Silver Lake — A Remembrance by Joel E. Gingold (published in The Croton Historian, Summer 2019) Source: https://www.crotonhistoricalsociety.org/blog/2025/7/12/silver-lake Gingold describes Silver Lake as "neither silver nor is it a lake" yet deeply integral to Croton's community for nearly a century. Historical features (1940s-1950s): Three natural rocks (First, Second, and Third Rock) serving a…

The August 1956 Flood: On a Friday afternoon in late August, the water level rose approximately five feet within minutes, sweeping away equipment and beach sand. Cause: New York City had opened blow-off gates at the Croton Dam for inspections. Engineer John H. Kelly claimed, "Our man wasn't aware that a beach had been developed by Croton." NYC officials had visited Silver Lake in February but fail…