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O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851.
…The Middle Creek, has its head at a spring and joins the
above Creek a little below the Fort.
I. The Saw Mill Dam
K. The Mill Race
L. The Waste Race
M. The Road from the Mahawk River over…
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…
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…
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…
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. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881.
…The cost of which is estimated at . . . " .
£350
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£1,650
Pines Bridge crosses the lake about one mile above the dam. Ou
the south side of the Croton is a small settlement bearing the name of
Crotonville -- which contains…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
At the place where it was determined to build the dam
across the Croton River, the surface of the natural flow of
water was about 38 feet below the elevation required as a
head for the water to flow into…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850.
…At some distance
below this dam and lock, a canal may be led from the river on
the south side, secured with guard gates, and run througli low
lands, and well slieltered along the foot of tlie hills and re…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850.
…Carrying a
Peece of ye old Damm with it, and came down with such force
yt had like to Carry both Saw Mill & Corn miU & Dam and all,
for ye Ise being Strong below ye Dam, stopd ye water w…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…the dam, yet we fear, that, in locking vessels up, more or less of the
salt water below the dam will follow them, and although the quantity may be comparatively small, the constant repetition of the operation, by the hundreds…
Ruttenber, E.M. Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in the Valley of Hudson's River, the Valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware. Published in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, Vol. VI. 1906.
…On the 9th of August ^Clinton's forces embarked and the dam
was cut. The opening of the dam made very high water, flooding
the flats down the river and frightening the Indians, who thoug'ht
the Great Spirit was…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…of the hill against
which the masonry of the dam is built, a distance of over
200 feet. This tunnel descends into the Reservoir, so that
the centre of it at the mouth is about 12 feet below the sur…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…At the place where it was determined to build the dam
across the Croton River, the surface of the natural flow of
water was about 38 feet below the elevation required as a
head for the water to flow into…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Seymour is of opinion that no injury will be done to the land on the banks
of the Hudson by the rise of water within the dam but, the Commissioners think, the
;
rising of the water permanently, two feet above…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…the Croton Aqueduct,
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Isometrical View of Culvert, 90
Tunnel and Gate Chamber at the head of the Aqueduct, - - 92
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View above the Croton Dam, 95
Entablature over the entrance to the Aqueduct, - 96
View below the Croton Dam…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The embankment stood well, and gave no indications of
failure, until the water rose to near the surface, and passed through between the frozen and
unfrozen earth about 20 inches below the top. After the breach was made in the…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…This dam was proposed to
be built about 2 feet above the level of high tide, thereby
keeping all the salt water below ; and above the dam would
be the fresh water for supplying the city, which must be
pumped…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
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Isometrical View of Culvert, 90
Tunnel and Gate Chamber at the head of the Aqueduct, - - 92
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View above the Croton Dam, 95
Entablature over the entrance to the Aqueduct, - 96
View below the Croton Dam,
Croton Aqueduct at Sing-Sing…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851.
…Bult. . /
Springs. @ A Wood Dam made bya Frodigtous es | 74ts Interwal is stoma ay
Ho The Midd le Creck. has tshead ata Spring, Number of trees: thrown there Fro - |
and joins the ahove Creck a tittle below merscuously by lreshes.
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.
This dam sets the water of the river back five miles, and forms a reservoir of about
four hundred acres, and has rendered it necessary to construct several new roads and
bridges as a substitute for those covered by the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The bed of the river is about 18 feet below common high water mark. The
channel is not this depth for its whole width, but slopes very flat on the sides. The outline of the plan, is to make a…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…Valley, which is about 35 miles from the Croton dam. This
valley is four fifths of a mile wide where the Aqueduct
meets it, and the depression is 102 feet below the plane of
Aqueduct grade. Here was an opportunity…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…The following report of the engineers is entitled :
" Estimate of expense to make the Croton river navigable for boats of two
tons."
The falls at Croton river with a lock, £350
The falls below the Old bridge, 250
Small rapid…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…the
night of the 7th of January, 1841, in consequence of a sudden and
great rise in the water of the Groton, the portion of the dam comprised in the earthen embankment gave way, and the whole country
below was…
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distance of about three miles carrying away m its course, Quaker bridge, Holman 's mills, and the old piers of the old Croton bridge.... All the bridges below the dam were carried away, and above the dam. Pines Bridge, and…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…From these reasons, then, it is
obvious, that by building a dam five feet high across the Bronx, and below where the first
mentioned spring empties itself into, and by digging a canal four hundred yards in length,
through the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The portion of the dam over which the water flows, together with the
abutment and bulkhead adjacent, is of hydraulic stone masonry their united length is
;
105 feet. The width of the sheet of water flowing over the dam is…
Ruttenber, E.M. Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in the Valley of Hudson's River, the Valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware. Published in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, Vol. VI. 1906.
…in the town of Chester,
^ Van Dam Patent (1709) and Mompesson Patent (1709-12). The late
Hon. George W. Tuthill wrote me in 1858 : "On the northwestern bank of
Murderers' Creek, about half a mile below Washingtonville, stands the dwelling…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…height, demanded the most permanent and durable structure
The greatest height of the weir of the dam is 40 feet above the low-water level, and
55 feet above the bed of the river. The width of masonry, at low…
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.
…this loose and disintegrated rock has been removed to the depth of 75 feet below the base of the core wall , for it is only at this great depth that a suitable foundation for extending the dam has been found .