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| king_memoir_1843_raw.txt | 217 | 172,824 | |
| hudson_river_source_raw.txt | 191 | 152,169 | |
| croton_point_sampling_2021_raw.txt | 134 | 106,888 | |
| illustrations_aqueduct_raw.txt | 66 | 52,703 | |
| croton_waterworks_raw.txt | 60 | 47,579 | |
| comprehensive_plan_2003_raw.txt | 58 | 46,131 | |
| old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt | 50 | 39,768 | |
| croton_point_landfill_rod_1993_raw.txt | 23 | 18,214 | |
| housing_taskforce_report_raw.txt | 21 | 16,692 | |
| croton_point_landfill_review_2019_raw.txt | 14 | 11,057 | |
| comp_plan_ch2_history_raw.txt | 5 | 3,670 | |
| housing_proposals_2024_raw.txt | 3 | 1,831 | |
| coastal_zone_waterfront_raw.txt | 1 | 246 |
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king_memoir_1843_raw.txt
bells mingled their merriest peals, the cannon spoke at morn- ing, noon, and night, in their most vociferous tones of power. There were flying artillery 68 270 CELEBRATION OP THE and artillery on foot, infantry and calvary, riflemen and marines, and …
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Brunswick, Princeton, and Trenton. Officers of the Corporation. County Officers. Engineers and Officers of the Water Works. Foreign Consuls, in barouches. The second division embraced a body of our most aged and distinguished civilians. Some were on …
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the Fire Department of Jersey City, which had also been invited, and were also escorted by the same Companies. It consisted of Fire Engines No. 1 and 2, each drawn by about 40 men in fire dress. They were followed by The Fire Department of Williamsbu…
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Croton River, the origin of the aqueduct. On the lower part of the border, surrounding the picture, are emblazoned the arms of the city of New York, in basso relievo. . The silk on which the design is portrayed, measures 9£ feet by 7£ feet ; its colo…
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flowers, drawn by 46 men, uni- form as above. The Company was preceded by a miniature engine, a fac-simile of the large one, and borne by 8 boys. Followed by, New York Hose Company No. 5. Four wheeled hose carriage, painted green, polished brass scro…
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on the back, Diedrich Knickerbocker. Drawn by 26 men in same uniform as above. BAND OF MUSIC. Washington Hose Company No. 12. Four wheeled Hose Carriage, painted cream color and gilt — on front pannel a representation of Washington crossing the Delaw…
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Design on the back, representing the God- dess of Liberty. On the leader jacket, painting of a statue spouting water. Drawn by 35 men. Same uniform as before. Banner inscribed with the name and number of the Company and decorated with flowers. Protec…
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Hose Carriage, painted blue- and gilt ; on each side of the carriage an American flag ; in the centre a blue flag, with the word " Liberty," in gold letters ; drawn by 20 men, same uniform. Hunker Hill Engine Company No. 32. Engine painted red, strip…
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its neck. On the top of the condenser case a spread eagle, bearing the motto of the company, " Combined to do good, and not to injure." Three boys bearing brass signal lantern and torches. Engine drawn by 60 men ; uniform as above. Clinton Engine Com…
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of men to use it, New York will never suffer again from a conflagration. FIFTH DIVISION. Under the direction of Colonel Philbrick, assisted by Mr. James Nesbitt, Aids to the Grand Marshal. Programme of the Procession of the Masonic Fraternity, as par…
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Pipe was hauled along to show what had been done by men, and by what means it had been ac- complished. Pipe of every weight and dimension, the implements of the workmen, their carts, machinery, (fee., all made a part of the tout ensemble of this divi…
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American Institute. Mechanics' Institute, with a miniature steam engine in full operation. School of Mechanics' Institute. The banner borne by the Gold and Silver Artizans was of blue silk, about two yards square, surrounded by a rich gold colored fr…
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Presidents ; M. Dougherty, Recording Secretary ; Thomas Edgerly, Corresponding Secretary; John C. West, Financial Secretary; Ezra Beach, Treasurer ; Dr. M. L. Osborn, Marshal. Banner, of blue silk, (presented to this Society by John Stewart Esq., Ald…
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their feet runs a clear stream of water ; in the distance is seen the city, with her tall spires and masts pointing to the clouds — the whole surrounded with the inscription, Manhattan Temperance Benevolent Society, organised February 23d, 1841 ; on …
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and wholesome water, to be sure at a great cost — nine millions of dollars, exclu- sive of the main and distributing pipes throughout the city, (now laid to the extent of 130 miles,) exclusive of the interest accumulating on the cost, being in all tw…
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dollar of the people's money has been lost or dishonestly applied, and he hoped that while the Corporation would adopt measures in reference to the water to meet the interest on the debt, they would be just to the rich, and liberal to the poor. In co…
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achieved. The obstacles have disappeared. The hill has been levelled or pierced, the stream and the valley have been overleaped, the rock has been smitten ! Nature, yielding to human industry, perseverance and skill, no longer withholds the boon she …
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ode, printed copies of which had been liberally distributed at the expense of the Corporation during the day : THE CROTON ODE. Written at the request of the Corporation of the City of New York, by GEORGE P. MORRIS, and sung in front of the Park Fount…
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surrounding com- munities, demands and receives my warmest gratitude. You have well observed, sir, that these multitudes have joined in this glorious pa- geant, not as curious spectators, but rather as joint owners of the great work whose com- pletio…
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the national character and dangerous to public morals ; but I cannot doubt that each and CROTON AQUEDUCT. 303 every of the defaulting communities which shall steadily and manfully persevere to the final completion of its works, will find in the resul…
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we are connected. There are other Atlantic ports besides New York, other Rivers besides the Hudson, other Canals and Rail Roads besides our own, other govern- ments besides the City Councils I address, and the Legislature of our State ; and although …
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of political institutions which give and secure to every man his equal share in the general rights, powers and duties of citizenship — amid this great convulsion, as it may be called — this mighty upheaving and commingling of society — where half a m…
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61 Greenock, 63 Paris, 63 Philadelphia, 76 Cincinatti, 78 Boston, 81 Albany, N. Y., 81 Troy. " " 81 Providence, R. I., 82 Richmond, Va., 82 308 INDEX. INDEX TO THE MEMOIR. PAGE. Analysis of Water, Manhattan, 107 " " Bronx River and Rye Ponds . 108 " …
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104 Wells, Artesian, 104, 29 White, Canvass— Engineer 101, 2, 3, 11, 12 Wright, Benjamin— Engineer, .... 102, 3, 6, 12, 15, 16 Woodruff, Mr., 178 THIS BOOK IS DUE ON THE LAST DATE STAMPED BELOW AN INITIAL PINE OP 25 CENTS WILL. BE ASSESSED FOR FAILUR…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
The Old Croton Aqueduct Rural Resources Meet Urban Needs The Hudson River Museum of Westchester The Old Croton Aqueduct figure 1: Section of the Aqueduct with Iron Lining, c. 1837-39. ink and watercolor on paper Courtesy Jervis Public Library, drawin…
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Dr. Jeffrey A. Kroessler, School of General Studies, Adelphi University, and History Department, Queens College, CUNY; Dr. F. Daniel Larkin, Professor of History and Chairman of the Histo- ry Department at SUNY Oneonta; and Roger Panetta, Professor o…
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island, without regard for such topo- graphic features as hills, swamps, streams, springs, or natural drainage. Conspicuously absent, of course, was any provision for public parks, and it is truly one of the triumphs of the 19th century that the City…
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The epidemic of 1798 took the lives of 2,000 New Yorkers. Writing to Noah Webster, Dr. Samuel L. Mitchill, one of the City's leading men of science, blamed urban conditions for the outbreak: "New York tliis time has a plague indeed. The scourge is ap…
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enveloped by it, and the backyard privies in the adjacent neighborhood leached their noxious contents into the soil, contaminating the rainwater that filtered through and drained into it. In 1809 a canal was dug to the Hudson to drain the Collect and…
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char- tered obligation to supply water to all citizens who wanted it.^^ The company quickly confirmed the worst fears of its critics by abandoning plans to tap the Bronx River and, instead, drilling a well at Reade and Center Streets in a densely pop…