New Croton Dam, 1978 Photographer Jack Boucher captured aerial and ground photographs of the New Croton Dam in 1978. These images are now part of the Historic American Engineering Record collection housed at the Library of Congress. The collection comprises…

New Croton Dam, circa 1907 This post features a vintage postcard depicting the nearly-completed New Croton Dam, also known as the Cornell Dam, photographed around 1907. The dating is based on the postcard's "undivided back" format, which was…

New Croton Dam Site Map, 1892 This piece features a contract drawing for the New Croton Dam located at the Cornell Site, dated May 2, 1892. The map's most compelling aspect extends beyond the dam structure itself. Instead, the…

# 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…

August 13, 1841 - "A ride to the Croton Dam" The post features a historical diary entry from Julia Lawrence Hasbrouck, dated 172 years prior to publication. Hasbrouck documented a journey from Sing Sing to the Old Croton Dam that occurred…

New Croton Dam, circa 1906 This post features a historical postcard depicting the nearly completed New Croton Dam, published by William Terhune, "Ossining on Hudson," N.Y., circa 1906. The postcard was sent from Ossining on March 13, 1906.

New Croton Dam Post Card This post features a vintage Colortone postcard depicting the New Croton Dam, published by the Ruben Publishing Co. in Newburgh, N.Y. and printed by "C.T. Art" (Curt Teich Art). Based on the code…

New Croton Dam Construction, circa 1902 The Croton History website recently acquired a remarkable photographic collection documenting the New Croton Dam during its construction phase. Based on the visible completion stages of the structure, historians estimate these images were captured…

A detailed engraving from the October 17, 1896 Scientific American depicting the New Croton Dam construction. According to Christopher Tompkins, author of The Croton Dams and Aqueduct, this image is "especially noteworthy for its accuracy in depicting the excavation."

Visit to New Croton Dam—February, 1934 In the winter of 1934, members of the Bagley family of Peekskill documented their visit to the New Croton Dam through a series of photographs. Each image bears a handwritten inscription on its…

A 1906 engineering plan depicting the downstream elevation of the New Croton Dam, prepared by the New York City Aqueduct Commission, from the Historic American Engineering Record at the Library of Congress.

Driving to the Dam, 1912 This historical post features a 1912 photograph showing "an automobile driving along the road which once ran across what is now the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail." The image captures an early motorcar on a path…

The Ossining Historical Society Museum houses a remarkable photographic collection documenting the Old Croton Aqueduct. During a recent visit, curator Norm MacDonald shared newly acquired materials, including two rare photographs capturing blacksmiths at the New Croton Dam from September 1895…

New Croton Dam Spillway This historical piece showcases a photograph of the nearly completed New Croton Dam's spillway, captured during construction before water typically flowed over it. The image comes from the George P. Hall & Son Photograph Collection at…

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Water Over the Dam (1900-1907) The New Croton Dam was constructed primarily by immigrant laborers, predominantly Italian workers alongside Irish, African American, and Scandinavian employees. These workers inhabited small communities near the construction site and boarding houses in Croton…

…Also known as the Cornell Dam, after the family who owned the farmland where the dam was built, the New Croton Dam replaced the "old" dam, which lies underwater near the Croton Lake Bridge, where the Taconic State Parkway crosses…

…A severe 1956 incident occurred when New York City unexpectedly released massive quantities from the New Croton Dam, raising water levels five feet in minutes and endangering swimmers. This incident prompted discussions about building an alternative municipal pool instead. During…

…The test route conveniently passed by the New Croton Dam, with a photographer documenting the journey. The complete collection of 342 photographs from this 1913 Overman tires demonstration is accessible online through the Detroit Public Library's National Automotive History…

A photograph from Scientific American dated February 5, 1898, documents the initial phase of New Croton Dam construction—redirecting the Croton River's natural flow to create the excavation site for the dam's foundation. The project commenced on September…

This photograph of the New Croton Dam was published in the "Rotogravure Picture Section" of the Sunday, December 14, 1919 issue of the New York Times. The accompanying caption read: "For the first time in fourteen years water is flowing…