Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park

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Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park is a linear park and historic trail that follows the route of the 19th-century aqueduct that once carried New York City’s drinking water from the Croton River.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic trail
linear park
state park
connects Croton Gorge Park
Yonkers
northern Manhattan
country United States
follows Croton River to New York City water supply route
Hudson River corridor
Old Croton Aqueduct
route of a 19th-century aqueduct
hasCategory Historic trails in the United States
Parks in Westchester County, New York
State parks of New York
hasLength approximately 26 miles
hasPart Croton Dam
Gatehouses
Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway
Ventilators
Weir chambers
hasSurface mixed dirt and paved trail sections
hasVisitorCenter Keeper’s House Visitor Center
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
inception 20th century
locatedIn Hudson River Valley
New York City
Westchester County, New York
mainTheme 19th-century civil engineering
history of New York City water supply
namedAfter Old Croton Aqueduct
near Hudson River
openToPublic yes
operator New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
partOf New York State Parks system
state New York
subjectOf educational programs
guided tours
interpretive exhibits
traverses residential neighborhoods
urban areas
woodlands
usedFor bicycling
hiking
historic interpretation
jogging
nature observation
walking

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park ("Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway")
Van Cortlandt Park ("Old Croton Aqueduct Trail segment")
hasPart
Old Croton Dam
associatedWith
Croton water supply system ("Old Croton Aqueduct")
component
Westchester County, New York
contains
Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park ("Old Croton Aqueduct")
follows
Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park ("Old Croton Aqueduct")
namedAfter
New Croton Aqueduct ("Old Croton Aqueduct")
nearbyStructure
Croton-on-Hudson, New York ("Old Croton Aqueduct system")
partOfSystem
New Croton Aqueduct ("Old Croton Aqueduct")
replaces

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