…Spooner (1900)] The public mind shrank from such a tremendous and seemingly fantastic pro-ceeding as the construction of an aqueduct from the far distant Croton; whereas the Bronx, running straight down into the Harlem River, seemed to have been…

…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…

…The Croton River and Aqueduct Navigating upriver proved challenging due to tidal currents. The Croton River, originally named Kitch-a-wan meaning "large and swift current," became crucial to New York City's water supply. Beginning in 1837, authorities constructed…

…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…

…to be overflowed." The Aqueduct Bill was passed by the Legislature and hence the action of the town was void. This bill, which provides for the construction of a dam or dams across the Croton River in order to secure…

…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…

…He was a resident during the time ■when the Croton Aqueduct and the Hudson River Railroad were in process of construction. Mr. Con-stant is remembered as a man of agreeable manners, with a charming domestic circle about him, and…

…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…

…Their first care was to stake out the lake to bo formed by damming the Croton, which it was at first calculated would have an area of 496 acres. But it was nearly two years before construction work was actually…

…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…

…There has been a flare-up amongst the Irish laborers on the Croton Aqueduct occasioned by the contractors reducing their wages from $1 to 75 cents/day. Large numbers turned out and marched from Westchester to Harlem, prevented others from…

masonry on the aqueduct, with- in the tunnels, 2476 feet, being an increase, during the last six months, of 1964 feet in length. 4th. Foundation and Protection Wall — The foundation wall now laid, amounts CROTON AQ.UEDUCT. 175 to 115…

…The plan of construction recommended, was a continuous tunnel or aqueduct in ma- sonry— as preferable both in economy and durability to iron pipes — an open canal being entirely repudiated. The reasons for the preference are thus stated : " On an…

…No part of the fund created by this act, or any other fund raised for the pur- pose of constructing or completing- the Croton Aqueduct, and the works connected there- with, and distributing the water throughout the city, shall be…

…The length of aqueduct from the Croton dam to the distributing reservoir is 40.562 miles — to wit : Masonry conduit in Westchester county - 32.880' Do. do. on New York Island 4.187 Total length 37.067 Receiving reservoir from…

…81 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE AQUEDUCT. Plate I. is a section of the Aqueduct showing the form of the masonry used in earth excavations. The foundation is formed with concrete ; the side walls of stone ; the bottom and sides of…

…Theophilus Schramke, Croton Aqueduct. Method of Tunneling in Earth, c.1837-46, ink and watercolor on paper Courtesy ESL Information Services, Engineering Societies' Library Photo: J. Kennedy to the more modest Westchester farmers, struggling to establish themselves. New York's…

…13 The plan of the bridge for the Croton Aqueduct at Harlem River has been criticised on account of the small thickness of the piers as compared with their height, and because they were not made piers of equilibrium ; that…

…Ward Carpenter & Son, surveyors and civil engineers, so well known in Westchester County for their painstaking accuracy, with a view to determine what part of the new aqueduct, now in process of construction, lay within the township of Mount Pleasant…

…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…