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Old Croton Aqueduct §2 — (Redirected from Old Croton Aqueduct ) Aqueduct in New York (1842–1955) For the current aqueduct which superseded this one, see New Croton Aqueduct . United States historic place Old Croton Aqueduct U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S.

Old Croton Aqueduct §59 — …15, Tarrytown (November 2020) Trail sign marking the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park in Tarrytown Section of the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park in Sleepy Hollow 135th St Croton Aqueduct Gatehouse in New York City is listed on…

Old Croton Aqueduct §73 — Aqueduct Trail" . Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct . Archived from the original on October 8, 2011 . Retrieved October 6, 2011 . ^ "Old Croton Aqueduct Trail Map" (PDF) . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation .

Old Croton Aqueduct §66 — through History (Old Croton Aqueduct Staste Park brochure). ^ a b c "Old Croton Aqueduct Trail" . New York City Department of Parks and Recreation . Retrieved September 19, 2007 . ^ Nemo, Leslie (March 1, 2023). "Aqueduct met New York City's need for

Old Croton Aqueduct §31 — …The new aqueduct, buried much deeper than the old one, went into service in 1890, with three times the capacity of the Old Croton Aqueduct. It currently supplies 10 percent of New York City's water. The Croton

Old Croton Aqueduct §227 — Skyline Taconic Tongue Mountain Range Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Croton_Aqueduct&oldid=1348836551 " Categories : Croton Aqueduct Aqueducts in New York (state) Aqueducts on the National Register of Historic Places

Old Croton Aqueduct §3 — National Historic Landmark New York State Register of Historic Places The Croton Aqueduct at High Bridge in 1859 Location of Croton Aqueduct Nearest city New York City , New York Built 1837–1842 Architect John B. Jervis ; David Douglass; James

Old Croton Aqueduct §83 — Old Croton Aqueduct". IA, The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology . Vol. 4, no. 1. pp. 15– 25. JSTOR 40967954 . External links [ edit ] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Croton Aqueduct . NYC GOV Water System History NYC GOV New

History of the Old Croton Aqueduct §24 — Forgotten New York Street Scenes (Old Croton Aqueduct) To see Library of Congress images of the Aqueduct – type “Croton aqueduct” into the search field at top right.)

History of the Old Croton Aqueduct §17 — Weschester County section of the Old Croton Aqueduct, between Croton Gorge Park and the Yonkers-New York City line. This 26.2-mile portion of the total 41-mile Aqueduct route became the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park, a…

History of the Old Croton Aqueduct §14 — and how The Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct rescued it HERE ) The Aqueduct in the 20th Century Until 1955 the Old Croton Aqueduct brought water to New York City. (The northernmost portion reopened in 1987 and continues to supply…

History of the Old Croton Aqueduct §15 — of Ossining.) Though the Aqueduct was built to meet the city’s needs for 100 years, the supply was soon insufficient due to the spiraling population growth to which it contributed. The New Croton Aqueduct, triple the size and much…

History of the Old Croton Aqueduct §0 — HISTORY Home History The Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct strive to educate the public about the extraordinary history of water in New York City. The Croton Water Supply System was named to the American Society for Civil Engineering’s…

History of the Old Croton Aqueduct §13 — the home of James Bremner, the principal superintendent of the Aqueduct, north of New York City. The house is a contributing feature of the aqueduct trail, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1992. (Read more about the Keeper…

History of the Old Croton Aqueduct §2 — The Aqueduct was built in response to the fires and epidemics that repeatedly devastated New York City, owing in part to its inadequate water supply and contaminated wells. Major David B. Douglass, the project’s first chief engineer, planned the

History of the Old Croton Aqueduct §19 — Twenty-two miles are a designated part of the Hudson River Valley Greenway Trail, and sections are being incorporated into Westchester County’s RiverWalk. While the state park designation ends at the New York City line, the Aqueduct continues for

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 §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 §6 — …Indeed, in 1836 the New York Legislature reported that “the bridge over the Croton river upon [the Highland Turnpike] has been entirely carried away.” High Bridge , the covered bridge that

New Croton Aqueduct Map 1884 §4 — “Wagon Bridge” in 1898. New York State eventually removed the old span, replacing it with the “Van Cortlandt Bridge” in 1922. This was the main route into Croton for more than 40 year until it was demolished in 1964—despite…

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New Croton Aqueduct Map 1884 §2 — fascinating aspect of the map is that it shows two bridges across the lower Croton River that didn’t actually exist in 1884, when the map was made. Moving from left to right the bridges shown are: Hudson River Railroad…

New Croton Aqueduct Map 1884 §5 — Highland Turnpike Bridge is next and was long-gone by 1884. This bridge was first built circa 1812 as part of the Highland Turnpike, which ran through the Hudson Highlands. Because bridge construction was still primitive in the early 1800s…

New Croton Aqueduct Map 1884 §3 — was definitely there in 1884. The Van Cortlandt Manor Bridge , which spanned the mouth of the river and went up the road where Shoprite is today, had several incarnations and was there when this map was made. “Long Bridge” was…

Birds Eye Views Of The Croton Aqueduct 1879 1887 §8 — line shows the line of the old aqueduct and in the full black line shows the course of the new aqueduct.” The Old and New Croton Aqueduct System, looking south from Putnam County. Scientific American , 1887. Click to enlarge. When…

Birds Eye Views Of The Croton Aqueduct 1879 1887 §0 — Here are two priceless “bird’s eye” views of the Croton Aqueduct, made eight years apart during the period when New York City was rapidly outgrowing the capacity of what we now call the Old Croton Aqueduct. One map looks…

Birds Eye Views Of The Croton Aqueduct 1879 1887 §9 — published the New Croton Aqueduct tunnel was three years away from completion and the dam was still in the planning stages. 2 The narrow part of the Croton, where today’s Quaker Bridge crosses the river, was one of several…

Birds Eye Views Of The Croton Aqueduct 1879 1887 §1 — metropolis in 1879—straining the water supply system with its unrelenting growth. The other looks south—to the future—showing both the path of the New Croton Aqueduct tunnel and the then-planned location (later abandoned) of “the most massive

Birds Eye Views Of The Croton Aqueduct 1879 1887 §4 — …It was a stunning achievement for the time.” 1 The map is so detailed that it shows all three major components of the Old Croton Aqueduct in New York City: High

Birds Eye Views Of The Croton Aqueduct 1879 1887 §7 — looking south, from the Putnam County border to New York City and beyond. The accompanying article said the map “clearly presents the course of the Croton River, the location of Muscoot, Croton, and the proposed Quaker Bridge dams, and in…

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…

croton_waterworks_raw §53 — …Type Significance(s) Interpretation Current Designation(s) Sign Current Designation(s) 25 NEW CROTON DAM GATEHOUSE 1892-1906 Plate 18-3, New Croton Aqueduct NEW CROTON GATEHOUSE 1890 Plate 13-, Old/ New Croton Aqueduct Constructed on the upstream side of…

croton_waterworks_raw §56 — Current Designation(s) SHAFT NUMBER 11C Plate 23-9, New Croton Aqueduct SHAFT NUMBER 10 Plate 22-15, New Croton Aqueduct Engineers designed Shaft Number 10 to be sunk to a depth of 126 feet. Type Significance(s) Current Designation…

croton_waterworks_raw §59 — …WEST BRANCH SUPERVISOR’S HOUSE c 1895 Plate 2-, New Croton Aqueduct Type Structure Guide Type Appendix WEST BRANCH BARN c 1895 Plate 2-, New Croton Aqueduct Interpretation Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Current Designation(s) Sign Current Designation(s…

croton_waterworks_raw §54 — …30 Sign Current Designation(s) POCANTICO OPEN-CUT c 1888 Plate 22-11, New Croton Aqueduct Type PIPE YARD (Demolished) Plate 34-1 Significance(s) Interpretation A portion of the New Croton Aqueduct was run through an open trench when…

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…

croton_waterworks_raw §55 — …31 SHAFT NUMBER 0 Plate 13-, New Croton Aqueduct SHAFT NUMBER 2 Plate 19-3, New Croton Aqueduct Shaft Number 0 was dug at an incline on a grade of 12 feet per 100 feet. Shaft Number 2 was designed…

croton_waterworks_raw §50 — Significance(s) Interpretation Sign DOBBS FERRY BARN c 1880s Plate 24-2, Old Croton Aqueduct A maintenance building for the use of the principal superintendent of the aqueduct north of New York City. Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Current Designation…

croton_waterworks_raw §58 — …SOUTH YONKERS OPEN-CUT c 1888 Plate 28-XX, New Croton Aqueduct Type Significance(s) Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Current Designation(s) TITICUS DAM GATEHOUSE 1890-1895 Plate 7-, New Croton Aqueduct Constructed on the upstream side of the masonry…

Croton Aqueduct Watershed 1908 §0 — …They show the locations of the different reservoirs within the Croton watershed after the New Croton Dam was completed and their relative elevations. Click the image

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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 §109 — …Richard built a mansion called Interwasser near the southern tip of Croton Point. 1835 – New York City voted to construct a 40 mile brick-lined gravity-fed aqueduct from the Croton River into Manhattan. 1837 – construction

Croton on Hudson Bricks §111 — …1855 – work on the new Croton aqueduct began. 1883 – there were 13 brickyards operating between Croton Point and Verplanck making 64,000 bricks a day. 1885 – the

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…

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Croton Aqueduct Puzzles §1 — in a box (shown below) along with puzzles of other New York landmarks—the Bethesda Fountain, St. Paul’s Church, the statue of Washington in Union Square—and puzzles for coach, yacht, engine and other words. Selchow was one of…

Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §151 — …New-York has accomplished when it ; particularly is considered that this is only one of the parts which make up the whole. From Clendinning Valley the Aqueduct soon reaches the Receiving Reservoir which is thirty-eight miles from the Croton…

Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §38 — …After its use had been suspended 800 years, a new and beautiful arched Aqueduct was built by the side of the ruins of the old one, and its final restoration to public use was completed in 1634. Part of this…

Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §83 — …the Aqueduct received the water from the Fountain Reservoir on the Croton : --on the 27th of June, the water having been permitted to traverse the entire length of the Aqueduct, entered the Receiving Reservoir at the city of New-York…

Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §116 — …The following table shows the length of the Aqueduct as it is divided into different planes of descent, from the gate chamber at the Croton dam to the gate chamber at the Receiving Reservoir on the Island of New- York…

Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §16 — …he enclosed the town with new walls, built baths, and probably the Aqueduct of the bridge of Gard ("pont du Gard") for bringing water to them. This Aqueduct is nearly thirty miles in length, forming, in its course, the figure…

Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §17 — …he enclosed the town with new walls, built baths, and probably the Aqueduct of the bridge of Gard ("pont du Gard") for bringing water to them. This Aqueduct is nearly thirty miles in length, forming, in its course, the figure…

Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §131 — …vicinity of the Croton Dam will be one of the resorts in summer seasons for the citizens of New- York. From the Croton Dam the Aqueduct passes along the left side of the valley of the Croton River until at…

Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §99 — …No essential change occurs in the form of the channelway from the Fountain Reservoir on the Croton, to the Receiving Reservoir on the island of New- York a distance ; of thirty-eight miles, except in crossing Harlem River to reach…

A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §645 — …Engineer's Office, 1st division Croton Aqueduct, Sing Sing, October 11, 1842. GENTLEMEN : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, and to signify my acceptance, of the invitation to join with the Common Council of the city of New…

A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §486 — …the Croton Aqueduct, and the works connected therewith, and distributing the water throughout the city, shall be diverted from such object ; and no item of expenditure hereafter to be made by the Corporation of the city of New York, and…

A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §228 — …MEMOIR CROTON AQUEDUCT. MEMOIR CROTON AQUEDUCT. AT A very early day the want of a sufficient supply, and a convenient distribution of good water, was felt by the citizens of New- York. Before the declaration of independence, considerable expenditures had…

A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §555 — …MEMOIR OF THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CROTON AdUEDUCT BY J. B. JERVIS, GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE LINE. The Croton Aqueduct was designed to supply the city of New York with an abundance of pure and wholesome water. It commences about…

A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §503 — …new Board came in, as the incumbents were familiar with the subject, and it would necessarily require some time for their successors to become so. No decision, however, was made. In August an ordinance was adopted, organising the Croton Aqueduct…

A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §558 — …The length of aqueduct from the Croton dam to the distributing reservoir is 40.562 miles to wit : Masonry conduit in Westchester county 32.880' - Do. do. on New York Island 4.187 Total length 37.067 Receiving reservoir from…

A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §603 — Enough is known, nevertheless, to prove that the conduits are beyond the influence of frost and, constructed as they are, with fidelity and of the best materials, a duration may be anticipated for the Croton aqueduct equal to that of…

A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §487 — …The Common Council lost no time in passing an ordinance authorising the Comptroller to issue stock for this new loan, and on 21st May they constituted, by resolution, a Committee on the Croton Aqueduct, to be composed of a joint…

illustrations_aqueduct_raw §0 — …Aqueduct Bridge for Road-way, ----- 103 Croton Aqueduct at Mill-River, ... - 104 Croton Aqueduct at Jewell's Brook, - - - 105 Croton Aqueduct at Hastings, ... - - 106 Croton Aqueduct at Yonkers, ----- 108 Croton Aqueduct at Harlem River, - - - - - 110 View of the Jet at…

illustrations_aqueduct_raw §32 — …The following table shows the length of the Aqueduct as it is divided into differ- ent planes of descent, from the gate chamber at the Croton dam to the gate chamber at the Receiving Reservoir on the Island of New…

illustrations_aqueduct_raw §26 — …The available capacity of this Reservoir, down to the level where the water would cease to flow off in the Aqueduct, has been estimated at six hundred millions of gallons. Could we suppose that the Croton River will ever in…

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 — …Sources of the Croton River. The sources of the Croton River are principally in the county of Putnam, at a distance of fifty miles from the city of New-York ; they are mostly springs which in that eleva- ted and…

illustrations_aqueduct_raw §36 — …vicinity of the Croton Dam will be one of the resorts in summer seasons for the citizens of New- York. From the Croton Dam the Aqueduct passes along the left side of the valley of the Croton River until at…

illustrations_aqueduct_raw §22 — …Martineau and Douglass, was a closed Aqueduct of masonry. These gentlemen each made an estimate of the cost of bringing the water of the Croton River to the city of New- York by a closed Aqueduct of masonry, and the…

illustrations_aqueduct_raw §20 — …He proposed to take the waters of the Croton at Pine's bridge, which he stated to be 183 feet above the level of the Hudson ; to conduct the water in an open Aqueduct, follow- ing the line of the…

old_croton_aqueduct_raw §48 — …1890s Contemporary print from original glass plate negative The Hudson River Museum of Westchester Gloeckner Newby Co., New Croton Dam, 1912 Photograph; 2V2X 9V2 Inches Collection of ESL Information Services, Engineering Societies' Library, New York, NY The New Aqueduct Passing…

old_croton_aqueduct_raw §44 — …Helen Tower Wilson Theophlius Schramke, Description of the New York Croton Aqueduct In Elfish, Qarman and French, 1846 Book with 20 plates. New York and Berlin: printed by Mundt Court;esy of William Lee Frost Cathleen Polgreen, Aqueduct Overseer's…

old_croton_aqueduct_raw §0 — …Farley The Old Croton aqueduct Rural Resources Meet Urban Needs The Hudson River Museum of Westchester Yonkers, New York 1992 Xhi s One 7WXT-: 5F-QFG4 figure 2: Fayette B. Tower, View above the Dam, in Illustrations of the Croton…

old_croton_aqueduct_raw §42 — …Description of the New York Croton Aquedua in English, German and French. New York and Berlin: printed by Mundt, 1846. Society for Industrial Archaeology. Newsletter, vol. V, no.l (Jan. 1976). Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New…

old_croton_aqueduct_raw §16 — …The length of aqueduct from the Croton dam to the distributing reser- voir is 40.562 miles — to wit: ^ Masonry conduit in Westchester county 32.880 [Ditto ditto] on New-York Island 4.187 Total Length 37.067 Receiving reservoir…

old_croton_aqueduct_raw §20 — great acclamation from the citizens of New York City. The High Bridge was not completed until 1848. Notes 1. Charles King, A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct (New York, 1843), p.220. 2. See…

old_croton_aqueduct_raw §34 — …Tower's book Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct (1843), implied that the Aqueduct, while bringing New York City the necessary water to grow into a teaming metropolis, fit harmoniously into pastoral ideals of the landscape and, in fact, enhanced it…

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…

New Croton Dam §30 — at the Wayback Machine . Yorktown Historical Society. Retrieved on July 11, 2007. ^ Tompkins, Christopher R: The Croton Dams and Aqueduct , page 2. Arcadia Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7385-0455-6 . ^ "History and Geology of the NYC Aqueduct System"

New Croton Dam §9 — 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…

New Croton Dam §25 — …roughly follows the route of the Old Croton Aqueduct , has an endpoint near the base of the dam. Teatown Lake Reservation , a nature preserve, lies nearby as does Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson. Panoramic view of New Croton

New Croton Dam §20 — aqueduct that carried water to Jerome Park Reservoir in the north Bronx, New York City. [ 10 ] Repair [ edit ] New Croton Dam in 2016 The bridge over the spillway was replaced in 1975 and again in 2005. In that same year…