…The construction of the Croton Aqueduct, independent of the service it provided New York, was a turning point in the history of Westchester County in the 19th-century; in conjunction with the railroad, it radically trans- formed Westchester's relationship…

…When it became certain, in 1831, that the water-supply problem was to find its solution in a continuous aqueduct from the Croton — such a continuous aqueduct being practicable in this case because of the Croton's sufficiently lofty elevation…

…Concise Dictionary of American Biography (New YorK: Charles Scrlbner's Sons, 1964), p,520. 11. King. p. 221. 12. Reprinted in The Evening Post, New York, October 15, 1842. 13. Lt. Theophilus Schramke, Description of the New York Croton Aqueduct…

…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…

…At five o'clock on the morning of the 22d of June, water to the depth of eighteen inches was admitted into the aqueduct from Croton Lake. A boat called the 4k Croton Maid," carrying four persons, was placed in…

…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…