…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…

…Introduction Lake Manahatta (now Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir) constructed (decommissioned 1993) 1898 1903 High Pumping Station completed 1906 1906 Jerome Park Reservoir completed New Croton Dam and Reservoir completed 1906 1906 West Branch Dam and Reservoir completed Henry Ford’s…

…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…

…SING SING KILL BRIDGE 1842 Plate 20-8, Old Croton Aqueduct Type SODOM DAM 1888-1892 Plate 5-, New Croton Aqueduct Interpretation Sign Significance(s) Current Designation(s) Interpretation Sign SODOM RESERVOIR 1888-1892 Plate 5-, New Croton Aqueduct Vertical…

…The Croton Lake is by far the most ex-tensive sheet of water in the county. It is formed by a dam about five miles east of the mouth of the Croton, and has an ordinary length of some three…

…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…

…Introduction 1911 Additional Putnam County dams completed (Croton Falls Diverting Dam and Reservoir, Croton Falls Hemlock Dam and Reservoir) 1984 1981 135th Street Gatehouse designated a NYC Landmark 1983 135th Street Gatehouse placed on National Register of Historic Places 1965…

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…

…Significance(s) Appendix CROTON FALLS DAM 1906-1911 Plate 7-, New Croton Aqueduct For more information, see fiche on page XXX. CROTON FALLS DIVERTING DAM 1911 Plate 4-, New Croton Aqueduct Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Earthen with a stepped…

October 14, 1842 - "Thousands to celebrate the Croton Dam and fresh water for NYC" A first-person account from Julia Lawrence Hasbrouck's diary describes the Croton Water Celebration in New York City. The diarist noted it was "a happy…

…There was little evidence of erosion of the stonework or of the apron dunng all of the years that the Dam functioned. When additional water was needed for New York, a sec- ond Croton Dam was built, which flooded Jervis…

…7th January, 1841, by a great and sudden rise in the water of the Croton, and consequently of the Croton Lake, which carried away the dam for a distance of near 200 feet. It was the part described as an…

…The contractors for the new dam in the Croton, for instance, were bound to have it in such an advanced stage by 1st November of this year, as to throw two feet water from the lake into the aqueduct. The…

continuation of the Sodom Auxiliary Dam, the overflow weir stretches 500 feet and is 8 feet high. Type Significance(s) Interpretation Current Designation(s) Sign Current Designation(s) 41 SOUTH YONKERS GATEHOUSE c 1888 Plate 28-XX, New Croton Aqueduct…

…The First Division, which embraces the Croton Dam, Croton River, and first 10 177-1000 miles adjoining the same, may be said to be completed. The dam requires an expenditure of about one thousand dollars to complete the contract. The…

…Work was well underway when a freshet struck the Croton River watershed. The dam was breached when the water rose 15 feet above the spillway of the dam. The masonry part was on solid rock and was not dis- turbed…

A map and graph from the May 23, 1908 issue of Scientific American illustrating reservoirs within the Croton watershed system following completion of the New Croton Dam, with their relative elevations.

…In 1841, Purdy's bridge was swept away -- along with all the other Croton River bridges, many houses and several mills -- when part of the original Croton Dam collapsed, releasing a torrent of water that was 50 feet high when…

…Jervis also concurred with the loca- tion of the dam at Garretson's Mill, seven miles upstream from the Croton's junction with the Hudson. He felt that a high dam would create a large reservoir wherein a more complete…

…The year 1898 was pivotal for Croton's development. Brickmaking remained a dominant industry, while construction of the New Croton Dam, which began in 1892, was reaching a critical phase. By this point, workers had successfully diverted the Croton River…

…Tower, View above the Croton Dam, From Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct, 1843 Engraved by William James Bennett; 5V2X 10 V2 Inches (Image) Ossining Historical Society Museum Fayette B. Tower, View below the Croton Dam, From Illustrations of the Croton…

…All the bridges below the dam were carried away, and above the dam. Pines Bridge, and we are informed Wood's Bridge also — leaving no crossing over the Croton from its mouth to Golden's bridge ....■^^ The newspaper account provides…

…Topographical Map Showing the Entire Watershed of Croton River above the Croton Aqueduct Dam. 1858. hand-colored lithograph Courtesy Jervis Public Library, drawing #148. Photo: G. R. Farley figure 43. above: New Croton Dam under Construction, c.1890, photograph Courtesy…

…In April, 1837, work was com-menced in constructing the dam across the Croton River about five miles above its mouth, and in build-ing the aqueduct. John B. Jcrvis was chief in-gineer. On the 7th of January, 1841…

…between reservoirs - 2.176 40.562 It is proper to add to the above, the length of the Croton reservoir, which has been formed by the erection of the Croton dam and other work necessary to obtain the water, at…

…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…

Croton Aqueduct Puzzles This piece explores two nineteenth-century jigsaw puzzles featuring the Old Croton Dam and High Bridge, part of a collection called "Sliced Objects" published by E. G. Selchow & Co. between approximately 1867 and 1880. Selchow was a…

…Danger of water famine has compelled the city to make en-deavors to increase the Croton supply. According to the plan recently adopted, a dam is to be built at Quaker Bridge, about two and a half miles below the…

…excluded the railroad—"the arch-enemy of gas companies." However, an anchor symbol beneath "Croton-on-Hudson" indicated seaplane service back to New York City, and a small airplane landing strip existed near the New Croton Dam via Route 129.