NYPL, Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct (F.B. Tower)
Croton Aqueduct at Sing Sing Kill — F.B. Tower (1843)
Tower's plate showing the Croton Aqueduct crossing the Sing Sing Kill (creek) near present-day Ossining. The aqueduct was carried over streams and valleys on stone arches and bridges. The word 'kill' is from the Dutch for creek, a reminder that this land was once New Netherland.
Date: 1843
Location: Ossining (Sing Sing), NY
Type: lithograph
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