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Quaker Bridge, circa 1847-1894. Courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society. Here are two rare photographs of Quaker Bridge, both courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society . The images show the wooden covered bridge which
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Quaker Bridge Before 1894 §0
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Quaker Bridge, circa 1847-1894. Courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society. Here are two rare photographs of
Quaker Bridge, both courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society . The images show the wooden covered
bridge which
Quaker Bridge Before 1894 §2
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Quaker Bridge see this previous post, Croton River Valley, Before & After .
Quaker Bridge, circa 1847-1894. Courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new
Quaker Bridge Before 1894 §1
— existed at the site of the current
bridge from 1847 to 1894. The metal Pratt truss style
bridge we use today—one of the oldest (possibly the oldest) bridges in daily use in Westchester County—was built in 1894. For…
Quaker Bridge Before 1894 §3
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what Quaker Bridge looked like at the time. Except for the unpaved road and the railing it looks the same as it does today, because our beloved Quaker Bridge is one of Westchester’s oldest surviving bridges, built in 1894…
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The View From Quaker Bridge §1
— what
Quaker Bridge looked like at the time. Except for the unpaved road and the railing it looks the same as it does today, because our beloved
Quaker Bridge is one of Westchester’s oldest surviving bridges, built in 1894…
The View From Quaker Bridge §5
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The View From Quaker Bridge §0
— …Here is a post card showing the “Croton River, from
Quaker Bridge, where Washington’s Army Crossed.” Below is a post card from the same period, showing
The View From Quaker Bridge §3
— during the Revolutionary War, the exact location of the “New
Bridge”—as it was called when it was built in 1779—has not yet been determined. Click on the images to enlarge them. Post card published by J.A. Given…
The View From Quaker Bridge §2
— appears to be looking upriver, toward the New Croton Dam, showing what the river looked like long before the dam was built at Black Rock Park. Although the label on the card states that this is where “Washington’s Army…
The View From Quaker Bridge §4
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Postcard of Quaker Bridge. Click the image to enlarge it. Postcard of Quaker Bridge, circa 1914, published by Frank L. Simone, who issued postcards of many scenes of the Croton area. This card is postmarked Oscawana, July 28, 1914. Here…
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Quaker Bridge Circa 1914 §0
— Postcard of
Quaker Bridge. Click the image to enlarge it. Postcard of
Quaker Bridge, circa 1914, published by Frank L. Simone, who issued postcards of many scenes of the Croton area. This card is postmarked Oscawana, July 28, 1914. Here…
Quaker Bridge Circa 1914 §1
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A beautiful vintage post card, circa 1910, of Quaker Bridge—one of the oldest bridges in Westchester County. When the county repaired the bridge a few years ago they implied that it would be the last repair job before the…
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Quaker Bridge Post Card §0
— A beautiful vintage post card, circa 1910, of
Quaker Bridge—one of the oldest bridges in Westchester County. When the county repaired the
bridge a few years ago they implied that it would be the last repair job before the…
Quaker Bridge Post Card §2
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Quaker Bridge Published March 27, 2012 February 17, 2013
Quaker Bridge Post Card §1
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the Quaker meeting house in Croton. That bridge is long gone, but the Quaker Bridge we cross today—one of the oldest bridges in Westchester—is a lasting tribute to his civic virtue. The home on the Arboretum garden tour…
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The Purdy Homestead On Quaker Ridge Road §5
— the
Quaker meeting house in Croton. That
bridge is long gone, but the
Quaker Bridge we cross today—one of the oldest bridges in Westchester—is a lasting tribute to his civic virtue. The home on the Arboretum garden tour…
The Purdy Homestead On Quaker Ridge Road §8
— of the schoolhouse, built along
Quaker Ridge Road near the intersection with
Quaker Bridge Road. Another view of the schoolhouse, along
Quaker Ridge Road. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in…
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…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 Dam, see here . Another
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New Croton Aqueduct Map 1884 §1
— …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 Dam, see here . Another
New Croton Aqueduct Map 1884 §7
— was built high above the river, is another ghost
bridge on this map. It collapsed in 1879. (Details here ).
Quaker Bridge was definitely there in 1884 and would have been dwarfed by the dam behind it, that the New York…
New Croton Aqueduct Map 1884 §8
— …the Gigantic Structure at
Quaker Bridge.” Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window…
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High Bridge was built in 1842, with timbers from the Adirondacks, floated down the Hudson to the site. Spanning the Croton River between Van Cortlandt Manor and Quaker Bridge, High Bridge was 100 feet long, perched 60 feet above river…
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…The label on the card incorrectly refers to the “Quaker Bridge Dam”, which was one of several locations considered
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…The bridge crossing the lower Croton River appears to be where Quaker Bridge is today, but there was no bridge over the lower Croton in 1776. The bridge is actually Pine’s Bridge, which was several miles east of where…
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…When it roared through the gorge near Quaker Bridge the torrent was said to be 50 feet high and it destroyed all the bridges from Pines Bridge to the Hudson River. 2 By the end of the year the towns…
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…Cortlandt Manor in 1797 showing (A) the mill complex, (B) Van Cortlandt Manor and the Ferry House, (C) Bethel Chapel and the Quaker Meeting House, (D) docks on the Hudson River and (E) the location where Quaker Bridge is today.
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…We especially desire names of creeks and ponds and information respecting new roads, etc.” Note the Iron Works & Rolling Mill at the site of High Bridge, between the mouth of the river and Quaker Bridge. The entire map is available…
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extensive planning—including test borings, cost estimates and structural plans. The site was eventually abandoned in favor of one further up-river, but in 1887 Quaker Bridge was the favored location. For Crotonites the detail showing the bridge is
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Birds Eye Views Of The Croton Aqueduct 1879 1887 §10
— extensive planning—including test borings, cost estimates and structural plans. The site was eventually abandoned in favor of one further up-river, but in 1887
Quaker Bridge was the favored location. For Crotonites the detail showing the
bridge is
Birds Eye Views Of The Croton Aqueduct 1879 1887 §11
— particularly interesting because it depicts a covered wooden
bridge. The current metal
Quaker Bridge—one of the oldest bridges in Westchester County—wasn’t built until 1894. Detail of the area from the Old Croton Dam to the Hudson River…
Birds Eye Views Of The Croton Aqueduct 1879 1887 §14
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Birds Eye Views Of The Croton Aqueduct 1879 1887 §2
— structure of its kind in the world,” the
Quaker Bridge Dam. The City of New York. Will L. Taylor, chief draughtsman. New York, Galt & Hoy, 1879. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Click to enlarge. Taylor’s 1879 New York…
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Brooklyn Bridge Brooklyn Heights Center for Brooklyn History Conference House Croton Aqueduct Green-Wood Cemetery Jackie Robinson House King Manor Lorillard Snuff Mill Louis Armstrong House New York Botanical Garden Old Quaker Meeting House Plymouth
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Old Croton Aqueduct §115
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Bridge Brooklyn Heights Center for Brooklyn History Conference House Croton Aqueduct Green-Wood Cemetery Jackie Robinson House King Manor Lorillard Snuff Mill Louis Armstrong House New York Botanical Garden Old
Quaker Meeting House Plymouth
Old Croton Aqueduct §97
— NY-108, " Old Croton Aqueduct, Indian Creek Culvert, Reservoir &
Quaker Bridge Roads, Crotonville, Ossining, Westchester County, NY ", 5 photos, 3 measured drawings, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page HAER No. NY-107, " Old Croton Aqueduct, Entrance
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Community College Brooklyn Bridge Brooklyn Heights Center for Brooklyn History Conference House Croton Aqueduct Green-Wood Cemetery Jackie Robinson House King Manor Lorillard Snuff Mill Louis Armstrong House New York Botanical Garden Old Quaker
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Part II [ citation needed ] War of the Worlds : Shot at Croton Point. [ 47 ] Madam Secretary 2016, filmed on the Croton River just below Quaker Bridge See also [ edit ] Historic Hudson Valley History of Westchester County, New York References [ edit
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Croton-on-Hudson, New York §64
— Part II [ citation needed ] War of the Worlds : Shot at Croton Point. [ 47 ] Madam Secretary 2016, filmed on the Croton River just below
Quaker Bridge See also [ edit ] Historic Hudson Valley History of Westchester County, New York References [ edit
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…The Croton Valley Railroad would have crossed the river near Quaker Bridge. The 1898 Commissioners’ Report still has the project
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…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 1906 Double Arches Promenade View from Quaker Bridge Share this: Print (Opens in new window)
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…His first proposition was,
to take the water from the mouth of the river; second, from near the Quaker Bridge;
and third, at Garritson's Mill, about four miles above the said bridge. Now, although this
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A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §761
— …Marcius
Baldwin, Loami,
Martineau, John, 127, 33, 47, 76
Birdsall, Benjamin, 272, 99
Morrissania Creek 93
Bridge,
Quaker, Newcomen's Engine, 86
Bridge, High, .... 150, 6, 64, 5, 8, 9, 75, 81, 3, 191. 24, New York Waterworks, 103
209…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §762
— …Marcius
Baldwin, Loami,
Martineau, John, 127, 33, 47, 76
Birdsall, Benjamin, 272, 99
Morrissania Creek 93
Bridge,
Quaker, Newcomen's Engine, 86
Bridge, High, .... 150, 6, 64, 5, 8, 9, 75, 81, 3, 191. 24, New York Waterworks, 103
209…
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.
…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…
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History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §1296
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Quaker Bridge, 614. Quakers,
124. 151, 153. 217. 224. 244. Quaroppas Tract. The 177. Queen's Rangers,
The, 379, 382, 411. 432, 442.
44:'., 45,>. Rahl, Colonel, 3S9. Kail ways. 546. 573. Randall's Island. 4. 34S. 352. 425, 509…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §1295
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Quaker Bridge, 614. Quakers,
124. 151, 153. 217. 224. 244. Quaroppas Tract. The 177. Queen's Rangers,
The, 379, 382, 411. 432, 442.
44:'., 45,>. Rahl, Colonel, 3S9. Kail ways. 546. 573. Randall's Island. 4. 34S. 352. 425, 509…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
It began at
the " Northerly corner of the (Quaker meeting-house,"
and after passing through "ye common land" and
skirting the proi)erties of Petor Ferris, the Widow
Colyer and John Maphis, terminated at " the town
landing by the Mill…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4421
— It began at
the " Northerly corner of the (
Quaker meeting-house,"
and after passing through "ye common land" and
skirting the proi)erties of Petor Ferris, the Widow
Colyer and John Maphis, terminated at " the town
landing by the Mill…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4428
— …For a
moment the venerable
Quaker was at a loss, but suddenly, recalling the contents of the garret, he exclaimed, "Thomas, thee will find Parson Wilkins'
old pulpit behind the chimney in the garret." It
seems that when the church…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §47
— …Half a mile east of the village of Croton occurs a
small area without distinguishable features, and south
of the Croton River a narrow area extends from near
"
Quaker Bridge " to the forcation of the river at
Huntersville. At Merritt…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4429
— …and crossing the old
bridge, we pass through the picturesque village of Westchester, and turning to the
left and south, we find on the left of the road old St. Peter's Episcopal Church and the two
Quaker Meeting-houses.
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4696
— …They increased so much, that in 1704 an application
was made to the Court of General Sessions, Colonel
Caleb Heathcote presiding, that Samuel Palmer's
house at Mamaroneck be recorded as an authorized
place for
Quaker worship under the Act…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4420
— …SI 5
" From tlie
bridge tlial lies iiciiis- tlio broolv tluit runs In lwcfu L'nJerhill Biinis's land and runs westerly as the way lias usually been run, four
rods wide between said Barns's land, incluiling the watering…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4430
— …crossing the old
bridge, we pass through the picturesque village of Westchester, and turning to the
left and south, we find on the left of the road old St. Peter's Episcopal Church and the two
Quaker Meeting-houses.
Farther…
croton_waterworks_raw.txt
…Current Designation(s) Type Significance(s) Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Current Designation(s) QUAKER BRIDGE DAM Plate 18-5 Four miles south of the Old Croton Dam in a narrow portion of the Croton River, the Quaker Bridge Dam was…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…In 17 18 he was called a reputed
Quaker.
From Mr. Bridge's account, it seems that in the winter of 1 7 fo, an
attempt was made by certain persons to form themselves into a society
in the neighborhood…
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old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
distance of about three miles carrying away m its course, Quaker bridge, Holman 's mills, and the old piers of the old Croton bridge.... All the bridges below the dam were carried away, and above the dam. Pines Bridge, and…
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old_croton_aqueduct_raw §31
— distance of about three miles carrying away m its course,
Quaker bridge, Holman 's mills, and the old piers of the old Croton
bridge.... All the bridges below the dam were carried away, and above the dam. Pines
Bridge, and…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §30
— …From this place the accumulated waters dashed furiously onward, along the valley of the Croton to its mouth, a distance of about three miles carrying away m its course,
Quaker bridge, Holman 's mills, and the old piers 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.
…After crossing
the Harlem River over the high bridge already described, it passes the
Manhattan valley by an inverted siphon of iron pipes, 4, 180 feet in length,
and the Clendening valley on an aqueduct 1,900 feet. It then…