Library of Congress, Music Division — https://www.loc.gov/item/2023798664/
The Original Favorite Croton Waltz, Composed and Arranged for the Piano-Forte by H. F. Williams, Professor of Music
Henry F. Williams (1813-1903), an African-American composer from Boston, wrote this waltz in 1844 to celebrate the Croton Aqueduct's introduction of clean water to New York City. It is one of the most historically significant pieces of Croton-related music: composed by a Black music…