…under the Aqueduct, and one having two arches each 25 feet span for the river. Plate XVIII. is a view of the work at Saw Mill River. The water is set back at this place by a dam for a…

…of the survey, show- ing the water line of the basin formed by the dam ; the land that Avill be overflowed on both sides of the river ; the line traced for the aqueduct ; the depth of excavations and the MEMOIR…

…The utmost rise of the water above the dam was 25 inches ; although, according to estimate, a million gallons per minute passed over it, exclusive of that which escaped through the waste culvert of the dam, and through the aqueduct…

…best known Aqueduct painting of this later period. Artists, writers, and the general public also associated the Croton water system with park-like public amenities in both the City and the countryside — in the fountains, reservoirs, the Dam and Lake…

…only of the building of the Croton Aqueduct but also the beauty of its surroundings and how it complemented them. For example, he not- ed that the clearing of the area around the Dam and the juxtaposi- tion with man…

…EAST BRANCH GATEHOUSE 1888-1892 Plate 5-, New Croton Aqueduct The flow of water between Sodom Reservoir and Bog Brook Reservoir is controlled by a gatehouse located near Bog Brook Dam Number 1. The superstructure measures 23 X 27 feet…

…He suggested two possible routes to get Croton water to the City, one along the Hudson and one inland, and favored a masonry aqueduct tunnel. The cost for either route averaged about $4.5 million. In aligning solidly behind the…

…Cross section of the Old Croton Dam, illustrating the engineering significance of the system Left: An 1850 painting of the Croton Water Reservoir, an architecturally significant feature of the system. 34 35 Lack of Awareness or Understanding of Historic Heritage…

…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…

…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…

…Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign 119TH STREET GATEHOUSE 1894-1895 Plate 30-6, Old Croton Aqueduct The existing 119th Street Gatehouse replaced one built in the center of Amsterdam Avenue. Like its predecessor, it provided an outlet for the water…

…Tin' original water commissioners appointed in 1833 * retired in March, 1840, and were succeeded by Samuel Stevens, Benjamin Bird-sail, John I). Ward, and Samuel B. Childs. The dam across the Croton River was commenced in January, 1838, and was…

…The Croton Water-Works begin six miles above the mouth of the Croton River, where a dam elevates the water of the river fifty feet, or a hundred and sixty-!

…It was Major Douglass who determined that a gravity aqueduct could be built from a dam on the Croton River to the north bank of the Harlem River at a constant slope of 13V4 inches per mile. Having set the…

…High Bridge, Aqueduct, and Water Tower, reference number 72001560 1973: Old Croton Dam Site, reference number 73001289 1974: Old Croton Aqueduct, reference number 74001324 1983: 135th Street Gatehouse, reference number 83001721; High Pumping Station (Bronx, NY), reference number 83003882 40…

…The history of the building of Croton Aqueduct reminds us of the value of water, one of the most important rural resources in the 19th century, and the ways it had become an invaluable commodity for urban populations and allied…

…On these criteria the Croton Aqueduct provides an outstanding case study of the factors inherent in the design of any successful, large scale engineering work. The first step was to determine the quantity of water to be deliv- ered at…

miles from the Croton Dam. This valley is 1900 feet across, and the Aqueduct is supported upon a foundation wall of dry stone work having the face laid in mortar, except over three streets where bridges are built, having an…

…This having been done, and the dam raised sufficiently to cause the water to flow into the aqueduct, it was admitted to the depth of 18 inches, at 5 o'clock in the morning of the 22d June. A boat…

…The aqueduct proceeds from the Sing Sing tunnel, crossing both the aforesaid street and creek, from north to south. 3d. An archway over the Highland turnpike, now highway, about eleven miles below the Croton dam, of 20 feet span, and…

…Based on White's and Douglass' report, the Water Commissioners recommended to the Common Council a dam of 130-150 feet in height and a reservoir to be built 6 miles from the mouth of the Croton. The Common Council…

…The most prominent objects of labor and cost on the first division arer first, the dam across the Croton River. This dam will be fifty feet high, from the bed of the river, and about forty feet from low water…

…three sections of the Croton Aqueduct, including the dam in the Croton, the aqueduct bridge over Sing Sing Kill, and the necessary exca- vations and tunnelling on the line of about S£ miles from the Croton to Sing Sing village…

…That of laying a tax on the citizens to pay the interest of the water loan. 2d. To limit the power of the Water Commissioners over the aqueduct to its termination at Murray's Hill. 3d. To authorise the Commissioners…

…Jervis, Description of the Croton Aqueduct from the Dam to the Distributing Reservoir (New York, 1842),

…idea of building a dam across the Hudson. We have now gone over most of the preliminary steps which were taken before deciding upon the source for a supply of water. — Having fixed upon the Croton River as a stream…

…If the river, as low down as the proposeds ite for the dam, will be closed by a CROTON AQUEDUCT. 133 covering of ice for three months in the year, we should think the cutting off so much of the…

…French & Hastie, by means of a boat floating through the aqueduct, between the Croton Dam and Harlem River. Some unimportant defects were discovered inside the aqueduct, a short time before the water was shut off, and two small leaks ap…

…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…

…expense than the proposed object of dam- ming the Hudson. The elevated situation of the Croton will allow the artizan to make it applicable and certain to give a copious supply of water without hazard The plan proposed, he says…