…Many of these systems—such as the calming pool at the base of the Old Croton Dam and the overhead cableway used in the construction of the Sodom Dam—came to be accepted as standards in similar construction projects for…

…Another plan was proposed which contemplated a permanent dam across the Hudson River extending from the city to the Jersey shore. This dam was proposed to be built about 2 feet above the level of high tide, thereby keeping all…

…D dam: A structural barrier that impounds or retains water. Department of Water Works: Superseded the Croton Aqueduct Board in 1870. distributing reservoir: A reservoir from which water is distributed; In the Croton Waterworks system, distributing reservoirs were the final…

…The most prominent objects of labor and cost on the first division arer first, the dam across the Croton River. This dam will be fifty feet high, from the bed of the river, and about forty feet from low water…

…Arthur Hunter, 56.153.13 The New Croton Dam, c. 1890s Contemporary print from original glass plate negative The Hudson River Museum of Westchester Gloeckner Newby Co., New Croton Dam, 1912 Photograph; 2V2X 9V2 Inches Collection of ESL Information Services…

…The Croton Aqueduct was designed to supply the city of New York with an abun- dance of pure and wholesome water. It commences about six miles above the mouth of the Croton river, where a dam has been constructed to…

…Like the railroad, the construction of the Croton and New Croton Dams and the New Croton Aqueduct played an important role in shaping Croton-on-Hudson’s development. Construction began on the Croton Dam in 1837 after several water crises…

…MIDDLE BRANCH DAM 1874-1878 Plate 4-, New Croton Aqueduct Earthen with a masonry core-wall, the 515 foot long dam stretches across the Middle Branch of the Croton River. It reaches a maximum height of 94 feet. For more…

…safe resource to be relied on is the Croton, which may be introduced at a less expense than the proposed object of dam- ming the Hudson. The elevated situation of the Croton will allow the artizan to make it applicable…

…three sections of the Croton Aqueduct, including the dam in the Croton, the aqueduct bridge over Sing Sing Kill, and the necessary exca- vations and tunnelling on the line of about S£ miles from the Croton to Sing Sing village…

…by the unprecedented storm." The prevalence of heavy rains in the spring of 1841, retarded the reconstruction of the Croton dam, which was contracted for anew, at an increased price indeed, but of larger dimensions and more durable materials ; and…

…Croton Dam 147, 79, 86, 87, 8, 91 Croton Maid, 193, 78, 9, 20, 24, 6, 15, 195 Curtis, Zebina, Water Project, 89 Clendening Valley 175, 82, 8, 92, 204, 211 Dekay, Dr 108 Disbrow, Levi 104 Douglas, Major,. 116…

…They have, therefore, deemed it their duty to ascertain by actual survey, whether a dam may not be raised at some point nearer the mouth of the river, than that proposed by their report of 1833, from which might be…

…Artists, writers, and the general public also associated the Croton water system with park-like public amenities in both the City and the countryside — in the fountains, reservoirs, the Dam and Lake, and High Bridge. In fact, the concept of…

…Now, although this CROTON AQUEDUCT, 127 last proposition carries with it the semblance of feasibility, there is, nevertheless, noth- ing new in it : for he only offers to remove the dam from the place selected by our engi- neer, to…

Croton River where a dam could be constructed that would turn the water into a channel having a gradual descent to the required elevation at the city. So that it may easily be conceived, it is only diverting the water…

…79 Having ascertained the elevation in the city at which it would be desirable to use the water, it was only necessary then, to find a point on the Croton River where a dam could be constructed that would turn…

…On the 20th January, 1843, the then Commissioners made their final report, which, announced the completion of the Croton Dam, and that it had undergone, without damage, the test of a full ordinary freshet caused by the warm rains, and…

…Aqueduct of Spoleto, Italy, .... - 3'^ Sections of the Croton Aqueduct, - - - - 84 & 86 Entrance Ventilator, .'.-■-- 88 Isometrical View of Culvert, ------ 90 Tunnel and Gate Chamber at the head of the Aqueduct, - - 92 View above the Croton Dam, ------ 95 Entablature over the…

…The trail begins on the south side of the New Croton Dam, farthest from the spillway, and works its way down following the path the aqueduct took from the dam to New York City. The trail offers a scenic walk…

…From the very beginning, many sites along the Aqueduct—the Murray Hill Reservoir, High Bridge, Old Croton Dam—became popular destinations for sightseeing and recreation. Also popular were the fountains fed by the Waterworks, which produced jets of water that…

…The 'work was so far completed, as to permit the'water to be let in from the Croton dam on the 22d day of June, 1842 ; and it was admitted into the distributing reservoir on the 4th of July following…

completed in 1890 and the New Croton Dam, designed to meet the ever-increasing demands for fresh water from New York City, was completed in 1907 after 15 years of construction. Construction of New Croton Dam, 1901 Source: History of…

…A prominent American architect who worked as an assistant engineer during the construction of the Old Croton Aqueduct system. receiving reservoir: One of two types of reservoirs utilized in the Croton system; Receiving reservoirs were intermediate reservoirs, located downstream, that…

…An archway over the Highland turnpike, now highway, about eleven miles below the Croton dam, of 20 feet span, and 14 feet in height. 4th. The large culvert on Mill River, requiring an arch of 25 feet span, and 170…

…Old Croton Dam Site, reference number 73001289 1974: Old Croton Aqueduct, reference number 74001324 1983: 135th Street Gatehouse, reference number 83001721; High Pumping Station (Bronx, NY), reference number 83003882 40 National Historic Landmark (National Park Service) 1974, 1992: Old Croton…

…Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Current Designation(s) Current Designation(s) WEST BRANCH RESERVOIR 1895 Plate 2-, New Croton Aqueduct The West Branch Reservoir was formed by the Carmel Dam. For more information, see fiche on page XXX. Type Significance(s…

…idea of building a dam across the Hudson. We have now gone over most of the preliminary steps which were taken before deciding upon the source for a supply of water. — Having fixed upon the Croton River as a stream…

…This crossing is thirty-three miles from the Croton Dam, and about ten miles from the City-Hall. The distance across this valley is about a quarter of a mile, and the surface of the River is 120 feet below…

…PAGE 55 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 126 Old Post Road North. 126 Old Post Road was built in 1905 in the English Cotswald style. The fieldstone house was built from the same stone used in the construction of the Croton Dam…