NYPL / F.B. Tower, Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct
Croton Aqueduct Tower near Ossining
The image shows a tower plate of the Croton Aqueduct route near Ossining, then known as Sing Sing. The aqueduct's route follows the landscape contours to maintain a gentle gravity-fed downward grade. A tower structure is prominently featured.
Date: 1843
Location: Ossining, NY
Type: engraving
Subjects: Croton Aqueduct, tower, landscape
Text visible in image: Cr…