F. Atwill. Shows the Park Fountain erupting as crowds fill City…
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Alexandria Gazette — Croton Water Celebration (Oct 17, 1842)
Library of Congress, Chronicling America
[Newspaper] Alexandria Gazette, October 17, 1842. Coverage of the Croton Water Celebration in New York City on October 14, 1842. The celebration marked the arrival of clean water from the Croton River via the 41-mile Old Croton Aqueduct designed…
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The 1842 Croton Water Celebration Medal
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The 1842 Croton Water Celebration Medal This article showcases a commemorative medal created to celebrate the opening of the Old Croton Aqueduct to the public on October 14, 1842. The piece was designed by Robert Lovett, Sr., a prominent American…
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The 1842 Croton Water Celebration Medal
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The 1842 Croton Water Celebration Medal This article showcases a commemorative medal created to celebrate the opening of the Old Croton Aqueduct to the public on October 14, 1842. The piece was designed by Robert Lovett, Sr., a prominent American…
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The 1842 Croton Water Celebration Medal
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The 1842 Croton Water Celebration Medal This article showcases a commemorative medal created to celebrate the opening of the Old Croton Aqueduct to the public on October 14, 1842. The piece was designed by Robert Lovett, Sr., a prominent American…
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October 14, 1842 - Thousands to celebrate the Croton Dam and fresh water for NYC
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…celebrate the Croton Dam and fresh water for NYC October 14, 1842 - "Thousands to celebrate the Croton Dam and fresh water for NYC" A first-person account from Julia Lawrence Hasbrouck's diary describes the Croton Water Celebration in New…
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October 14, 1842 - Thousands to celebrate the Croton Dam and fresh water for NYC
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…celebrate the Croton Dam and fresh water for NYC October 14, 1842 - "Thousands to celebrate the Croton Dam and fresh water for NYC" A first-person account from Julia Lawrence Hasbrouck's diary describes the Croton Water Celebration in New…
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October 14, 1842 - Thousands to celebrate the Croton Dam and fresh water for NYC
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…celebrate the Croton Dam and fresh water for NYC October 14, 1842 - "Thousands to celebrate the Croton Dam and fresh water for NYC" A first-person account from Julia Lawrence Hasbrouck's diary describes the Croton Water Celebration in New…
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Hudson-Fulton Celebration Float — Introduction of Croton Water (1909)
Library of Congress
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Float — Introduction of Croton Water (1909) Parade float commemorating the introduction of Croton Water, from the 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration in New York City. Shows how the 1842 Croton water achievement was still celebrated 67 years later…
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Morning Star — Croton Water Poetry (Nov 23, 1842)
Library of Congress, Chronicling America
[Newspaper] Morning Star, Limerick, Maine, November 23, 1842. Poetry celebrating the Croton Aqueduct. Even newspapers in rural Maine covered the Croton water celebration, a month after the event. Coverage appeared as far away as Honolulu, in the Polynesian newspaper, showing…
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daughters have reason to be proud of her now.” Friday 14. tenth. October. 1842. 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…
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October 14 1842 Thousands To Celebrate The Croton Dam And Fresh Water For Nyc §1 — daughters have reason to be proud of her now.” Friday 14. tenth. October. 1842. 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…
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…
Alexandria Gazette, October 17, 1842
Library of Congress, Chronicling America (sn85025007)
Alexandria Gazette, October 17, 1842 Front page of the Alexandria Gazette newspaper, dated Monday morning, October 17, 1842. The page contains various articles, advertisements, and notices, including a mention of the Croton Water Celebration in New York City on October…
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Richmond Enquirer — Croton Aqueduct Ode (Oct 21, 1842)
Library of Congress, Chronicling America
[Newspaper] Richmond Enquirer, October 21, 1842. Published a celebratory ode to the Croton Aqueduct following the water celebration in New York City. The poem praised the engineering feat that brought clean water from the Croton River to Manhattan. The fact…
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King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Common Council of the City, on the 14th inst, in celebrating the introduction of the Croton water in the City of New York, according to their polite invitation, dated 26th September last. New York, &th October, 1842. From the Consul…
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A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §637 — …Common Council of the City, on the 14th inst, in celebrating the introduction of the Croton water in the City of New York, according to their polite invitation, dated 26th September last. New York, &th October, 1842. From the Consul…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §659 — DA VIES, SMITH, WEST, &c., Committee, of Arrangements Croton Celebration, Sfc GENTLEMEN : In answer to your communication, dated September, 22d, 1842, the New York and Sandy Hook Pilots would be gratified to have a situation in line assigned them at…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §644 — …Croton water into the City of New York, was this received. day Circumstances will prevent my accompanying the procession. Accept my thanks for your attention in giving- the invitation. Respectfully, New York, October Wth, 1842. WILLIAM W. FOX. 244 CELEBRATION
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §638 — …238 CELEBRATION OP THE From the Consul of the Two Sicilies. New- York, October 6th, 1842. To the Committee of the Croton Water. SIRS: The Consul General of the Two Sicilies, in acknowledging the receipt of the polite invitation of…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §658 — …October 4, 1842. CELEBRATION OF THE From the Chairman of the New York Pilots. New York, October 13th, 1842. To Messrs. DA VIES, SMITH, WEST, &c., Committee, of Arrangements Croton Celebration, Sfc GENTLEMEN : In answer to your communication, dated September…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §645 — …New York, 10th October, 1842. To CLARKSON CROLIUS, Esq., Chairman Committee of Invitation ) for Croton Aqueduct celebration. $ Sin: I received the invitation of Committee to attend the celebration of the introduction of the Croton water into the city, and hope…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §616 — …THE CELEBRATION OP THB FOURTEENTH OCTOBER, 1842. THE CELEBRATION FOURTEENTH OCTOBER, 1842 IT was natural that so great an event as the completion of the Croton Aqueduct, should be deemed by the citizens, at whose cost and through whose constancy…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §646 — …Sing Sing, October llth, 1842. GENTLEMEN : The undersigned acknowledges the honor of an invitation of the Common Council " introduction of the of the city of New York, to join with them in celebrating the Croton water into the city of…
John Quincy Adams Sends His Regrets
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John Quincy Adams Sends His Regrets On October 11, 1842, former President John Quincy Adams discovered he had overlooked multiple invitations to serve as a distinguished guest at the Croton Water Celebration. His diary entry documented this oversight: "on turning…
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Robert H. Morris (Mayor of New York City), Oct 14, 1842 — King's Memoir of the Croton Aqueduct (1843)
Mayor Morris offered a toast, which he prefaced with some apppropriate remarks returning in behalf of the citizens their thanks to the Executive of the State, and to the vast number of persons from various places who had come among…
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George Pope Morris, Poems (1853), Project Gutenberg
[Poem] "The Croton Ode" by George Pope Morris (1842). Written at the request of the Corporation of the City of New York and performed October 14, 1842 at the Croton Water Celebration. Sung in front of the Park Fountain by…
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…2.99 km/h; 2.73 ft/s]) to reach Manhattan. [ 7 ] The Croton Aqueduct opened to public use with great fanfare on October 14, 1842. The day-long celebration culminated in a fountain of water that spouted to a
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John Quincy Adams Sends His Regrets
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John Quincy Adams Sends His Regrets On October 11, 1842, former President John Quincy Adams discovered he had overlooked multiple invitations to serve as a distinguished guest at the Croton Water Celebration. His diary entry documented this oversight: "on turning…
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John Quincy Adams Sends His Regrets
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John Quincy Adams Sends His Regrets On October 11, 1842, former President John Quincy Adams discovered he had overlooked multiple invitations to serve as a distinguished guest at the Croton Water Celebration. His diary entry documented this oversight: "on turning…
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reconstruction. Did Van Cortlandt actually attend? What did he really think of the great event? Unfortunately his published correspondence contains just three letters from 1842 and none of them mention the Croton Water Celebration. Memoirs of John
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John Quincy Adams Sends His Regrets §14 — reconstruction. Did Van Cortlandt actually attend? What did he really think of the great event? Unfortunately his published correspondence contains just three letters from 1842 and none of them mention the Croton Water Celebration. Memoirs of John
John Quincy Adams Sends His Regrets §0 — John Quincy Adams On October 11, 1842 former President John Quincy Adams realized he had neglected to respond— several times —to an invitation to be an honored guest at the Croton Water Celebration. In his diary he wrote, “. . . on turning…
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Croton Water Celebration. 1842, litho- graphed music title for "The Croton Ode" Courtesy The J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York. 29.100.2036 Charles King's A Memoir of the Construction, Cost and Capacity of…
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old_croton_aqueduct_raw §34 — …Croton Water Celebration. 1842, litho- graphed music title for "The Croton Ode" Courtesy The J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York. 29.100.2036 Charles King's A Memoir of the Construction, Cost and Capacity of…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §47 — …Atwili, publisher, New York, Croton Water Celebration (City Hall Park), 1842. In pencil: "Aster House — Park Theatre/Croton Water Celebration, 1842" Lithographed music title for "The Croton Ode"; SVtx 12V'' inches The J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §40 — …The many commercial listings of private plumbers wishing to obtain work bringing Croton water into residences (for example in several 1842 issues of the New York The Evening Post) bring to mind a number of issues, not the least of…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §48 — …s A Memoir of the Construction, Costs and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct, Compiled from Official Documents, Together with Account of the Civic Celebration of the 14th October, 1842 (New York, 1843) The Hudson River Museum of Westchester, Gift of…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §42 — …The Evening Post, New York, October 15, 1842. Fitzsimons, Neal, ed. and introd. The Reminiscences of John B. Jervis: Engineer of the Old Croton. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1971. Jervis, John B. Description of the Croton Aqueduct from the Dam…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §43 — …the Need Water Woria Money of 1774 Wooc^engraved illustration in Charles King's A Memoir of the construction, costs and capacity of the Croton Aqueduct, compiled from official documents, together with an account of the civic celebration of the…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §41 — …THE OLD CROTON aqueduct LENDERS TO THE EXHIBITION Blake, Nelson Manfred. Water for Cities: A History of the Urban Water Supply Problem in the United States. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1956. Cooper, Linda Gilbert, ed. A Walkers to the Old…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §35 — …A notice in The Evening Post, October 15, 1842, for Atwill figure 47: F. Jones, Thomas Dusenbury, Plumber ... Croton Water, color lithograph advertisement Courtesy The J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York. 29.100.2484a Hardin…
The Greatest Jubilee That New York . . . Has Ever Boasted
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…of an abundant supply of pure and wholesome water." The celebration took place on October 14, 1842. The article draws from coverage published in the Dollar Weekly newspaper on October 22, 1842. Publishers Herrick & Ropes produced what they called the…
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