…Charles King, A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct (New York, 1843), p.220. 2. See selected bibliography on tlie construction of the Croton Aqueduct, p.57 of this book. 3. John Robison, A System…

…The design and construction of the Aqueduct is also noted as one of the remarkable technical accomplishments of 19th-century engineering. The Croton Aqueduct is usually thus described as an example of an innovative technology and as a response to…

…Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Current Designation(s) VAN CORTLANDT PARK WEIR Plate 28, Old Croton Aqueduct The Van Cortlandt Park Weir, like the six others built at the time of the construction of the Old Croton Aqueduct, controlled the…

…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…

…Schramke, Croton Aqueduct. Method of Tunneling in Earth (two men at work), c. 1837-1846 Ink and watercolor on paper; 18 x 16 inches Collection of ESL Information Services. Engineering Societies' Library, New York, NY Method of Construction on steep…

…http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/ home/home.shtml New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation (Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park): The segment of the Old Croton Aqueduct trailway located in the Old Croton Aqueduct State…

…145 on 28th February, published in the newspapers of New York, Albany, Utica, Hartford, Ct., and Philadelphia, inviting proposals until 26th April, "for furnishing the materials and completing the construction of twenty-three sections of the Croton Aqueduct, including the…

…Jr., (1793-1878), View of Croton Dam Engraved by Henry Jordan & Frederick Halpin (1805-1880); Frontispiece from Charles King's A Memoir of the Construction, Costs and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct, Compiled from Official Documents, Together with Account of…

…Shafts The Croton Waterworks shafts are associated with the construction and maintenance of the New Croton Aqueduct, which is still active. Although many of the shafts have been either filled in or are capped with masonry headhouses, and are relatively…

…With such examples be- fore us, we may consider that by the construction of the Croton Aqueduct for supplying the City of New- York with water has been secured an important measure for the pro- motion of its growth. Many…

…Ventilator along the Old Croton Aqueduct’s path Water Towers The Old Croton Aqueduct’s first water tower, built on the Manhattan end of the High Bridge in 1845, was constructed to address issues of water availability in northern Manhattan…

…Croton Lake, wood engraving in "From Croton to Town," Harpcr'i Magazine, July 6. 1872 Courtesy Dobbs Ferry Historical Society (not in exhibition) Photo: J. Kennedy this land by 1837, received $4,000 from the Water Commissioners for the Aqueduct…

…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…

…the Old Croton Aqueduct, I think more and more teachers would do that.” Oechsner’s approach was to begin by teaching his students about the historic context—at the local, state, and national levels—of the Waterworks’ construction in the…

…The New Croton Aqueduct’s shafts are another example of a subgrade feature that helps to tell the story of the construction and maintenance of the system. Aboveground structures and landscapes are inherently visible, and include sites such as the…

…power of man to change nature..,," The construction and cultural reaction to this later civic project (1869-1883) makes an interesting comparison with the Aqueduct's stoiy. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY: THE OLD CROTON aqueduct LENDERS TO THE EXHIBITION Blake, Nelson Manfred…

…The Plan to meet the Need Water Woria Money of 1774 Wooc^engraved illustration in Charles King's A Memoir of the construction, costs and capacity of the Croton Aqueduct, compiled from official documents, together with an account of the…

…Public Library, Rome, NY, drawing #249 High Bridge During the Construction of the Large Main. Viewed from the Westchester Side of the Harlem River, 1861; Sing Sing Bridge, Croton Aqueduct, Showing the Road Bridge Underneath It, 1863 From Photographic Views…

…In view of the length of time which the construction of the aqueduct would occupy, of the vast sums that would be expended, and of various and perplexing questions that could not fail to arise in the progress of the…

…Charles King, A Memoir of the Construction, Cost and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct ... together with an account of the Civic Celebration (New York: Printed by Charles King, 1843), p.226; Charles Wesley, "Westchester County Watersheds as a supply for…

…Natural fountains were an ancient symbol of life and salvation, and this imagery opened "The Croton Ode." Public ornamental foun- tains were a luxury made possible by the Aqueduct in addition to the essential services it provided. A source of…

…Left with only such insensitive clinical official reports of the incident one might conclude that this was a minor, somewhat costly interruption in the construction timetable. Westchester residents knew othenwise. Not only was the community around the lower Croton uprooted…

…The foreigner who visits this country will find the Croton Aqueduct an interesting specimen of our public works, and will be pleased with a pedestrian tour along the line of work to the Fountain Reservoir among the hills of the…

…From Manhattan Valley the Aqueduct passes through a tunnel, and following its course the next work of interest is at Clendinning Valley, which is thirty-seven miles from the Croton Dam. This valley is 1900 feet across, and the Aqueduct…

…145 on 28th February, published in the newspapers of New York, Albany, Utica, Hartford, Ct., and Philadelphia, inviting proposals until 26th April, "for furnishing the materials and completing the construction of twenty-three sections of the Croton Aqueduct, including the…

…Douglass boasted "that a better disposed or more rea- sonable set of landholders than those on the line of the Croton Aqueduct is very seldom found. Very soon after, however, the disposition of Westchester land- holders worsened. Word spread that…

…Bridge at Sleepy Hollow, wood engraving in "From Croton to Town." Harper's Magazine. July 6, 1872 Courtesy Dobbs Ferry Historical Society, (not in exhibition) Photo: J. Kennedy Harnik once, -when required for the aqueduct, became of great and intrinsic…

…From the Croton Dam the Aqueduct passes along the left side of the valley of the Croton River until at the mouth of this river it reaches the left bank of the Hudson, which it pursues, keep- ing at a…

…The Legislature also passed a law authorizing the construction of the aqueduct through lands belonging to the State, at Sing Sing. In their Report of 9th January, 1837, the Commissioners reiterate the account of CROTONAdUEDUCT. 143 their difficulties in conciliating…

…The conversion of the Dobbs Ferry Keeper’s House into a historic house museum would aid in educating the public about the human aspect of the Old Croton Aqueduct’s construction and maintenance. For the demolished structures, “On This Site…