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King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The
Talmudists also mention that the water was brought by Solomon to Jerusalem, from the
fountain of Epham, so that it is very probable these are the works of Solomon, as well as
the aqueduct, though no express mention of…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…These
suggestions would only be useful to provide a supply during
the low stages of the river, for at other seasons the flow of
water in the Croton would be equal to the full capacity of
the Aqueduct*
General Design…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…As the two mountains forming the valley of Gardon are not of equal height at the
points in the line of aqueduct, that on the left side of the river being lower than the level
of the aqueduct, while the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The estimated cost is - 295,340 00
The total cost of the reservoirs, - -
$605,840 00
The cost of the four divisions of the aqueduct, commencing at the Croton
Reservoir, and ending at the Receiving Reservoir, including the
crossing at…
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…He [Douglass] made the location of the line of the aqueduct from the Croton river to the north bank of the Harlem River 33 miles, and determined the grade of the aqueduct at about 13' /4 inches to the mile…
Harper's New Monthly Magazine / Wikimedia Commons
The High Bridge at Harlem — Harper's Magazine (1860)
Engraving of the iconic High Bridge carrying the Croton Aqueduct over the Harlem River. The oldest standing bridge in New York City, opened 1848, with Roman-style stone arches. From Harper…
Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons
High Bridge and High Service Works — Lithograph (1841)
Early lithograph (1841) showing the planned High Bridge, the high service works, and the reservoir for the Croton Aqueduct system at the Harlem River crossing. This was drawn before the bridge was…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…During low
stages of the River the water which is not drawn oft' by the
Aqueduct may pass through this culvert and allow none to
pass over the dam. The entrance to the tunnel is protected by a screen of…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…In the progress of preparing foundations for the piers of the bridge, an embankment has been formed across the River and the pipe leaving
the Aqueduct on the north side of the valley follows down
the slope of the hill…
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…is a section of the Aqueduct showing the man- ner of constructing it across valleys, or where the natural surface of the ground falls below the plane of grade. In such cases the Aqueduct is supported upon a founda- tion…
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…Moreover, their outspoken opposition to the plans coincided with their assumption of positions of responsibility in local government in the period following the completion of the Aqueduct. The following Aqueduct property owners, for example, were soon office holders: James Acker…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The result of these examinations carries the aqueduct from the Harlem River to the
receiving reservoir as follows it commences on the New York side of the river, at the
:
effluent pipe chamber, on land belonging, or lately belonging, to…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
At the same session the Legislature remedied the injustice which had been attempted
in some of the towns of Westchester, through which the aqueduct passed, of taxing it
CROTON AQ.UEDUCT. 179
as personal property. The law of 7th May…
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…Created by the New York State legislature in 1905 to replace the Board of Aqueduct Commissioners. Croton Aqueduct Board: Superseded the State Water Commission; The first board was established in 1833 with the task of providing New York City with…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…If the natural surface be not of sufficient height for
the top of the earth covering, the earth is raised to the requisite height with proper width on the top and slopes on
the sides for protection to the Aqueduct…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…One of the most remarkable structures connected with it,
was the Aqueduct bridge across the valley of Maintenon. This was designed to be entirely of masonry, having three
ranges of arches, one above another. The length of this
Aqueduct bridge…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…The foreigner who visits this country will find the Croton
Aqueduct an interesting specimen of our public works, and
will be pleased with a pedestrian tour along the line of work
to the Fountain Reservoir among the hills of the…
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…Charles King, A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct (New York, 1843), p.220. 2. See selected bibliography on tlie construction of the Croton Aqueduct, p.57 of this book. 3. John Robison, A System…
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…For example, the federal government is a stakeholder through its 1992 nomination of the Old Croton Aqueduct as a National Historic Landmark. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation maintains the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The general declivity of the bed of the aqueduct was about four centimetres for one
hundred metres, or one and one-third inches to three hundred and twenty-eight feet. The aqueduct has been constructed with the same care throughout…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
This gave an extra height ot
-
side walls, enlarging the capacity of the aqueduct, more than equivalent to the diminution of declivity, and provides for drawing -from the reservoir to a depth of 6 feet, and
still leave the capacity…
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…Ventilator along the Old Croton Aqueduct’s path Water Towers The Old Croton Aqueduct’s first water tower, built on the Manhattan end of the High Bridge in 1845, was constructed to address issues of water availability in northern Manhattan…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…The following table
is made up of data from that work.
;
The table is arranged to show, First, the name of the
water or Aqueduct ; Second, the era of its construction
Third, the length of each Aqueduct in miles and…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…That if not used for the purposes of the Aqueduct, the land should revert to its
original owners.
3d. That provision should be made to prevent trespasses on the property of the inhabitants.
4th. That the persons, through whose lands…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…CROTON AQUEDUCT. 177
This report closes with a general recapitulation of the work done, of the difficulties
overcome, and of the nature, form, and materials of the aqueduct, all which we propose to
present in a connected form, after the…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
This Aqueduct,
as described by Cortez, consisted of twowonduits composed
of clay tempered with mortar, about two paces in breadth,
and raised about six feet. In one of them was conveyed a
stream of excellent water, as large as the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The supply of this aqueduct is derived from the mountains of Cintra. Its course is
between 8 and 9 miles, and it terminates in the city, in a Chateau d'Eau or Castellum, whence the waters are distributed to numerous…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…water was about 38 feet below the elevation required as a
head for the water to flow into the Aqueduct leading to the
city. By going farther up the river the dam would have
been of less height, and a…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The greatest
depression is 50 feet, below top of aqueduct, and the valley is 1900 feet across. The line of aqueduct runs 100 feet westerly of, and parallel to, the 9th Avenue. In the plan of the city, streets are…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The whole distance in Westchester County, all of which is nearly completed, is 32
miles and two-thirds of aqueduct, the arch bridge of 88 feet span at Sing Sing, 12 tunnels (or under ground excavations for the aqueduct,) whose…