…No essential change occurs in the form of the channel- way from the Fountain Reservoir on the Croton, to the Re- ceiving Reservoir on the island of New- York ; a distance 80 of thirty-eight miles, except in crossing Harlem…

…Theophilus Schramke, Croton Aqueduct. Method of Tunneling in Earth, c.1837-46, ink and watercolor on paper Courtesy ESL Information Services, Engineering Societies' Library Photo: J. Kennedy to the more modest Westchester farmers, struggling to establish themselves. New York's…

…Ventilators Ventilators were originally placed at every mile along the length of the Old Croton Aqueduct. Although all have been demolished in New York City, many are extant along the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail in Westchester County. These ventilators may…

…New Ossining Weir The significance of the Croton Waterworks as a whole is established on the basis of its contributions to and/or impact on the following four categories, described below in no particular order: Architecture The Croton Waterworks includes…

…A lifelong resident of the village with a background in history, he “loves to speak about the aqueduct.” For him, the Croton 93 94 were down there before we closed the weir chamber. Unfortunately when I walked to the south…

…The length of aqueduct from the Croton dam to the distributing reservoir is 40.562 miles — to wit : Masonry conduit in Westchester county - 32.880' Do. do. on New York Island 4.187 Total length 37.067 Receiving reservoir from…

…Crane, Samuel, Water Project, 89 Creek, Morrisianna, 93, 10 Croton Aqueduct,. .106, 24, 37, 39, 41, 56, 97, 202, 4, 17 Croton River, .... Ill, 13, 14, 16, 18, 133, 4, 7, 40, 6, 58, 60, 61, 88, 93, 7, 203…

…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…

…The cost of building the new reservoir has been estimated at :S7,7!H1,.">$<>, and the aqueduct at $16,664,808. The new reservoir will receive the en-tire, drainage of the Croton water-shed, and thirty-two billion gallons…

…blue line through the streets of New York City and on the Croton trail through the Bronx and Westchester County to show the uninterrupted path of the conduit of the Old Croton Aqueduct. Similar projects have been permitted by the…

…and including, the distributing reservoir, and the requisitions of the Croton Aqueduct Commissioners, for or on account of the procuring and laying down water pipes in the city of New York, south of the said distributing reservoir. The concluding sections…

…Interpretation Interpretation of the Croton Waterworks Structures that are Active or Decommissioned The structures associated with the New Croton Aqueduct, which is still in use, are considered “active” components of the system. The first priority of the municipal agencies (such…

…flow into the aqueduct with a depth of 18 inches, on the morning of the 22d June. The report made by the Commissioners on 8th August, announces the gratifying fact that the CROTON HAD REACHED NEW YORK, and was flowing…

…had been agitated in opposition to that of constructing an Aqueduct from the Croton, we make copious extracts. To the Honorable the Common Council of the City of New York : The Water Commissioners appointed under the Act of the Legislature…

…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 national character and dangerous to public morals ; but I cannot doubt that each and CROTON AQUEDUCT. 303 every of the defaulting communities which shall steadily and manfully persevere to the final completion of its works, will find in the…

…Moreover, the original calculations of the total probable cost of the aqueduct from the Croton had by this time been found to be ridiculously small, and it began to be realized that the ultimate aggregate would approximate or exceed $10…

…War 41)7 Chapter XXIV Genera] History of the County Concluded — From the Revolution to the Completion of the Croton Aqueduct ( 1842) 526 Chapter XXV General History of the County Concluded 573 HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY CHAPTER I PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION…

…In April, 1837, work was com-menced in constructing the dam across the Croton River about five miles above its mouth, and in build-ing the aqueduct. John B. Jcrvis was chief in-gineer. On the 7th of January, 1841…

…bridge, maintaining the level of the aqueduct, be adopted. We quote the reasoning of the report on this subject, and as to the conveyance of the water over York Island, together with a new estimate of the cost of the…

…The foundation wall of the aqueduct, amounting to 12,050 cubic yards, and back filling to 10,200 cubic yards, has been executed. CROTON AQ.UEDUCT. 149 In addition, a large amount of materials has been prpcured for the work…

…Investors poured their capital into new insur- ance companies. Unfortunately, another fire in 1845, three years after the opening of the Croton system, destroyed many blocks in the business section below Wall Street, wiping out several of the new firms…

…Sources of the Croton River. The sources of the Croton River are principally in the county of Putnam, at a distance of fifty miles from the city of New-York ; they are mostly springs which in that eleva- ted and…