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America illustrated (1883)

Williams, J. David · Boston, De Wolfe, Fiske & Company · leaf 118

An illustration from America illustrated, 1883, leaf 118
ON RIVER. 112 gallons every twenty-four hours. The Croton Aqueduct runs parallel with the Hudson, at the mean distance of half a mile from it throughout its entire length. Its course is marked by culverts and arches of solid masonry, and its line may be observed at a distance by white stone towers,… … other places, are remarkable alike for their extraordinary natural beauty and for their intimate asso- ciation with our early history. At the mouth of Wappingi's Creek, there is a promontory covered with gravel, from which a fine view of the Highlands and the town of Newburgh may be obtained.…

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