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crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2013/05/13/o-blessed-be-the-croton/
O, blessed be the Croton!
The article introduces a poem by Lydia Maria Child celebrating the Croton Aqueduct's opening in 1842. Child, described as "renowned in her day as a tireless crusader for truth and justice," wrote "The New…
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…the so-called “48-Inch Line,” which is technically not a part of the Croton System, was named after the relatively short diameter of its conduit. True relief came in the form of the New Croton Aqueduct, an entirely new…
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…And of course from 1842 until the 1950s, the Old Croton Aqueduct pretty much took care of the water needs of the city of New York, so it was a valuable, valuable resource for the city. Another thing that the…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
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…Depew.1 In theVear 1880 works for increasing New York City's water supply from Westchester County were commenced, which are still in prog-ress; for although the new Croton Aqueduct was completed in 1891, 1 See Smith's Manual…
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…An underground vertical passageway; Shafts are a building typology introduced to the New Croton Aqueduct conduit. These structures filled the niche of the Old Croton Aqueduct’s ventilators in providing circulation to the water underneath. More importantly, they also provided…
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…51 MEMOIR OF THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CROTON AdUEDUCT BY J. B. JERVIS, GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE LINE. The Croton Aqueduct was designed to supply the city of New York with an abun- dance of pure and wholesome water. It…
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…After following the course of the Aqueduct down from the Old Croton Dam (replaced at the turn of the century by the New Croton Dam), the author recounts in these pages his guided tour of the South Gatehouse, complete with…
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…By 1881, after repairs, the Old Croton Reservoir supplied about 90 million US gallons a day via the Old Croton Aqueduct. Growing demand prompted the Aqueduct Commission to order construction of a new system in 1885.
The planned reservoir would…
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…Created by the New York State legislature in 1905 to replace the Board of Aqueduct Commissioners. Croton Aqueduct Board: Superseded the State Water Commission; The first board was established in 1833 with the task of providing New York
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…The Evening Post, New York, October 15, 1842. Fitzsimons, Neal, ed. and introd. The Reminiscences of John B. Jervis: Engineer of the Old Croton. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1971. Jervis, John B. Description of the Croton Aqueduct from the Dam…
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…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, NY Nathaniel Cum'er (1818-1888), Hydrographhs Map of the Counties of New…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
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…GENERAL COUNTY HISTORY TO 1842 559 plies had to be procured — through the Bronx River conduit (1880-85) and the New Croton Aqueduct (1884-93). In this chapter we have undertaken to follow the successive events of principal importance from…
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…The conduit associated with the Old Croton Aqueduct is carried across the river inside of the High Bridge, while the conduit associated with the New Croton Aqueduct is buried deep beneath the river, its presence completely imperceptible. In certain locations…
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1835 1836 New York City Water Commission established John B. Jervis appointed Chief Engineer of Croton Aqueduct project Photography invented Old Croton Aqueduct completed (includes structures such as Old Ossining Weir, Archville Bridge, Murray Hill Reservoir, Yonkers Weir, West Burnside…
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…Conclusion New York City Partners: Citywide New York City Department of Parks and Recreation: New York City’s Department of Parks and Recreation is in charge of the Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway, the segment of the Croton aqueduct that runs…
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…The following table shows the length of the Aqueduct as it is divided into differ- ent planes of descent, from the gate chamber at the Croton dam to the gate chamber at the Receiving Reservoir on the Island of New…
NYPL, Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct (F.B. Tower)
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Source: NYPL, Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct (F.B. Tower)
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…Tower, Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct, 1843 Book with 25 engraved plates (first plate unnumbered). New York and London: Wiley & Putnam. Presented by Tower to his brother, Julius Mrs. Helen Tower Wilson Names of Subscribers to Illustrations of the Croton…
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…He [Douglass] made the location of the line of the aqueduct from the Croton river to the north bank of the Harlem River 33 miles, and determined the grade of the aqueduct at about 13' /4 inches to the mile…
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…of Empire series for the art gallery of New York City art patron Lumen Reed (1833-36, now in the collec- tion of The New- York Historical Society). The Croton Aqueduct's imagery — in public celebration, written accounts, popular engraving…
Croton Friends of History — https://www.crotonfriendsofhistory.org/croton-in-the-1850s
…The Croton Aqueduct: In May 1837, New York City began constructing an aqueduct from a point six miles from the river's mouth.
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/12/31/new-croton-dam-1906/
A 1906 engineering plan depicting the downstream elevation of the New Croton Dam, prepared by the New York City Aqueduct Commission, from the Historic American Engineering Record at the Library of Congress.
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…The Aqueduct and Surrounding Neighborhoods, Yonkers. c. 1890s, contemporary print from original glass plate negative The Hudson River Museum of Westchester Panetta The building of the Croton Aqueduct is usually incorporated into the history of New York City where it…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/12/30/new-croton-dam-construction-1896/
A detailed engraving from the October 17, 1896 Scientific American depicting the New Croton Dam construction. According to Christopher Tompkins, author of The Croton Dams and Aqueduct, this image is "especially noteworthy for its accuracy in depicting the excavation."
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
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…Spooner (1900)] On the 26th of April, 1837, bids were opened " for furnish-ing the materials and completing the construction of twenty-three sections of the Croton Aqueduct, including the dam in the Croton, the aqueduct bridge over Sing Sing…
Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons
…Harlem River, New York City
Type: lithograph
Subjects: river, bridge, reservoir, High Service Works, Croton Aqueduct
Text visible in image: High Bridge, and High Service Works & Reservoir
Source: Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons
License: Public domain
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…In suggesting the design for the Sing Sing Aqueduct Bridge, Jervis revealed early in 1837 the approach he would take in plan- ning the building of the other major structures of the Croton sys- tem. He informed the Water Commissioners…
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…Charles King, A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct (New York, 1843), p.220. 2. See selected bibliography on tlie construction of the Croton Aqueduct, p.57 of this book. 3. John Robison, A System…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
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…Old Croton Aqueduct, 95,000,000 gallons; Bronx River Conduit, 28,-000,000 gallons; New Croton Aqueduct, 300,000,000 gallons— total, 425^000,000 gallons. With the completion of the works now in their last stages, the supply obtainable…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2015/01/23/the-1842-croton-water-celebration-medal/
…The Croton Aqueduct Medal was produced in silver, bronze, and white metal. Silver examples were individually engraved for the 17 New York City aldermen in office during the celebration, as well as various dignitaries, including poet George Pope Morris, who…