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Opening of the great Croton Aqueduct...
Opening of the great Croton Aqueduct...
Item # 665157
July 02, 1842
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 2, 1842
* Croton Aqueduct opens
* New York City water
The front page has an article of significance to those in New York City: "Opening Of The Croton Aqueduct" begins: "Monday last was great day for the city of New York; for on that day was opened...the stupendous work known as the Croton Aqueduct, through which the water of the Croton river, conveyed over aa distance of forty miles, was let into the great receiving reservoir not far from the outer suburbs of the city...".
This famous aqueduct took 5 years to construct, and was replaced by the "New" Croton Aqueduct in 1890.
Four pages, very nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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