…Their first care was to stake out the lake to bo formed by damming the Croton, which it was at first calculated would have an area of 496 acres. But it was nearly two years before construction work was actually…

…Lawrence, President of the Croton Aqueduct Board Date: 1842-10-14 (October 14, 1842) Occasion: Receiving custody of the Croton Water Works from the State Water Commissioners Location: City Hall front, New York City Source: King's Memoir of the…

…Delivering custody of the Croton Water Works to the City of New York Location: City Hall front, New York City Source: King's Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct (1843), pp. 294-304 --- Mr. Mayor…

…They extended from the Andre Brook northward to within thirty rods of where the Croton Aqueduct spans the post road with its arch between Tarrytown and Sing Sing, and from the Hudson River eastward across the Pocantico River, well on…

…No new village was incorporated between 1830 and 1810..This decade is memorable for the projection of the first railway enter-prise in which Westchester County was interested, ami the inception and approximate completion of the grand Croton Aqueduct. The…

…a view of the dam on the Croton River — the origin of the aqueduct. On the lower part of the border surrounding the picture, are emblazoned the arms of the city of New- York in basso relievo. The silk on…

…A very serious loss, the first that deserves the name, occurred to the work on the night of the 7th January, 1841, by a great and sudden rise in the water of the Croton, and consequently of the Croton Lake…

…That all the water of the Croton may be taken from near its mouth and brought to the city of New York in an aqueduct, declining 15 inches in a mile, and delivered in a reservoir on Murray's Hill…

…A stone " mansion," probably only one story high, then stood where the Croton Aqueduct meets Main Street, which not only served Moses Ward as a dwelling, but also as a fortress for defense against the Indians. While writing this sketch…

…Spooner (1900)] the legis-lature authorized the construction of the necessary works, and on the 21th of June, 1891, the second aqueduct was finished and turned over to the department of public works of New York City. Since 1888 the…

…The greater population of 1840 was probably due to the inclusion in the census at that time of the numer-ous workmen employed on the Croton Aqueduct. As classified by occupations in 1845, the adult males of the county included…

…The fac-tory takes its name from the large arch of the Croton Aqueduct, which is situated near it. It was started in 1848. It has passed through numerous changes of proprietors and is at present operated by a stock…

…The dam across the Croton River was commenced in January, 1838, and was completed about the end of 1840. This dam was formed of 1 All the original commissioners except I'.. new board. Mr. Brown was succeeded by M. Brown…

…We walked along Main Street on sidewalks of mud or ashes, and near where the Croton Aqueduct crosses this street were rude steps of hoards and pegs. The long and handsome line of stores and neat sidewalks now to be…

…Augistixe's Romax Catholic Church. — During the building of the Croton Aqueduct through Sing Sing religious services were conducted for the laborers, who were mostly Irish Roman Catholics, by a priest. A plot of ground was purchased on the Post…

…Rice at its eastern end, is the high stone viaduct erected to make a way for the old Croton Aqueduct across the Pocantico River. The building of this viaduct is connected with an amusing anecdote concerning the late George Law…

…Aside from the building of the railways, there were not many events of local importance in Westchester County from tin-completion of the Croton Aqueduct until 1850. Two new townships were erected — Ossining (1845) and West Farms (1840), and the…

…Ward Carpenter & Son, surveyors and civil engineers, so well known in Westchester County for their painstaking accuracy, with a view to determine what part of the new aqueduct, now in process of construction, lay within the township of Mount Pleasant…

…They made a thorough re-examination of the matter, concluding with the opinion that "the whole [Croton] river can be brought to Murray Hill in a close aqueduct of masonry, at an expense of $4, 250,000, " and that the…

…Lawrence, Esq., President of the Croton Aqueduct Board : Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Board of Water Commissioners : — In receiving, with my associates of the Croton Aqueduct Board, the custody of the work committed to us, I take the occasion…

…Aspin-wall, the latter extending well up to where the old Croton Aqueduct crosses the road. But between Broadway and the Hudson River on the west, there is the old Philipse Manor house, with the old mill just across the…

…The Croton Trails Committee completed a Village Trailway Master Plan in 1993, establishing and mapping an interconnected Village-wide network of existing and proposed trails that link open space sites, and connect to the Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway that runs…

…The following Table shows the solid contents of the Thames water* London, and of the Croton water t in the city of New-York. * Report from the Select Committee of the House of Lords, appointed to inquire into the supply…

…Randolph, Aid to the Grand Marshal — comprising Commissioners of Croton Aqueduct Board. 1. Water Commissioners and Ex- water Commissioners. 2. Members of the Society of Cincinnati. 3. Mayors of New York, Brooklyn, Albany, Troy, Jersey City, and Newark, in carriages…

…But fortunately, 152 no arguments are needed in this place to convince the citizens of New-York that pure Croton water needs no corrective, — and that it is the sworn enemy of Jire, whether in the shape of alcoholic poison…

…Rendering of the proposed blue-painted line running the length of the Old Croton Aqueduct, as well as a temporary QR code sign painted on the sidewalk Facing Page: Rendering of medium-sized sign panels installed on the New Ossining…

…New-York (Croton water fountain and view to tip of Manhattan), 1849. lithograph of Sarony & Major. NY. published by John Bachman. NY The Hudson River Museum of Westchester, 74.0.49. Photo: J. Kennedy Kroessler During the first half of…

…Instead of designing a new large signage scheme, we would like to work with Croton signs that have recently been proposed by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, designed by Nancy Owens Studio. These signs are three…

…the Croton Dam, New Croton Dam, and Croton Aqueduct were constructed to supply New York City water. Irish, Italian, and German immigrants arrived for these construction projects. By 1898 incorporation, the population had reached 1,000. Clifford Harmon, a realtor…

…Therefore in the following section we will present a survey of existing interpretation of the Croton Waterworks, as well as a range of proposed interpretation. Plan/Guidelines 50 as is the case for the Old Croton Aqueduct portion of the…