…A change, too, was made, on the recommendation of the chief engineer, in the posi- tion of the dam in the Croton ; a place about 400 feet down the stream being supposed more suitable for the purpose. This change led…

…THE OLD CROTON aqueduct LENDERS TO THE EXHIBITION Blake, Nelson Manfred. Water for Cities: A History of the Urban Water Supply Problem in the United States. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1956. Cooper, Linda Gilbert, ed. A Walkers to the Old…

…supply of the Croton water, is a consideration worthy of at- tention. 7th. If the river should ever be made navigable, by the removal of the mills at Kings- bridge, and of the obstruction of the dam at Macomb's…

…Rejecting the Bronx River as yielding an inadequate supply, the Commissioners proposed tap- ping the Croton watershed. The estimated cost for a dam across the Croton River, the aqueduct, and reservoirs was $4,150,000, with an additional $1,262…

…The water has usually flowed at the depth of two and a quarter feet in the aqueduct, but has been as- high as three and a half feet, and between the Croton Dam and Sing Sing waste wier (nearly 8…

dam, of 14 feet span, and 125 feet in length. The foundation wall at this place is 50 feet in height to grade, and 62 feet to the top filling of the aqueduct. 6th. An aqueduct bridge over the railroad…

…4.080 The Croton water was taken from the Croton dam, and when perfectly clear was found, as appears by the above analysis to contain 4.998, or about Jive 136 grains of solid matter to the gallon. The Schuylkill…

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…

…White presented various plans and estimates, some for an open canal to Ma- comb's dam, and thence the water to be raised by means of the water power furnished by the dam to the requisite elevation on the New…

…Jervis, that he suggested as a temporary expedient, the laying down pipes along the coffer dam in the river, through which the Croton water might be conducted to the New York shore. The Commissioners repeat this suggestion without expressing an…

…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…

…Wright, then Street Commis- sioner of the city, explored a route from Macomb's Dam to the Bronx river, with the expectation of being able to bring the water of that river to the dam, at an elevation of 120…

of the ban- ner the Queen of Cities, represented by a female wearing a crown, is calling attention to a picture, a view of the dam on the Croton River — the origin of the aqueduct. On the lower part of…

…On the other side of the ban- ner the Queen of Cities, represented by a female wearing a crown, is calling attention to a picture, a view of the dam on the Croton River — the origin of the aqueduct. On…

…It is not probable that either plan can be executed as early as other parts of the aqueduct ; and it will be proper to lay down a temporary pipe, which may be sufficient for the introduction of the water ; as…

…These were considered as fair averages of what may be depended on — though at times the Croton rolls to the Hudson several hundred million gallons daily. But over and above the running supply, the Croton lake created by the dam…

…Between the Croton Dam and the influent gate-house at Harlem River, the line of aqueduct was finished last season, and during the present season this gate-house has been nearly completed. The embankment in the Harlem River, which serves…

…Macomb, it is to be diverted, carried through Mill Brook, thence through a deep cutting to the valley of the Morrisania Creek, and so, to Macomb's Dam. The water to be taken from the Bronx, at an elevation of…

…dam at the Croton to the distributing reser- voir, a distance of about 41 miles, and all the work was to be finished in 1841. The opposition, however, to the syphon bridge over the Harlem, instead of a lofty aqueduct…

…On the other side is the Queen of Cities, calling attention to a picture, representing the Dam at the Croton River, the origin of the aqueduct. On the lower part of the border, surrounding the picture, are emblazoned the arms…