…Aqueduct bridges Where major water courses crossed the line of the Aqueduct it was necessary to build something larger than a culvert, and Jervis was forced to consider aqueduct bridges along the length of the Aqueduct between the Croton Dam…

…But in the early 1840s, America was still searching for self-confi- dence and self-definition. "Imagining" public works such as the Old Croton Aqueduct, in creating a symbolic imagery for the public, helped people place themselves in the context…

…The construction of the work was commenced in May 1837 ; and on the 22d June, 1842, the Aqueduct received the water from the Fountain Reservoir on the Croton : — on the 27th of June, the water having been permitted to traverse…

…New Croton Aqueduct SHAFT NUMBER 21 Plate 29, New Croton Aqueduct Shaft Number 21 was engineered at a depth of 103 feet. Marking the eastern end of the Harlem River Siphon, numerous difficulties were encountered in its construction. Type Type…

…CROTON DAM BARN (Submerged) Plate 13-, Old Croton Aqueduct Interpretation Current Designation(s) Type 28 Sign Current Designation(s) Type Originally designed with earthen embankments flanking a masonry dam, the Old Croton Dam suffered damage in a flood during construction…

…in its construction. Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Interpretation Sign Current Designation(s) CROTON FALLS RESERVOIR 1906-1911 Plate 7-, New Croton Aqueduct Formed by impounding the West Branch and Middle Branch of the Croton Reservoir, the Croton Falls Reservoir…

…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…

…above the brook of over one lain-I dred feet. "The Croton Arch" is a very striking feature of our village. The new aqueduct, now in course of construction, will pass subterraneoiisly through the whole length of the eastern border…

…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…

…This disaster helped motivate the construction of the Croton Aqueduct to provide reliable water to New York City.

…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…

…Most of the particulars of the first sivcly, however, on the old aqueduct anil ante-aqueduct in our text arc digested from Mr. cedent conditions) is the " Memoir, etc., of (he King's " Memoir." Croton Aqueduct," compiled by Charles King…

…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…

…Moreover, the original calculations of the total probable cost of the aqueduct from the Croton had by this time been found to be ridiculously small, and it began to be realized that the ultimate aggregate would approximate or exceed $10…

…Spooner (1900)] the legis-lature authorized the construction of the necessary works, and on the 21th of June, 1891, the second aqueduct was finished and turned over to the department of public works of New York City. Since 1888 the…

…The bridge should not be confused with the more famous High Bridge that carried the Croton Aqueduct across the Harlem River. The advertisement raises intriguing questions: Why would someone commission an engraved watch depicting a relatively obscure local bridge? Why…

…Thomas Scharf (1886)] To which Andre wb OLD LANDRINE HOUSE, taken alter his capture, and where he ■at on the ste| Michael Nolan, who farms, and boards some of the people connected with the construction of the New Croton 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…

…In the construction of the aqueduct fifty-five mil-lion bricks were used, and seven hundred thousand cubic yards of stone masonry built. At.istances of a mile hollow circular towers were erected to afford ventilation. The Croton Water-Works…

…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…