…Croton Dam 147, 79, 86, 87, 8, 91 Croton Maid, 193, 78, 9, 20, 24, 6, 15, 195 Curtis, Zebina, Water Project, 89 Clendening Valley 175, 82, 8, 92, 204, 211 Dekay, Dr 108 Disbrow, Levi 104 Douglas, Major,. 116…

…It was originally proposed to construct the new Croton Dam at Quaker Bridge, but that plan was abandoned, and in August, 1892, the contract was awarded for the Cornell Dam, now approaching completion, about a mile and a half above…

…The dam across the Croton River was commenced in January, 1838, and was completed about the end of 1840. This dam was formed of 1 All the original commissioners except I'.. new board. Mr. Brown was succeeded by M. Brown…

…Two large storage reservoirs have been con-structed near the head waters of the Croton; one at Boyd's Corner, in the town of Kent, Putnam County, and the other at Drewville, in the same county. The DAM AT CltOToN…

…They have, therefore, deemed it their duty to ascertain by actual survey, whether a dam may not be raised at some point nearer the mouth of the river, than that proposed by their report of 1833, from which might be…

…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, and High Bridge. In fact, the concept of…

…Hayward was selected to construct the bridge following the Great Freshet of 1841, when the Old Croton Dam collapsed and destroyed all bridges downstream. Hayward had previously gained prominence building the first railroad bridge to cross the Hudson River at…

…Now, although this CROTON AQUEDUCT, 127 last proposition carries with it the semblance of feasibility, there is, nevertheless, noth- ing new in it : for he only offers to remove the dam from the place selected by our engi- neer, to…

Croton River where a dam could be constructed that would turn the water into a channel having a gradual descent to the required elevation at the city. So that it may easily be conceived, it is only diverting the water…

…Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., who had legitimate concerns about the Croton River diversion through past litigation and the devastating 1841 dam failure, did accept the invitation in a letter dated October 8, 1842, though his actual attendance remains undocumented.

…of the dam, shad fish annually ascended the river some miles above the present lake. The fishing is now entirely confined to trout, perch, and other fresh water fish. In 1800 it was proposed to render the Croton river navigable…

…79 Having ascertained the elevation in the city at which it would be desirable to use the water, it was only necessary then, to find a point on the Croton River where a dam could be constructed that would turn…

…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-!

…The largest, as already men-tioned, is Croton Lake, entirely artificial; and we have also seen that ^^|5*JWL,, several of the natural lakes have been utilized for purposes of water supply. Lake Waccabuc, in the Town of Lewisboro, has…

…On the 20th January, 1843, the then Commissioners made their final report, which, announced the completion of the Croton Dam, and that it had undergone, without damage, the test of a full ordinary freshet caused by the warm rains, and…

…The piece includes several detailed woodcut illustrations from the Dollar Weekly issue, showing the parade, High Bridge under construction, the Old Croton Dam, the Distributing Reservoir, and a Central Park fountain.

…Bailey's Wire-Mill. — A wire-mill was formerly located on the Croton River below the dam, near the western border of the town. It was started about 1831 by the Messrs. Bailey, the firm consisting of James Bailey, a…

…Near the intersection of the Beaver Dam and Cross River are situated the fishing falls. Golden's Bridge is a small hamlet (located on the banks of the Croton) in the northwest corner of this town. It contains a post…

…Several sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Bear Mountain Bridge Road and Toll House, and the Old Croton Dam. ## Geography The town encompasses approximately 50 square miles total, with about 39.3 square miles…

…Spooner (1900)] On the 26th of April, 1837, bids were opened " for furnish-ing the materials and completing the construction of twenty-three sections of the Croton Aqueduct, including the dam in the Croton, the aqueduct bridge over Sing Sing…

…The Croton Dam sets the river back about five miles. The water is conducted to a gateway located on solid rock to the head of the aqueduct on the YORKTOWN. Kir, southern shore, by a tunnel cut a hundred and…

…Aqueduct of Spoleto, Italy, .... - 3'^ Sections of the Croton Aqueduct, - - - - 84 & 86 Entrance Ventilator, .'.-■-- 88 Isometrical View of Culvert, ------ 90 Tunnel and Gate Chamber at the head of the Aqueduct, - - 92 View above the Croton Dam, ------ 95 Entablature over the…

…The trail begins on the south side of the New Croton Dam, farthest from the spillway, and works its way down following the path the aqueduct took from the dam to New York City. The trail offers a scenic walk…

…When it became certain, in 1831, that the water-supply problem was to find its solution in a continuous aqueduct from the Croton — such a continuous aqueduct being practicable in this case because of the Croton's sufficiently lofty elevation…

…The new aqueduct is to start from the present dam, and is to be cylindrical in shape and fourteen feet in diam-eter. The territory drained by the Croton River amounts to three hundred and thirty-eight square miles.

…east of the dam the bridge of the New York City and Northern Railroad spans the river at an elevation of eighty-four feet. Near the northern end of the bridge is the station known as Croton Lake North. A…

…From the very beginning, many sites along the Aqueduct—the Murray Hill Reservoir, High Bridge, Old Croton Dam—became popular destinations for sightseeing and recreation. Also popular were the fountains fed by the Waterworks, which produced jets of water that…

[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] This was in the year 1774."* Much valuable property was destroyed in this vicinity by the great Croton flood of 1840, caused by the giving way of the dam, on which occasion the river (directly opposite…

…The 'work was so far completed, as to permit the'water to be let in from the Croton dam on the 22d day of June, 1842 ; and it was admitted into the distributing reservoir on the 4th of July following…

completed in 1890 and the New Croton Dam, designed to meet the ever-increasing demands for fresh water from New York City, was completed in 1907 after 15 years of construction. Construction of New Croton Dam, 1901 Source: History of…