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Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
The country bordering upon the Croton
is generally elevated and uneven, not sustaining a dense
population and cleared sufficiently to prevent injury to the
water from decayed vegetable matter. The river has a
rapid descent and flows over a bed…
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Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §94
— The country bordering upon the Croton
is generally elevated and uneven, not sustaining a dense
population and cleared sufficiently to prevent injury to the
water from decayed vegetable matter. The river has a
rapid descent and flows over a bed…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §19
— …The channel in which the water flows is upon the top of
the third range of arches, and is 160 feet above the water of
the river. The whole length of this bridge is about 900 feet.
The bridge of…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §191
— …River water gradually deposits
much of its earthy salts as it flows, and becomes purer by exposure ; it therefore generally contains less calcareous matter than spring water; its specific
gravity is less, and its taste more vapid. It, however, more…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §93
— …The country bordering upon the Croton
is generally elevated and uneven, not sustaining a dense
population and cleared sufficiently to prevent injury to the
water from decayed vegetable matter. The river has a
rapid descent and flows over a bed…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §33
— …Alsietina Aqueduct, in which it flows 20
miles to the city, and it was found to be in so perfect a state
when the trial was first made after the restoration, October
13th, 1693, that all the water which entered…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §32
— The water this
Aqueduct furnishes is 2,322,762 cubic feet (14,168,848 gallons) daily, discharging through 7 principal conduits, at 13
public and 37 other fountains.
Second, Aqua Felice. This is a part of the ancient
water of…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §60
— …The apertures on the
sides are smaller than the others, and in each of those is
placed a dragon spouting water into the spacious magnificent marble basin below. This fountain is furnished with
water by the Aqueduct called Aqua Paolo…
Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §65
— …From the centre of
the latter, the water spouts to a considerable height, and
then descending flows over its margin into the basin beneath. Some fine fountains adorn the magnificent colonnade in
front of the Cathedral of St. Peter. The…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The portion of the dam over which the water flows, together with the
abutment and bulkhead adjacent, is of hydraulic stone masonry their united length is
;
105 feet. The width of the sheet of water flowing over the dam is…
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A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §489
— …The portion of the dam over which the water flows, together with the
abutment and bulkhead adjacent, is of hydraulic stone masonry their united length is
;
105 feet. The width of the sheet of water flowing over the dam is…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §160
— …The water
flows into these reservoirs from the Lea, through eight channels, averaging 7 feet in width,
but differing in depth, two being 4.6 feet deep, three 4 feet, and three 3.6 feet. An aqueduct under the river…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §312
— …The reasons for the preference are thus stated :
" On an aqueduct the water flows with an easy natural motion, acting upon its
channel with nothing more than its own proper weight, and a friction scarcely appreciable and if by an…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §97
— …From this
reservoir, the water entered into the aqueduct of Chaponost, which runs under ground
along the west side of the village. It emerges on the north, and flows over a bridge
composed of ninety arches, of which more than…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §490
— …seven feet, by a discharge through the
aqueduct, not more than 35 millions can be calculated on as the average delivery during
that time. The flow of the Croton in ordinary low water exceeds 50 millions for 24 hours, and…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §122
— …may be preserved for many miles over large ravines or plains, where an aqueduct would
be, from its expensiveness, manifestly out of the question. In the city of Constantinople,
the old ruinous aqueduct of Valens, which no longer conducts water…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §535
— …This having been done, and the dam
raised sufficiently to cause the water to flow into the aqueduct, it was admitted to the
depth of 18 inches, at 5 o'clock in the morning of the 22d June. A boat…
A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct §576
— …The grounds lightly flowed on the margin, have been excavated so
as to give 4 A feet for the least depth of water. From this reservoir the water flows into
the bulk-head, at the upper end of the tunnel…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2013/05/13/o-blessed-be-the-croton/
…York Boy's Song" to honor how clean water transformed New York City.
The poem expresses joy about the aqueduct's benefits across social classes. As Child wrote, the Croton "flows for man and beast, and gives its wealth out…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw.txt
…The water furnished by the first Aqueduct having been found insufficient, they constructed a second one to bring the water of the Loire. The third Aqueduct was built by the Emperor Claudius to furnish water to the palace of the…
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illustrations_aqueduct_raw §5
— …The water furnished by the first Aqueduct having been found insufficient, they constructed a second one to bring the water of the Loire. The third Aqueduct was built by the Emperor Claudius to furnish water to the palace of the…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §16
— …The apertures on the sides are smaller than the others, and in each of those is placed a dragon spouting water into the spacious magnifi- cent marble basin below. This fountain is furnished with water by the Aqueduct called Aqua…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §4
— …17 The table is arranged to show, First, the name of the water or Aqueduct ; Second, the era of its construction ; Third, the length of each Aqueduct in miles and decimals ; Fourth, the cubic feet discharged in 24 hours, and…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §25
— …The country bordering upon the Croton is generally elevated and uneven, not sustaining a dense population and cleared sufficiently to prevent injury to the 76 water from decayed vegetable matter. The river has a rapid descent and flows over a…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §53
— …River water gradually deposits much of its earthy salts as it flows, and becomes purer by exposure ; it there- fore generally contains less calcareous matter than spring water; its specific gravity is less, and its taste more vapid. It, however…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §17
— …and from these statues the water flows in copious streams to the spacious basin below. ' The Nile and Ganges from the silver tide : La Plata too, and Danube's streams unite Their liquid treasures, copious, clear and bright.' " During the…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §8
— …Aqueduct, in which it flows 20 8 30 miles to the city, and it was found to be in so perfect a state when the trial was first made after the restoration, October 13th, 1693, that all the water which…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw §11
— …The fourth supported the celebrated Aqueduct of Chapolte- pec, by which water was conducted from springs, upon an insulated hill of that name, at the distance of from two to three miles." The Aqueduct of Chapoltepec was the work of…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
…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…
croton_waterworks_raw.txt
…Ventilator along the Old Croton Aqueduct’s path Water Towers The Old Croton Aqueduct’s first water tower, built on the Manhattan end of the High Bridge in 1845, was constructed to address issues of water availability in northern Manhattan…
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croton_waterworks_raw §7
— …Ventilator along the Old Croton Aqueduct’s path Water Towers The Old Croton Aqueduct’s first water tower, built on the Manhattan end of the High Bridge in 1845, was constructed to address issues of water availability in northern Manhattan…
croton_waterworks_raw §47
— …From the fountain-basin, water flows to the channel of the spillway. Significance(s) Interpretation For more information, see fiche on page XXX. AMAWALK FOUNTAIN 1897 Plate 9-, New Croton Aqueduct Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign ARDSLEY OPEN-CUT c…
Lydia Maria Child, Flowers for Children (1854), Internet Archive
…Written to celebrate the opening of the Old Croton Aqueduct which brought clean water to New York City on October 14, 1842.
Oh, blessed be the Croton!
It floweth everywhere—
It sprinkles o'er the dusty ground,
It cooleth all…
William H. Seward (Governor of the State of New York), Oct 14, 1842 — King's Memoir of the Croton Aqueduct (1843)
…I would then venture to remark that this stupendous aqueduct, and these splendid fountains, so worthy of being enjoyed, are equally worthy of being paid for. They owe their very existence to that mighty engine of modern civilization public credit…