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King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
At 300 feet below the main dam, a second dam is in progress, which is to be 9 feet
high, constructed of timber, stone and gravel, which will set the water back over
the
of the main and form a…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…about one
Brayton, the son of one of the dam contractors, perceiving
" Mr. Albert
o'clock, the danger to the people below the dam on the opposite side, by the continued
rise of the water at the dam, and believing…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…These are all the losses which have
come to our knowledge on the Crotori River, and all the losses to everybody above and
below the dam, including the dam, are considerably inside of $75,000."
No other parts of the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The aqueduct proceeds
from the Sing Sing tunnel, crossing both the aforesaid street and creek, from north to
south.
3d. An archway over the Highland turnpike, now highway, about eleven miles
below the Croton dam, of 20 feet span, and…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
…A channel for the overflow is excavated in the rock back of the wall leading down to the river below the dam . The main stone dam , according to the original plan , was to be 600 feet long , extending from the…
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. II. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir
The Pathfinder dam and reservoir is located about three miles below the junction of
the Sweetwater with the North Platte near
the old Overland Trail, and is named in
honor of John C. Fremont, who was…
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…the first time in fourteen years water is flowing over the huge dam of the Croton Reservoir at the estimated rate of 2,000,000,000 gallons a day, the vast tide dropping to the Croton River, 150 feet below…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
The lower portion of the inner slope to a height of 16 feet below the crest of the spillway , to be paved with stone , 18 inches thick , laid dry , upon 12 inches of broken stone , and on the upper part…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
The lower portion of the inner slope to a height of 16 feet below the crest of the spillway , to be paved with stone , 18 inches thick , laid dry , upon 12 inches of broken stone , and on the upper part…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
The lower portion of the inner slope to a height of 16 feet below the crest of the spillway , to be paved with stone , 18 inches thick , laid dry , upon 12 inches of broken stone , and on the upper part…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
The lower portion of the inner slope to a height of 16 feet below the crest of the spillway , to be paved with stone , 18 inches thick , laid dry , upon 12 inches of broken stone , and on the upper part…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
The lower portion of the inner slope to a height of 16 feet below the crest of the spillway , to be paved with stone , 18 inches thick , laid dry , upon 12 inches of broken stone , and on the upper part…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
The lower portion of the inner slope to a height of 16 feet below the crest of the spillway , to be paved with stone , 18 inches thick , laid dry , upon 12 inches of broken stone , and on the upper part…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…the apron at the toe of the dam, and thereby breaking the
force of the fall, by its action on a body of water, there has been constructed, at a point
300 feet below the main dam, a secondary dam…
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.
The course of the Bronx immediately below the mill is said to have
been formerly changed by a large beaver dam, which those industrious
animals had erected near die foot of Mr. Underbill's garden. Beaver
Pond lies directly north…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
The slope of this pit extended southerly along the line of the wall for a distance of 150 feet , thus the core wall at its highest end was not built in a narrow trench below the surface of the ground…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
The slope of this pit extended southerly along the line of the wall for a distance of 150 feet , thus the core wall at its highest end was not built in a narrow trench below the surface of the ground…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
The slope of this pit extended southerly along the line of the wall for a distance of 150 feet , thus the core wall at its highest end was not built in a narrow trench below the surface of the ground…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
The slope of this pit extended southerly along the line of the wall for a distance of 150 feet , thus the core wall at its highest end was not built in a narrow trench below the surface of the ground…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
The slope of this pit extended southerly along the line of the wall for a distance of 150 feet , thus the core wall at its highest end was not built in a narrow trench below the surface of the ground…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
The slope of this pit extended southerly along the line of the wall for a distance of 150 feet , thus the core wall at its highest end was not built in a narrow trench below the surface of the ground…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…The water is set back at this place by a dam for a mill a
short distance below, giving the stream an appearance of
more magnitude than it really possesses. This point is 25
miles from the dam. The wall…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
…The main stone dam is rubble masonry , faced on both sides , above the surface of the ground , with cut stone in regular courses . It is 297 feet high from the deepest point of the foundation , which is 131 feet below…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
…The main stone dam is rubble masonry , faced on both sides , above the surface of the ground , with cut stone in regular courses . It is 297 feet high from the deepest point of the foundation , which is 131 feet below…
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…Robert Underhill made his first move towards success by leasing water rights below a dam built along the river just above the Hudson. Along with the water rights,
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
…The failure of this embankment might not only create a devastating flood in the valley below , but also cause a current above , of such irresistible velocity , as would de- stroy the earthen part of the old Croton dam , thus at…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
…The other two on the northerly side , are to control the flow of water direct from the res- ervoir to the old aqueduct below the dam . These two chambers are connected with the reservoir by three brick inlets , 10 feet…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
…OF DAM , SHOWING CORE WALL REMOVED AND ITS DEFECTIVE LIME STONE FOUNDATION , WHICH HAS BEEN EXCAVATED FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE DAM . AK GATE HOUSE . CHAMBERS TO BE REMODELED AND REINFORCED in ordinary cases , where the wall below the original…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
…OF DAM , SHOWING CORE WALL REMOVED AND ITS DEFECTIVE LIME STONE FOUNDATION , WHICH HAS BEEN EXCAVATED FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE DAM . AK GATE HOUSE . CHAMBERS TO BE REMODELED AND REINFORCED in ordinary cases , where the wall below the original…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
…The failure of this embankment might not only create a devastating flood in the valley below , but also cause a current above , of such irresistible velocity , as would de- stroy the earthen part of the old Croton dam , thus at…