The Great Receiving Reservoir, Yorkville (1842) Hand-colored lithograph of the Croton Aqueduct's receiving reservoir at Yorkville (now the site of Central Park's Great Lawn). This was where Croton water first arrived in Manhattan after its 41-mile journey. Date: 1842 Location: Yorkville, Manhattan (now Central Park) Type: lithograph Subjects: reservoir, stone wall, carriage, horses, flagpole, Am…