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| king_memoir_1843_raw.txt | 217 | 172,824 | |
| hudson_river_source_raw.txt | 191 | 152,169 | |
| aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt | 136 | 108,070 | |
| 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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locations, setting, spirit, and feeling.6 The 1997 Verona Charter considers the modern purposing of ancient places of performance to be a type of sustainable development, as long as it is done with respect for 45 Does this charter document technical …
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modifying components? 47 48 in preservation of any structures within the Croton system are referred to the “Standards for Preservation and Guidelines for Preserving Historic Buildings,” which emphasizes the following: 1. A property should be used as …
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of structures wherever possible. Due to funding limitations and the perception that historic infrastructural elements are defunct, preservation would be the first course of action. According to the Standards, preservation is defined as “the act or pr…
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Four of the world’s aqueducts already join this venerable list of sites, and we believe that the Croton Waterworks matches those other sites in national- and worldwidelevel historical, engineering, architectural, and cultural value. While this design…
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7 National Park Service’s “Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Histovric Buildings,” http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/standguide/rehab/ rehab_index.htm. 8 Ibid., http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/standguide/rehab/rehab_standards.h…
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to consider in working toward the creation of a holistic interpretative plan for the Croton Waterworks. 1. The balance of public education/interpretation and maintenance of scenic viewsheds, particularly in Westchester County, has become increasingly…
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new interpretative projects, and what interpretation should be updated and/or expanded. We studied each interpretative measure to determine its particular type, the organization that commissioned it, the intended audience, materials used, current con…
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the property on which the associated structure or interpretative feature sits should be identified in order to keep a record of the multiple parties involved in the interpretation and preservation of the Croton Waterworks. Intended Audience Identific…
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may be numbered in sequence, with each QR code linking to one piece of a complete text or vocal explanation of the history/ significance of the ventilators. The entire story will not be told until all ventilators have been visited! 62 Right: Axonomet…
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New York City and its rural resources in Westchester County. Both the interior and exterior space may be utilized as a Croton Waterworks New York CityWestchester Center, with the goal of fostering Section 4: Interpretation Proposed Interpretation by …
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which the public can access our group mission statement, images, statement of significance, videos, maps, oral histories, and Croton-related stories. We have included a varied program of references for visitors to access. These range from links to in…
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prove the most successful in actually bringing people to the system. 1 Nielsen Media, “State of the Media 2010: U.S. Audiences and Devices,” NielsenWire (2010); see also Roger Enter, “Smartphone to Overtake Feature Phones in U.S. by 2011,” NielsenWir…
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and from sites, and will also provide information about those structures. http://citytours.googlelabs.com/ Additional Digital Media Broadcastr Broadcastr is a developing social media platform that allows for location-based story recording and archivi…
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in Westchester County. One of the major problems with existing signage along the Croton system is that many different methods of branding have been employed. For instance, the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation use their own logo on signs, while …
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featured at the top of this panel, drawing parallels to the other two signage types. The content and layout of this panel will be identical for every site that uses the medium-sized signage scheme. The second panel will feature site-specific informat…
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through, then and now —Past and present attractions and amusements associated with the Waterworks These videos could be accessed directly from YouTube or from our website, and links to them could be sent to other relevant historical or educational or…
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States and New York High School Standard 3: Geography Sample Curriculum Ideas If teachers in New York City are still not convinced that they would have the time to take their students to commune with the Croton Waterworks in Westchester County, there…
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the New Croton Dam), the author recounts in these pages his guided tour of the South Gatehouse, complete with illustrations of the structure’s now-closed interior. —“Local Intelligence: The New Reservoir,” The New York Times, 30 June 1862, http://tin…
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forty years, and during that time, I worked with my seventh graders a lot on backyard history. One of the themes that I focused upon was the history of the NYC water supply system. People always ask me, “Well, how did you get interested in the water …
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ever mentioned the history of the Hudson River Valley, never mentioned the history of the Hudson River, never mentioned the history of Sing-Sing Prison, never mentioned Andre and Arnold and West Point, and they certainly never really talked about the…
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wonderful history that still is truly in our backyard. Oral Histories 92 Solemn River there, it’s got to be 150 feet high. And there were times when the kids—you know, I’d say to the kids, “Okay, you can go up about 20 or 30 feet, but then you have t…
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down at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, where it crosses the Oral History 2: Scott Craven Scott Craven, a former student in Mr. O.’s class, is now a captain of the police force in Ossining. A lifelong resident of the village with a background in history, he …
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Ossining Police Department, and I’ve been a police officer here for twenty-six years. I’ve lived in Ossining and the Lower Hudson River Valley for my entire fifty years, and I’m never gonna leave. I talk on various topics of the Hudson River to diffe…
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further ensure the protection of the system. Our research and analysis informed our preservation plan and interpretive schemes. We have outlined shortand long-term approaches, best-practice methods, and platforms to encourage preservationists and par…
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99 Rivertown Runners (Westchester): Rivertown Runners is an organization that organizes community running events for its members and other runners in the towns along the Hudson River. The main goal is to raise money to benefit local charities and to …
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2nd Floor Yonkers, NY 10701 website: www.groundworkhv.org promote the joys of running. The Runners make use of the parts of the Old Croton Aqueduct trailway that run through the river towns along the Hudson River. Rivertown Runners P.O. Box 8384 Slee…
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various partners and constituents, the High Bridge is slated to be restored and reopened for public use by 2013. website: http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_ your_park/highbridge/html/hb_coalition_programs.html an exposed section of the aqueduct tunnel. …
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to acquire easements, which may be beneficial to the Croton Waterworks when considering issues such as encroachment on the historic viewshed. private, non-profit organization geared toward the preservation of historic places, offers multiple grants a…
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for the intangible benefits that these sites have fostered: they have and are still raising awareness of the Croton Waterworks. Awareness is at the heart of our mission because it is a key step to advocating for the protection of the system. Online F…
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of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, allowing one side of the reservoir to be drained for repairs while water distribution continued from the other. beltcourse: A continuous row/layer of stones or bricks in a wall. berm: Generally speaking, a…