Old Croton Aqueduct

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The Old Croton Aqueduct is a 19th-century masonry water-supply system that carried fresh water from upstate New York to New York City, playing a crucial role in the city’s early urban development and public health.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aqueduct
historic infrastructure
masonry water-supply system
architect John B. Jervis
constructionStartDate 1837
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Harlem River
currentUse Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park
surface form: Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park (trail)
designedFor gravity-fed water supply
elevationDrop about 13 feet over its length
endPoint Manhattan
New York City
follows Hudson Valley
surface form: Hudson River valley
hasHeritageStatusSince National Historic Landmark designation year 1992 (approximate)
hasPart High Bridge
Jerome Park Reservoir connection
embankments
gatehouses
inverted siphons
tunnels
ventilation towers
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing

New York City Landmark (for some structures)
inception 1842
length about 41 miles
about 66 kilometers
locatedIn Manhattan
New York metropolitan area
surface form: New York City metropolitan area

New York State
The Bronx
Westchester County, New York
locatedInProtectedArea Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park
materialUsed brick
hydraulic cement
stone masonry
maximumGradient approximately 13 inches per mile
openingDate 1842
operator New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
originalCapacity about 90 million gallons per day
partOf New York City water supply system
replacedBy Catskill Aqueduct
Delaware Aqueduct
New Croton Aqueduct
significantEvent Croton water celebration in New York City in 1842
first water delivered to New York City in 1842
significantFor early large-scale municipal water supply engineering in the United States
improving public health in New York City
supporting 19th-century urban growth of New York City
startPoint Croton Dam NERFINISHED
Croton River

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Old Croton Dam feeds Old Croton Aqueduct
Old Croton Dam waterSourceFor Old Croton Aqueduct
Ossining, New York hasLandmark Old Croton Aqueduct
Croton Watershed connectedTo Old Croton Aqueduct
Keeper’s House Visitor Center heritageTheme Old Croton Aqueduct
Keeper’s House Visitor Center hasExhibit Old Croton Aqueduct
this entity surface form: Old Croton Aqueduct construction
Keeper’s House Visitor Center associatedWith Old Croton Aqueduct
Croton Dam connectedTo Old Croton Aqueduct
New York City Water Tunnel No. 1 precededBy Old Croton Aqueduct
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail followsRouteOf Old Croton Aqueduct
Croton Reservoir system historicalPredecessor Old Croton Aqueduct
Croton Gorge relatedTo Old Croton Aqueduct
this entity surface form: Old Croton Aqueduct system
Croton Aqueduct system hasPart Old Croton Aqueduct
High Bridge partOf Old Croton Aqueduct
this entity surface form: Old Croton Aqueduct system
High Bridge aqueductName Old Croton Aqueduct