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Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
It is formed by a dam about
five miles east of the mouth of the Croton, and has an ordinary length
of some three and one-half miles. When the new dam is finished the
length of the lake will…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…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…
Higgins, Alvin McCaslin. The Story of Croton. Paper read before the Ossining Historical Society, 1938. Published posthumously in The Quarterly Bulletin of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. 16, No. 3 (1940), pp. 49-63.
…The share that went to Gertrude Van Cortlandt Verplanck included what is now known as Verplanck's Point. Philip Verplanck sat
in the legislature at Albany as Representative from Cortlandt Manor
for thirty-four years--an all time record. He…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The iron pipes are proposed to be of metal, 1 3-8 inches in thickness, for the part
that passes the tunnel, and 1^ inches until they extend to a point 40 feet above the level
of the river. Branch…
Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.
…Sackhoes was the site of Peekskill and Senasqua of
Croton Point meadow. Kitchawan signified a swift
Introductory 11
and strong current and was the niime by which the
Croton River was known to the red men who hunted
game on…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
The old plan to bring the Bronx
water into New York had been hampered by the fact that the Bronx
River did not have a sufficient elevation at any point of its lower
course to admit through the process of…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…In point of stability this plan
had a decided preference over either of the other plans
proposed, and the only objection offered was the cost of the
work constructed in this way. To avoid too great expense
it was proposed…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…of the City of Xew
York," lying above Verplanck's Point. Thus Stephanus Van Cortlandt became the proprietor of nearly
the whole of Westchester County along the Hudson from Croton
Bay to the Highlands. In the interior his bounds, both…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The water is raised from this well by lifting-pumps to a point above high
water mark, and is thence forced up to the reservoirs on the hill, a distance of about
seven hundred feet. These reservoirs are elevated one…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The conduit is 6 feet high
within, and 4 feet wide, "arched to a point" says Stuart. At Ariana, about four miles from Tunis, other remains of this aqueduct are visible. When mountains were tunnelled in its course, at every…
Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.
…Over the main entrance to the manor-house hangs the strong
bow of Croton, the Sachem whose name has been given to the
Kitchawan River and Bav, and within the mansion are interest-
Around Haxerstraw l>ay 295
ing mementoes…
housing_proposals_2024_raw.txt
…Lot A is the village-owned overflow parking lot located at 1 Croton Point Avenue. In the years since the 1 COVID-19 pandemic, use of the train station parking lot has averaged around 65% of capacity. Because of 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. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
They had another village
upon Verplanck's Point and a larger one called Sackhoes, where Peekskill now stands.
The Siwanoys were a numerous tribe. They had a
village upon Pelham Neck, ill the present town of
Pelham ; another on Davenport…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
Thus in 1733 all of Westchester County north of the Croton River,
and between that stream and the Connecticut line, having an aggregate area of over seventy-five thousand acres, was appraised for the
paltry sum of $48,000. This…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…In point of stability this plan
had a decided preference over either of the other plans
proposed, and the only objection offered was the cost of the
work constructed in this way. To avoid too great expense
it was proposed…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw.txt
…Sources of the Croton River. The sources of the Croton River are principally in the county of Putnam, at a distance of fifty miles from the city of New-York ; they are mostly springs which in that eleva- ted and…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…at the
mouth of the Croton, but of course it was essentially important to
retain Line's Bridge. Washington consequently, on October 31, sent
General Rezin Beall, with three Maryland regiments, to that point;
and in addition he ordered General…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The estimated cost of carrying the bridge up to its contemplated height, from the
point or position in which it will be, on the 1st of July next, will amount to $596,779. After the water is introduced, by these…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The conduit of masonry here gives place to iron pipes, which descend into the
bottom of the valley, and rise again to the proper level on the opposite side from which
;
point the masonry conduit is again resumed, and crossing…
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.
In that bay, under the she]ter of Croton Point, Hendrick Hudson
anchored the Half-Moon, on the evening of the first of October, 1609;!
and such a resort were these waters for canvas-back ducks, and other
water-fowl…
Louis A. Brennan et al. (1962)
— source
[Louis A. Brennan et al. (1962)] This and later crops stalled our attempts for nearly two and a half years to finish this pit. In the fall of 1961, after again obtaining permission from the landowner, who must remain anonymous…
croton_point_sampling_2021_raw.txt
…LOQ Croton Point Sanitary Landfill Railroad 1 Landfill, NYSDEC Site #360001 Post Closure Monitoring and Sampling Report, Table 6 (RR1): Groundwater Constituent…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The waters flowed hence in a canal, carried by a bridge for some way above ground,
and then became subterraneous, and continued thus along the heights to the point near
the gate of St. Irenseus. Here another reservoir was situated…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
On the
17th of April, 1832, another company was incorporated, the New7
York and Albany, whose line was to start at a point on Manhattan
Island where the present Fourth Avenue terminates, cross the Harlem River, and proceed through the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…that the point of infiltration should be higher than the orifice above which the
water is to rise. This also was the case at Grenelle. In fact, M. Arago had shewn that
68 PRELIMINARY ESSAY.
the water of the spring…
croton_point_landfill_rod_1993_raw.txt
…However, since this site will become an extension of the Croton Point Park and a future habitat for birds and other wildlife, the DEC anticipates a significant number of public observers will also be winspectors**of this cap in the…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw.txt
…Both sides of Croton Point Avenue should be improved to accommodate this type of traffic, provided that safety requirements are met. In addition, safe bicycle racks should be added at the station. • Recommend adjustments to Beeline service. The communities that…
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. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
Previous to the erection of the Croton dam, the shad fish annually ascended the river to Katonah or Wittlockville, a distance of nearly thirty
miles from the Hudson ; trout are taken here in great abundance. The
several tributaries of the…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw.txt
…The Harmon/South Riverside/Harmon shopping area is located at the approach to the train station from Croton Point Avenue, with access to the nearby Harmon residential area. The customer base for each of these commercial centers is local, drawing…
housing_taskforce_report_raw.txt
…for a total of 545 severely cost burdened households in Croton. 47.5% of renters live in housing that is either unaffordable or severely cost burdened. One other point that becomes clear in the data, is that there is a…