Aqueduct met New York City's need for clean water in 1842
Aqueduct met New York City's need for clean water in 1842 - ASCE
A memoir of the construction, cost, and capacity of the Croton Aqueduct, compiled from official documents.
History of New York City's Drinking Water - DEP - NYC.gov
In 1842, more than 150 years ago, pristine water flowed for the first time from upstate reservoirs into New York City.
Croton Distributing Reservoir - Wikipedia
The Croton Distributing Reservoir, also known as the Murray Hill Reservoir, was an above-ground reservoir at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue in the New York City ...
How New York City Found Clean Water - Smithsonian Magazine
An aqueduct would have to bring the water to Manhattan by navigating hills, rivers and valleys over a distance never before reached by an ...
Croton Water Supply System - ASCE Met Section
The Old Croton Aqueduct was New York City's first major water supply system. Completed in 1842, project was a remarkable engineering achievement for its time.
Meeting New York City's Demand for Water
This year marks the 175th anniversary of the original Croton Aqueduct system, which provided New York City with an abundant supply of fresh water.
The Croton Aqueduct - Hudson River Maritime Museum
The idea was simple – pipe clean water from the relatively unspoiled Croton River through gravity-fed aqueducts to New York City.
The Croton Aqueduct or Old Croton Aqueduct was a large and complex water distribution system constructed for New York City between 1837 and 1842.
The Contentious History of Supplying Water to Manhattan
Construction of the Croton Aqueduct began in 1837, five long years after New York City voted for a public water supply. The ambitious ...
Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park
Although no longer the sole supplier of fresh water, the Old Croton Aqueduct continued to provide water to New York City until 1965. In 1968, the New York State ...
Watering the Metropolis - Croton Friends of History
The provision of water for New York City is one of the most elaborate feats of civil engineering in the history of North American urbanization.
Former Site of the Croton Distributing Reservoir (1842~1890s) - Clio
Part of the Croton Aqueduct, the city's first public water network, the reservoir disseminated clean, healthy water to businesses, public ...
The Old Croton Aqueduct: An Engineering Marvel
The Aqueduct was built in response to the fires and epidemics that repeatedly devastated New York City, owing in part to its inadequate water supply and ...
Croton Aqueduct: A Pivotal Moment in New York Water History
Pre-Aqueduct Era: New York's water woes prompted the creation of this engineering marvel. · Design and Construction: Ingenious engineering ...
Croton Reservoir - 42nd Street and 5th Avenue NYC in 1899
The Croton Aqueduct water system (Murray Hill Reservoir) started construction in 1837 and opened to great fanfare on October 14, 1842.
Learn the History of NYC's Drinking Water | HYRD8 - Hydr8
Construction began on an aqueduct, and in 1842, NYC residents had fresh drinking water delivered to their homes and businesses. In total ...
How the Catskill Aqueduct solved New York City's water shortage
The first Croton water started flowing into the city in June 1842. There was a jubilant 5-mile parade in celebration of what was plainly a ...
Map - New York City Section | Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct
The map completes the story of the 1842 engineering marvel, 41 miles in total, that brought New York City its first supply of clean, plentiful water and thus ...
A History of the NYC Water Supply System - Hofstra Sites
The NYC Aqueduct is a pressure tunnel (a gravity feed system) with hydraulic head provided by a 300 m difference in elevation between the watershed headlands.
New York City's Water Supply System: Past, Present, and Future
From the east basin, the Catskill Aqueduct diverts flow 92 miles from Ashokan, under the Hudson River, conveyed through an inverted siphon, to Kensico Reservoir ...