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…is a view taken from a point below the dam and shows the relative positions of the dam and the gate chamber at the head of the Aqueduct. The original channel of the River where the dam is built, X…
Lossing, Benson John. The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea. New York: Virtue & Yorston, 1866. Internet Archive identifier: hudsonfromwilder00lossi. Illustrated travel-history of the Hudson River valley by the writer and artist Benson J. Lossing, whose chapter on Teller's / Croton Point is a primary source for Senasqua place-name etymology, Sarah Teller's 1682 purchase, and the Underhill vineyard.
…The dam also furnishes water power to a number of mills
on the Troy shore below it, into which grain is taken from vessels lying
at the docks, by means of "elevators" worked by the water wheels.
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
…The failure of this embankment might not only create a devastating flood in the valley below , but also cause a current above , of such irresistible velocity , as would de- stroy the earthen part of the old Croton dam , thus at…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
…The failure of this embankment might not only create a devastating flood in the valley below , but also cause a current above , of such irresistible velocity , as would de- stroy the earthen part of the old Croton dam , thus at…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
…The failure of this embankment might not only create a devastating flood in the valley below , but also cause a current above , of such irresistible velocity , as would de- stroy the earthen part of the old Croton dam , thus at…
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…This dam was proposed to be built about 2 feet above the level of high tide, thereby keeping all the salt water below ; and above the dam would be the fresh water for supplying the city, which must be pumped…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…the race is excavated below the overfall of the dam, and of course, room is
allowed for a continual passage of four hundred and eighty square feet of water these ;
arches are on the north of the race, and the…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. II. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir
The Pathfinder dam and reservoir is located about three miles below the junction of
the Sweetwater with the North Platte near
the old Overland Trail, and is named in
honor of John C. Fremont, who was…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851.
…The Middle Creek, has its head at a spring and joins the
above Creek a little below the Fort.
I. The Saw Mill Dam
K. The Mill Race
L. The Waste Race
M. The Road from the Mahawk River over…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…At 300 feet below the main dam, a second dam is in progress, which is to be 9 feet
high, constructed of timber, stone and gravel, which will set the water back over
the
of the main and form a…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
…The failure of this embankment might not only create a devastating flood in the valley below , but also cause a current above , of such irresistible velocity , as would de- stroy the earthen part of the old Croton dam , thus at…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
At the place where it was determined to build the dam
across the Croton River, the surface of the natural flow of
water was about 38 feet below the elevation required as a
head for the water to flow into…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881.
…The cost of which is estimated at . . . " .
£350
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£1,650
Pines Bridge crosses the lake about one mile above the dam. Ou
the south side of the Croton is a small settlement bearing the name of
Crotonville -- which contains…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850.
…At some distance
below this dam and lock, a canal may be led from the river on
the south side, secured with guard gates, and run througli low
lands, and well slieltered along the foot of tlie hills and re…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…the dam, yet we fear, that, in locking vessels up, more or less of the
salt water below the dam will follow them, and although the quantity may be comparatively small, the constant repetition of the operation, by the hundreds…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850.
…Carrying a
Peece of ye old Damm with it, and came down with such force
yt had like to Carry both Saw Mill & Corn miU & Dam and all,
for ye Ise being Strong below ye Dam, stopd ye water w…
Ruttenber, E.M. Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in the Valley of Hudson's River, the Valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware. Published in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, Vol. VI. 1906.
…On the 9th of August ^Clinton's forces embarked and the dam
was cut. The opening of the dam made very high water, flooding
the flats down the river and frightening the Indians, who thoug'ht
the Great Spirit was…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…of the hill against
which the masonry of the dam is built, a distance of over
200 feet. This tunnel descends into the Reservoir, so that
the centre of it at the mouth is about 12 feet below the sur…
Lossing, Benson John. The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea. New York: Virtue & Yorston, 1866. Internet Archive identifier: hudsonfromwilder00lossi. Illustrated travel-history of the Hudson River valley by the writer and artist Benson J. Lossing, whose chapter on Teller's / Croton Point is a primary source for Senasqua place-name etymology, Sarah Teller's 1682 purchase, and the Underhill vineyard.
Elephant Island
Lumber Dam and Sluice
Initial Letter-- The Wayside Fountain
Eapids at the Head of Harris's Lake
Sandford Lake
The Iron Dam
Adirondack Village
Departure for Tahawus
First Bridge over the Hudson
Bark Cabin at Calamity Pond
Henderson…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…At the place where it was determined to build the dam
across the Croton River, the surface of the natural flow of
water was about 38 feet below the elevation required as a
head for the water to flow into…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Seymour is of opinion that no injury will be done to the land on the banks
of the Hudson by the rise of water within the dam but, the Commissioners think, the
;
rising of the water permanently, two feet above…
Lossing, Benson John. The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea. New York: Virtue & Yorston, 1866. Internet Archive identifier: hudsonfromwilder00lossi. Illustrated travel-history of the Hudson River valley by the writer and artist Benson J. Lossing, whose chapter on Teller's / Croton Point is a primary source for Senasqua place-name etymology, Sarah Teller's 1682 purchase, and the Underhill vineyard.
…At the head of the aqueduct a dam was constructed, for the
purpose of forming a fountain reservoir ^^ At the beginning of 1841 a
flood, produced by a protracted rain-storm and melting snows, swept
away the dam, and carried…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…the Croton Aqueduct,
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Isometrical View of Culvert, 90
Tunnel and Gate Chamber at the head of the Aqueduct, - - 92
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View above the Croton Dam, 95
Entablature over the entrance to the Aqueduct, - 96
View below the Croton Dam…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…This dam was proposed to
be built about 2 feet above the level of high tide, thereby
keeping all the salt water below ; and above the dam would
be the fresh water for supplying the city, which must be
pumped…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The embankment stood well, and gave no indications of
failure, until the water rose to near the surface, and passed through between the frozen and
unfrozen earth about 20 inches below the top. After the breach was made in the…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
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Isometrical View of Culvert, 90
Tunnel and Gate Chamber at the head of the Aqueduct, - - 92
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View above the Croton Dam, 95
Entablature over the entrance to the Aqueduct, - 96
View below the Croton Dam,
Croton Aqueduct at Sing-Sing…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851.
…Bult. . /
Springs. @ A Wood Dam made bya Frodigtous es | 74ts Interwal is stoma ay
Ho The Midd le Creck. has tshead ata Spring, Number of trees: thrown there Fro - |
and joins the ahove Creck a tittle below merscuously by lreshes.
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
These are all the losses which have
come to our knowledge on the Crotori River, and all the losses to everybody above and
below the dam, including the dam, are considerably inside of $75,000."
No other parts of the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The bed of the river is about 18 feet below common high water mark. The
channel is not this depth for its whole width, but slopes very flat on the sides. The outline of the plan, is to make a…
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distance of about three miles carrying away m its course, Quaker bridge, Holman 's mills, and the old piers of the old Croton bridge.... All the bridges below the dam were carried away, and above the dam. Pines Bridge, and…