and neat, the very houses shone like silver. The fire companies were very conspicuous for taste in their decorations. It was supposed the number of persons in procession, were about 20.000. The streets… View original post 227 more words…

…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, ; was…

Anelli’s. They received us very politely, giveing us their small bed-room to ourselves. We had a fine view of the parade and were not exposed to the air. The procession, equalled my expectations, and was a handsome affair…

…CROTON DAM. The work on this dam is now so nearly completed, that whenever it is considered safe and proper to do so, the quantity of water sent into the aqueduct may be increased to its full capacity. This massive…

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…Significance(s) Appendix CROTON FALLS DAM 1906-1911 Plate 7-, New Croton Aqueduct For more information, see fiche on page XXX. CROTON FALLS DIVERTING DAM 1911 Plate 4-, New Croton Aqueduct Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Earthen with a stepped…

…CORE WALL MARCH 1ST 1901 EMOVED DISINTEGRATED FLIMESTONE SHATTERED LIME STONE THE NEW CROTON DAM LONGITUDINAL SECTION ON AXIS OF DAM , SHOWING CORE WALL REMOVED AND ITS DEFECTIVE LIME STONE FOUNDATION , WHICH HAS BEEN EXCAVATED FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE…

…He then proposes constructing a dam near the Quaker Bridge, on the Croton river, 45 feet high, which will give an elevation or head of 125 feet above tide of the Hudson ; " from this dam the pipes will rise gradually…

…CORE WALL MARCH 1ST 1901 EMOVED DISINTEGRATED FLIMESTONE SHATTERED LIME STONE THE NEW CROTON DAM LONGITUDINAL SECTION ON AXIS OF DAM , SHOWING CORE WALL REMOVED AND ITS DEFECTIVE LIME STONE FOUNDATION , WHICH HAS BEEN EXCAVATED FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE…

…In the opening sequence, the trucks that end up destroying the tunnel drive through Croton-on-Hudson (the steps of the New Croton Dam are visible) and

…The work of constructing the new Croton dam com- menced October 1st , 1892. It calls for a very large quantity of masonry ; in fact , there will be no less than 800,000 cubic yards . In this connection it may be…

…The work of constructing the new Croton dam com- menced October 1st , 1892. It calls for a very large quantity of masonry ; in fact , there will be no less than 800,000 cubic yards . In this connection it may be…

Entablature, New Croton Reservoir, Yorktown Heights, Westchester County, NY ", 1 photo, 1 measured drawing, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page HAER No. NY-132, " New Croton Dam & Reservoir, Croton River, Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, NY ", 22

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…

…The work of constructing the new Croton dam com- menced October 1st , 1892. It calls for a very large quantity of masonry ; in fact , there will be no less than 800,000 cubic yards . In this connection it may be…

Seymour made a further communication, in which he states, that the grounds upon which he desires to be understood, are, that his estimate is predicated on the supposition that he is at liberty to select the site of the dam…

…Croton Dam on the Croton River overlooks the New Croton Reservoir that it creates (outside the village limits in the Town of Cortlandt). Croton Point Park is a 508-acre county park on a large peninsula in the Tappan

…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, keeping at a distance…

…The second change came fifty years later, in the period between 1892 and 1905, as a result of the building of the great new Croton Dam to conserve all of the waters of the chain of Croton River lakes. Although…

…At half past 4 o'clock, the water having risen 15 feet above the overfall or apron of the dam, and two or three above the earthen embankment, (which was 12 feet above the overfall,) the embankment part of the…

…CORE WALL MARCH 1ST 1901 EMOVED DISINTEGRATED FLIMESTONE SHATTERED LIME STONE THE NEW CROTON DAM LONGITUDINAL SECTION ON AXIS OF DAM , SHOWING CORE WALL REMOVED AND ITS DEFECTIVE LIME STONE FOUNDATION , WHICH HAS BEEN EXCAVATED FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE…

the New York Water Commissioners’ attention to the Croton River. The canal company failed but the metropolis gained access to Croton water with the completion of the Croton Dam and Aqueduct in 1842. Postcard of New York Central Railroad. Another

continuation of the Sodom Auxiliary Dam, the overflow weir stretches 500 feet and is 8 feet high. Type Significance(s) Interpretation Current Designation(s) Sign Current Designation(s) 41 SOUTH YONKERS GATEHOUSE c 1888 Plate 28-XX, New Croton Aqueduct…

crowd and they couldn’t even talk English.” Bowery supply bridge over the Croton River – used for men and equipment. Ignorant of the language and working conditions, eager not for permanent settlement but for immediate earnings to send back to…

…Roosevelt sent the Seventh Regiment, including cavalry and infantry, from New York City up to Croton. They came by train, marched up into the valley and set up Camp Roosevelt around the works

…Louis , Mo. , June 8th , 1904 Pamphlet 462 21 13861282 ES MODIFICATIONS OF THE PLAN OF THE NEW CROTON DAM . BY WILLIAM R. HILL . The responsibility of the engineer in charge of con- structing dams and reservoirs , is but vaguely appreciated…

…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…

need for a new Croton Dam was already being explored. 1890 – the new Croton Aqueduct completed. 1890s – a series of droughts led the New York City Aqueduct Commission to call for a new aqueduct and reservoir. 1891 – the Aqueduct Commission…

Frontispiece — Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct Frontispiece engraving from Tower's 1843 book documenting the Croton Aqueduct system with detailed illustrations. Date: 1843 Type: engraving Subjects: Croton Dam, spillway, bridge, horse-drawn carriage, people Source: Internet Archive (ldpd_11290324_000…

Contact Us / Unbuilt Croton By Carl Oechsner Edited by Gretchen Bock View of Croton with New Croton Dam in background. Villages—like people—are born, grow and evolve as time passes. In our personal lives events take place that influence…