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October 14, 1842 - "Thousands to celebrate the Croton Dam and fresh water for NYC" A first-person account from Julia Lawrence Hasbrouck's diary describes the Croton Water Celebration in New York City. The diarist noted it was "a happy…

This article showcases a commemorative medal created to celebrate the opening of the Old Croton Aqueduct to the public on October 14, 1842. The piece was designed by Robert Lovett, Sr., a prominent American engraver. Lovett was born on March…

On October 11, 1842, former President John Quincy Adams discovered he had overlooked multiple invitations to serve as a distinguished guest at the Croton Water Celebration. His diary entry documented this oversight: "on turning over my letters recently received, to…

…New York, 10th October, 1842. To CLARKSON CROLIUS, Esq., Chairman Committee of Invitation ) for Croton Aqueduct celebration. $ Sin:— I received the invitation of Committee to attend the celebration of the introduction of the Croton water into the city, and hope…

…60 238 CELEBRATION OP THE From the Consul of the Two Sicilies. New- York, October 6th, 1842. To the Committee of the Croton Water. SIRS: The Consul General of the Two Sicilies, in acknowledging the receipt of the po- lite…

the introduction of the Croton water into the city, and hope my health will be so far restored by that day, as to allow me the pleasure of participating in the celebration of this event, to which I have looked…

…West Point, October 13th, 1842. GENTLEMEN: — Your invitation to the Superintendent of the Military Academy, and the Corps of Cadets, to attend the Croton water celebration to-morrow, has just been received. The permanent Superintendent of the Academy, is at…

…60 238 CELEBRATION OP THE From the Consul of the Two Sicilies. New- York, October 6th, 1842. To the Committee of the Croton Water. SIRS: The Consul General of the Two Sicilies, in acknowledging the receipt of the po- lite…

…The publication included a remarkable 16-inch-wide woodcut spanning the front page depicting the grand parade celebrating the Croton water introduction to New York City. In March 1842, Herrick & Ropes announced hiring a new leading editor described as a…

…Croton Water Celebration. 1842, litho- graphed music title for "The Croton Ode" Courtesy The J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York. 29.100.2036 Charles King's A Memoir of the Construction, Cost and Capacity of…

…Burlington, New Jersey, October 10th, 1842. ESTEEMED FRIENDS : — Accept my very grateful acknowledgments for your kindness in extending to me an invitation to attend the celebration of the introduction of the Croton water into the city, on the 14th instant…

…the celebration of an event, as important to the interests, as it is honorable to the character, of your city. The completion of the Croton Aqueduct, and the supply- ing of a great city with pure and wholesome water, would…

…DODGE, New York, October 10, 1842. Joint Celebration Committee, CROTON AQ.UEDUCT. Invitations were addressed by the Sub-Committee of Arrangements designated for that purpose, consisting of Aldermen Crolius, West, and Assistan t- Alderman Wm. Dodge, to many distinguished citizens…

…Atwili, publisher, New York, Croton Water Celebration (City Hall Park), 1842. In pencil: "Aster House — Park Theatre/Croton Water Celebration, 1842" Lithographed music title for "The Croton Ode"; SVtx 12V'' inches The J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City…

…Mayor's Office, > Brooklyn, October 5, 1842. \ ^GENTLEMEN : — In answer to your very friendly invitation to the members of this Corporation to join with your Common Council in celebrating the introduction of the Croton water into the city of New…

…THE CELEBRATION OP THB FOURTEENTH OCTOBER, 1842. THE CELEBRATION FOURTEENTH OCTOBER, 1842 IT was natural that so great an event as the completion of the Croton Aqueduct, should be deemed by the citizens, at whose cost and through whose constancy…

…On March 3 of that year the Westchester THE CROTON WATER CELEBRATION, 1842.

…Jersey City, 4th October, 1842. GENTLEMEN: — The Mayor and Common Council of Jersey City accept your polite invitation to be present at the "celebration, on the 14th instant, of the introduction of the Croton water into the city of New…

…1838 1842 1842 Panic of 1837, followed by fiveyear depression New York’s Croton Aqueduct opens October 14. Daylong celebration culminates in fifty-foot shower of water spouting from Croton Fountain in City Hall Park. Attending the celebration are President…

…The many commercial listings of private plumbers wishing to obtain work bringing Croton water into residences (for example in several 1842 issues of the New York The Evening Post) bring to mind a number of issues, not the least of…

…his Honor, the Mayor, on the occasion of the celebration of the introduction of the Croton Water into this city." Adopted by the Board of Assistant Aldermen, May 2, 1842. " " " Aldermen, " 9, " Approved by the Mayor, " 14, " SAMUEL J. WILLIS…

…1842, and this wish was realized. At five o'clock on the morning of the 22d of June, water to the depth of eighteen inches was admitted into the aqueduct from Croton Lake. A boat called the 4k Croton Maid…

…Amidst great fanfare, water finally began to flow into the Murray Hill Reservoir on July 4, 1842. A massive public celebration for the completion of the Croton Waterworks followed on October 14. These celebrations notwithstanding, the opening of the Waterworks…

…1838 1842 1842 Panic of 1837, followed by fiveyear depression New York’s Croton Aqueduct opens October 14. Daylong celebration culminates in fifty-foot shower of water spouting from Croton Fountain in City Hall Park. Attending the celebration are President…

…s A Memoir of the Construction, Costs and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct, Compiled from Official Documents, Together with Account of the Civic Celebration of the 14th October, 1842 (New York, 1843) The Hudson River Museum of Westchester, Gift of…

…The Evening Post, New York, October 15, 1842. Fitzsimons, Neal, ed. and introd. The Reminiscences of John B. Jervis: Engineer of the Old Croton. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1971. Jervis, John B. Description of the Croton Aqueduct from the Dam…

…An address" by Samuel Stevens, Esq., President of the Board of State Water Com- missioners, upon delivering the custody of the Croton Water Works to the Water Com- missioners of the Corporation. A reply from John L. Lawrence, Esq., President…

…In October last, after the Celebration which commemorated the completion of the CROTON AQUEDUCT, the joint Committee of the Common Council, constituting the Celebration Committee, determined that a Memoir of this great and successful en- terprise should be prepared, and…