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 ⓘ
crosses Harlem River ⓘ
currentUse 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 River valley ⓘ
linked to: Hudson 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 listing ⓘ
New York City Landmark (for some structures) ⓘ
inception 1842 ⓘ
length about 41 miles ⓘ
about 66 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn Manhattan ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 construction ⓘ
linked to: Old Croton Aqueduct
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 system ⓘ
linked to: Old Croton Aqueduct
Croton Aqueduct system → hasPart → Old Croton Aqueduct ⓘ
High Bridge → partOf → Old Croton Aqueduct system ⓘ
linked to: Old Croton Aqueduct
High Bridge → aqueductName → Old Croton Aqueduct ⓘ