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An Aqueduct for Gotham

What: New York City’s first aqueduct brought Manhattan 75 million gallons of water a day.
When: 1842
Where: It ran 41.5 miles, from Dutchess County to what is now the Great Lawn in Central Park

Oct 21, 2012 | Categories: All stories, Early America (1784-1854), Technology & Engineering, Upper East Side, Upper West Side | Tags: Croton Aqueduct, David Douglass, East River, Harlem River, Hudson River, James Renwick Jr., John B. Jervis, Yorkville Reservoir | Leave A Comment »