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Croton Gorge Park is a park in Cortlandt, New York owned and operated by Westchester County. It consists of 97 acres (39 ha) ... Croton-on-Hudson; References
The New Croton Dam (also known as Cornell Dam) [1] is a dam forming the New Croton Reservoir, both parts of the New York City water supply system. It stretches across the Croton River near Croton-on-Hudson, New York, about 22 miles (35 km) north of New York City. Construction began in 1892 and was completed in 1906. [2]
Croton-on-Hudson is located at (41.204228, -73.886177) [8] on the shores of the Hudson The zip codes are 10520 and 10521. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 10.8 square miles (28.0 km 2), of which 4.8 square miles (12.4 km 2) is land and 6.1 square miles (15.8 km 2), or 56.06%, is water.
Croton Reservoir in foreground; Manhattan in far background. Both the trail and the tunnel are part of the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park, [11] which was created in 1968 and encompasses the northernmost 26 miles (42 km) of the aqueduct and its right-of-way, from Croton Gorge Park to the Yonkers-New York City
Croton-on-Hudson resident Jared Harél signs a copy of his book of poems called "Let Our Bodies Change the Subject" during a Celebration of Local Authors event April 28 at the Croton Free Library ...
Part of the pathway to the injured woman was washed out from heavy rainfall, officials said, making it more difficult to rescue her.
In 1842 the Croton River, a tributary of the Hudson River, was impounded by the Old Croton Dam to create Croton Lake. [citation needed] This was New York City's first source of water beyond its city limits. Its waters traveled by aqueduct to the Croton Distributing Reservoir in midtown Manhattan. Construction on a New Croton Dam began in
The Croton River was the main source of the city water supply from 1842 to the mid-20th century. Water was brought to the city through the Croton Aqueduct, later called the Old Croton Aqueduct. [3] The larger New Croton Aqueduct opened in 1890. [4] The Old Croton Aqueduct remained in service until 1955. [5]