…In the south east corner of Yorktown, is situated the great dam of theCroton Acqueduct, one of the most important and ex-tensive works ever undertaken in this country. "The dam across the Croton, is placed where the river enters…

…In its progress to the Croton the Beaver dam is fed by the waters of broad and muddy brooks. By the process of gaug-ing in 1833, (at a fair minimum,) the Beaver dam and Broad brook yielded four million…

…of the dam, shad fish annually ascended the river some miles above the present lake. The fishing is now entirely confined to trout, perch, and other fresh water fish. In 1800 it was proposed to render the Croton river navigable…

…Near the intersection of the Beaver Dam and Cross River are situated the fishing falls. Golden's Bridge is a small hamlet (located on the banks of the Croton) in the northwest corner of this town. It contains a post…

[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] This was in the year 1774."* Much valuable property was destroyed in this vicinity by the great Croton flood of 1840, caused by the giving way of the dam, on which occasion the river (directly opposite…

…Previous to the erection of the Croton dam, the shad fish annually ascended the river to Whitlocksville a distance of nearly thirty miles from the Hudson; trout are taken here in great abundance.

…Passing under the arch of the Croton aqueduct, the waters again appear rushing over their stony bed until their further progress is checked by the mill dam. Here a pipe of nine hundred feet in length conveys the water lo…

…When the Croton dam gave way in the fixll of 1840, the wild, hurryins: torrent, as it approached nearer and nearer, is said to have sent a savage roar through these woods, causing the very watch-dogs to howl for…

…The cost of VI hich is estimated at 230 i;i650 Pine's Bridge crosses the lake about one mile above the dam. On the south side of the Croton is a small settlement bearing the name of Crotonville, which…

…It is entitled, " The Doleful Disaster of Anthony the Trumpeter." " Stuyvesant resolutely bent upon defending his beloved city (New Amster-dam) in despite of itself, called unto him his trusty Van Corlear, w^ho was his right hand man in…

…The surrounding country, is well wooded, and water-ed by several streams tributary to the Croton. The principal of these are the Pepemighting misnamed the Kisco, the Cisqua or Beaver dam, and the Peppeneghek or Cross River.

…133 The deep seclusion of tlie woods bordering Plumb brook af-forded an agreeable haunt to the beaver, and here these industri-ous animals had constructed an extensive dam which long sur-vived their existence. Upon the partition of the…