60 passages in 8 source items for “aqueduct water flows”
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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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…