…Theophilus Schramke, Map of Croton Watershed and Aqueduct Route. From Description of the New York Croton Aqueduct in English, German and French. 1846 Courtesy William Lee Frost. Photo: J. Kennedy Panetta In 1836 the State Legislature felt pressure to act…

…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…

…After only a few months on New York's principal waterway, he was lured to the Croton project by the prospect of engineering one of the nation's first major urban water systems. Jervis eagerly plunged into his new assignment…

…Aqueduct was appreciat- ed for its recreational possibilities. Tower predicted that "... every thing in connection seems to indicate that the vicinity of the Croton Dam will be one of the resorts in summer seasons for the citizens of New York…

…Croton Aqueduct — Detail of Iron Pipes, c.1839-40 Ink and watercolor on paper; 2OV2X 28 V2 inches Collection of ESL Information Services. Engineehng Societies' Library. New York, NY Iron Pipe (sample section). mid-19th century Cast iron; 14 x…

…Natural fountains were an ancient symbol of life and salvation, and this imagery opened "The Croton Ode." Public ornamental foun- tains were a luxury made possible by the Aqueduct in addition to the essential services it provided. A source of…

…Even before the dam collapse, Westchester residents and Croton businessmen recognized the competitive economic threat the Aqueduct represented. The 1837 "Memorial To the New York State Legislature" charged New York City with attempting to monopolize the trade and commerce of…

…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…

…Douglass boasted "that a better disposed or more rea- sonable set of landholders than those on the line of the Croton Aqueduct is very seldom found. Very soon after, however, the disposition of Westchester land- holders worsened. Word spread that…

…Tower, lUustrations of the Croton Aqueduct (New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1843), pp.61-3; James Grant Wilson, The Memorial History of the City of New York, from its earliest settlement to the year 1892 (New York: New-York History Company…

…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…

…of the single city of New York. THE CELEBRATION OP THB FOURTEENTH OCTOBER, 1842. THE CELEBRATION FOURTEENTH OCTOBER, 1842 IT was natural that so great an event as the completion of the Croton Aqueduct, should be deemed by the citizens…

…new in these parts except that there has been the devil to pay of late in Sleepy Hollow; a circumstance by the bye, with which you of New York have some concern, as it is connected with your Croton Aqueduct…

…The Old Croton Aqueduct has been decommissioned, and contains more visible physical markers, while the New Croton Aqueduct is still online and has adapted over time to meet modern needs. Historically, infrastructure was not entirely hidden, and in the case…

…When the City and State Governments finally gave their formal support to the construction of an aqueduct that would draw water from the distant Croton River Watershed in Westchester and Putnam Counties, Major David Bates Douglass, a West Point professor…

…Ferry land, just west of the Aqueduct and literal- ly around the comer from the newly built Croton Aqueduct Overseer's House on Walnut (then Water) Street. Brady was elected Mayor of New Yorl< City in 1847. Brady's purchases…

…To this Committee were to be referred all matters relating to the aqueduct, except the sale and disposal of stock and other duties ordinarily belonging to the Finance Committee. The new Commissioners retained the corps of engineers as they found…

…Like the railroad, the construction of the Croton and New Croton Dams and the New Croton Aqueduct played an important role in shaping Croton-on-Hudson’s development. Construction began on the Croton Dam in 1837 after several water crises…

…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…

…Though probably not overtly intended as such, these scenes suggested the wholesome nature of the water being conveyed to New York City, by association with its source. The intended opti- mism of the Croton Aqueduct's image was destined to…

…145 on 28th February, published in the newspapers of New York, Albany, Utica, Hartford, Ct., and Philadelphia, inviting proposals until 26th April, "for furnishing the materials and completing the construction of twenty-three sections of the Croton Aqueduct, including the…

…The Old Croton Aqueduct has been decommissioned, and contains more visible physical markers, while the New Croton Aqueduct is still online and has adapted over time

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…

…Later, in 1992, the National Register designation was amended to designate the Old Croton Aqueduct as a National Historic Landmark. This amendment introduced the submerged portions between the Old and New Croton Dams, as well as the Aqueduct beginning in…

…Especially important to this reuse proposal is the involvement of stakeholding organizations located in New York City and Westchester County. Shafts The Croton Waterworks shafts are associated with the construction and maintenance of the New Croton Aqueduct, which is still…

…So, that was the Old Croton Aqueduct that actually still runs today through the middle of the Village of Ossining. So I think one of the motivating factors was, when I went through the Ossining schools, none of my teachers…

…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…

…Bornet, Croton [Distributing] Reservoir, 1850, published by J. Hoff, colored lithograph Courtesy The J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum ol the City of New York. 29.100.2103 figure 50, right: David Johnson. Harlem River Aqueduct. 1860. oil on canvas Courtesy…

…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…

…abundant facilities for such purposes." The total cost of the aqueduct, from the Croton dam to the distributing reservoir inclusive, will be nearly 9,000,000 of dollars, New- York, 27th July, 1842. The unfinished portions of the work, chiefly…