# History of the Old Croton Aqueduct ## Origins and Construction The Croton Water Supply System was established to address critical public health crises. New York City faced recurring fires and epidemics that repeatedly devastated the metropolis, s…

# Hudson River Sloop Clearwater The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. is a nonprofit organization founded in 1966 by folk musician Pete Seeger and his wife Toshi Seeger. Based in Beacon, New York, the organization focuses on protecting the Hudson …

# Cortlandt, New York Cortlandt is a town in Westchester County, New York, positioned at the northwestern edge of the county. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,545. The town is located at the eastern terminus of the Bear Mountain Bridge. …

# Croton-on-Hudson, New York Croton-on-Hudson is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 8,327 at the 2020 census. Located in the town of Cortlandt, it forms part of New York City's northern suburbs and was incorp…

and Entertainment: Alexander Calder (artist), Isadora Duncan (dancer), Edna St. Vincent Millay (poet), Audra McDonald (performer), Jerry Pinkney (children's book illustrator) Science and Technology: Frances E. Allen (computer scientist, Turing Award …

# New Croton Dam The New Croton Dam is a masonry gravity dam forming the New Croton Reservoir as part of the New York City water supply system. Located near Croton-on-Hudson, New York, approximately 22 miles north of NYC, the structure spans the Cro…

# Croton-Harmon Station ## Overview Croton-Harmon station serves the village of Croton-on-Hudson in New York's Westchester County. The facility functions as a crucial transit hub, operating on Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line while accommodating …

# Croton Point Park Croton Point Park is a Westchester County park located in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. The facility offers diverse recreational opportunities including a miniature aircraft airport, boat launch, tent and RV camping, cabin rental, …

# Indian Point Energy Center Indian Point Energy Center was a three-unit nuclear facility situated in Buchanan, New York, approximately 36 miles north of Manhattan on the Hudson River's east bank. The plant permanently ceased operations on April 30,…

# Kitchawank: The Croton-on-Hudson Wappinger Band The Kitchawank were a band of the Wappinger Confederation, an Eastern Algonquian people who inhabited what is now southern New York and western Connecticut. They were inhabitants of northern Westches…

# Old Croton Aqueduct ## Background Manhattan faced severe water scarcity as the city expanded northward from Wall Street. The island's brackish rivers provided limited freshwater, which became increasingly contaminated by sewage and industrial eff…

# Van Cortlandt Manor Van Cortlandt Manor House stands as a 17th-century property built by the Van Cortlandt family near where the Croton and Hudson Rivers converge in Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York. Currently operating as a museum a…

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