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| king_memoir_1843_raw.txt | 217 | 172,824 | |
| hudson_river_source_raw.txt | 191 | 152,169 | |
| croton_point_sampling_2021_raw.txt | 134 | 106,888 | |
| illustrations_aqueduct_raw.txt | 66 | 52,703 | |
| croton_waterworks_raw.txt | 60 | 47,579 | |
| comprehensive_plan_2003_raw.txt | 58 | 46,131 | |
| old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt | 50 | 39,768 | |
| croton_point_landfill_rod_1993_raw.txt | 23 | 18,214 | |
| housing_taskforce_report_raw.txt | 21 | 16,692 | |
| croton_point_landfill_review_2019_raw.txt | 14 | 11,057 | |
| comp_plan_ch2_history_raw.txt | 5 | 3,670 | |
| housing_proposals_2024_raw.txt | 3 | 1,831 | |
| coastal_zone_waterfront_raw.txt | 1 | 246 |
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old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
in the mid-19th century — revealing the still close connection between the ideals of art and science during this period.^'' In pro- moting a meeting of art and engineering, Tower's text integrates a history of ancient and modern aqueducts and descrip…
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har- nessed water for irrigation purposes. In this vein, the Evening Post remarked appreciatively: This is the most stupendous mass of masonry we have ever seen, or which probably exists in this country .... the walls are strengthened by pilasters on…
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French Barbizon artists, who painted the rural landscape directly from nature. Charles Henry Miller's painterly study of High Bridge (c.1873, Walter and Lucille Rubin, not in exhibition) reflected these sensibilities, emphasizing the rural and pictur…
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entertainment for man and horse may be had. The 'High Bridge' is a place of great resort in pleasant weather for those who love the road and rural scenery." Even closer at hand, the Murray Hill Distributing Reservoir was, at least at first, a wel- co…
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American Art Journal, 23, No. 1 (1991), pp.20-37. Troyon points OUt that despite the general popularity of landscape paintings at this time, It was not until the late 1840s that they started playing a m^or role in the Art-Union's pubiicatlons. 2. Tro…
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O'Brien discusses the cow image, borrowed from the tradition of English land- scape paintings in the pastoral mode, pp.186, 316 (n.72). 23. Private collection, Helen Tower Wilson, along with other related letters. Tower apparently produced his book u…
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Aqueduct. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Taconic Region, 1992. Douglass, David Bates. MSS. The Archives, Warren Hunting Smith Library, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. The Evening Post, New York, O…
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Jervis" (vol. II) Reproduction, courtesy of the Jervis Public Library, Rome, NY Lt. Theophllus Schramke, ProHle of Lower Part of Croton Aqueduct, c.1842 Color lithograph, George Hayward's Lithography, NY; 10 x 38 Vs inches Jervis Public Library, Rome…
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'Ordinary Cutting," "Deep Cutting,' "Section of the Aqueduct on the Inland Route from the Head of the Saw Mill River to the City" Ink on paper; 9^4 x 14 V2 inches Jervis Public Library, Rome, NY, drawing #200 Plan of Supporting the Croton Aqueduct Ac…
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Ink on paper; 9 x 12 inches Mrs. Helen Tower Wilson David B. Douglass, Land Takings Map #41: Land of Justice Dearman, Jewell and Stephen Tompkins, 1836 Ink and watercolor on paper Reproduction, courtesy of Westchester County Archives, Andrew J. Spano…
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and Valentine Property. 1836; Land Takings Map #57: including property of L. Wells, corner Post Road and Tuckahoe Rd., 1836 Ink and watercolor on paper Reproductions, courtesy of Westchester County Archives, Andrew J. Spano, County Clerk Fayette B. T…
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B. Tower, from Sing Sing, to his mother, Mrs. D. T. Tower. Waterville, NY, November 5, 1837 Mrs. Helen Tower Wilson General Improvement and Repairs of work on part of the ... Croton Aqueduct, 1847 Accounting sheets by division, signed by division sup…
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& Amber Ale, No. 59 Christie St. New York, n.d. Colored lithograph; ISVs x 19V8 Inches The J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York, 29.100.2951 C. Bachman, New-York (Croton water fountain and view to tip of Manhattan), 1849 Lith…
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Historical Society, New York, Gift of Comella F. Muddlman and Anna E. Muddlman, 1959.90 Fayette B. Tower, Croton Aqueduct at Haarlem River (High Bridge), c.1842 Ink with watercolor wash on paper; 4 V2 x 9 V2 inches Mrs. Helen Tower Wilson William Jam…
coastal_zone_waterfront_raw.txt
SECTION I
BOUNDARY DESCRlPfION
BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION
The Village of Croton-on-Hudson is located in Westchester County, New York (see Figure 1,
Regional Setting) and borders the eastern side of the Hudson River surrounded on the north and
east by th…
comp_plan_ch2_history_raw.txt
CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2.0 CROTON-ON-HUDSON HISTORY AND PREVIOUS PLANNING EFFORTS 2.1 Croton-on-Hudson History Croton-on-Hudson was formally incorporated as a village in the Town of Cortlandt in 1898, but its history begins much earlier than that.…
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many employees of the New York Central railroad. It is unofficially estimated that after World War II, one-third of the paychecks in the Village came from New York Central Railroad. Like the railroad, the construction of the Croton and New Croton Dam…
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of the Master Plan is found in its emphasis on the Central Village (the “core”), which the plan describes as “the keystone to the master plan” (page 11), as well as the avoidance of sprawl and regional shopping facilities, which “would be destructive…
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the NYS Secretary of State (June 1992) and the U.S. Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (August 1992). The coastal zone in Crotonon-Hudson extends to the eastern boundary of the Village, because the LWRP “considers the entire Village of C…
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River waterfront, and established goals and objectives for vacant waterfront land. Conceptual land use plans and general design guidelines were developed for the waterfront area. Design recommendations included improvements to a main access road alon…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw.txt
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Village of Croton-on-Hudson COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Village of Croton-on-Hudson January 2003 Prepared by Buckhurst Fish & Jacquemart, Inc. 115 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10003 January 2003 Prepared for the Comprehensive Plan C…
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Extensive input from Croton-on-Hudson residents was obtained from three public workshop discussions and a mail survey of all Village residents. The public input, along with the research on existing conditions within the Village, helped define the gui…
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tasks to be accomplished over the next five years and to articulate a vision for the Village. Public Workshops. Three public workshops were conducted between August 2000 and March 2001. The workshops, which were advertised in the local paper, on the …
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named for the Indian chief of the Kitchawanc tribe, Kenoten, which means "wild wind." A plaque on a rock at Croton Point Park marks the spot where a peace treaty was signed in 1645 between the Dutch and the Kitchawanc, under an old oak tree. More Dut…
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completed in 1890 and the New Croton Dam, designed to meet the ever-increasing demands for fresh water from New York City, was completed in 1907 after 15 years of construction. Construction of New Croton Dam, 1901 Source: History of Croton-onHudson I…
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Hudson River waterfront were described as “essential to the maintenance of the character and distinct life pattern of our Village.” The plan also stressed protection of the Hudson River and its shallow bays (Croton Bay at the mouth of the Croton Rive…
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the 44 statewide and 49 local coastal zone policies described in detail, the LWRP outlines a series of local objectives including linking parks and waterfront areas, improving waterfront access, expanding existing recreational areas, protecting sceni…
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and additional parking for restaurant use. Several alternative development scenarios were studied for the Village Parcel, including the New Netherland Museum and Interpretive Arts Center. Both schemes incorporated proposed North Cove facilities for p…
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“Manhattan prong,” this series of metamorphic rocks extends from southwestern PAGE 15 Village of Croton-On-Hudson, NY Figure 3.1. Local Context Village Boundary 0 12500 25000 ft Source: New York State Atlas and Gazetteer, DeLorme Mapping Company BFJ …
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plants are crucial for slope stabilization. The unstable slopes in the Village can result in “slumping,” which produces cracks and gaps in sidewalks, retaining walls, and railroad ties; many Village roads show the results of frost heaving in the late…