MAPS
I. Free map:
A free, small-scale (two-sided, 8.5 x 14 in.) map - text not included - of the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park, is available for download & printing (8.5 x 11) by clicking on the following link:
Free Map
Address:
Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct, Inc.
15 Walnut Street
Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522
Telephone:
914.693.4117
Whether contacting us by phone or mail, please state/write your name and address clearly.
Photograph: Ventilator, looking south from Main Street in Irvington, NY.
II. Map of the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park (Westchester County) Large-Scale Color Map - Map scale = 1 inch:3/4 of a mile.
In 1998, the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct, Inc. published a two-sided color map and guide of the trail that highlights its history and important sites of interest along the way. A New York State Preservation League Award given to the Friends in 1999 for this publication states that "the documentation and presentation of the historic features along the Trailway provide an educational as well as recreational tool."
The Friends plan to undertake a second edition of this map of the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park - to accommodate numerous updates & corrections that should be made.
We welcome input from trail users. If you have changes to suggest, please email us:
III. The Old Croton Aqueduct in New York City, the companion map to the Westchester Map Large-Scale Color Map - Map scale = 1 inch: 0.3 mile (or 1,620 feet).
The Friends published a map and guide of the Aqueduct from the Yonkers-New York City line to its distributing reservoir, at the present site of the New York Public Library in Manhattan.
The new map completes the story of the 1842 engineering marvel, 41 miles in total, that brought New York City its first supply of clean, plentiful water and thus contributed to its rapid growth. At the time, the developed part of New York City, the area first served by Croton water, consisted of Manhattan Island from the Battery to about 20th Street.
From the city line there is a visible walking route through the city parkland, paved and unpaved, atop parts of the Aqueduct’s six to seven mile course through the Bronx, which in 1842 was still part of Westchester County. The water tunnel then crossed the Harlem River on the High Bridge, the city’s oldest existing bridge, and entered Manhattan in what is now High Bridge Park, where there remains about a mile of visible trail. One then needs a guide to “read” and follow southward the handful of remaining traces of the Aqueduct’s presence.
The Friends invite readers to send in their comments on the new map to: C. Fahn, Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct, Overseer’s House, 15 Walnut St., Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522, or cfahn@yahoo.com , or call 914.478.3961.
How much does a color-map cost and how do I get one?
Make your check payable to Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct and send it to us at the above address.
Cost of a map for non-members = $5.75 ($5.00 plus $.75 for shipping and handling).Each additonal map = $5.50 ($5.00 plus $.50 for shipping and handling).
Cost of a map for members = $4.75 ($4.00 plus $.75 for shipping and handling) Each additonal map = $4.50 ($4.00 plus $.50 for shipping and handling).
Example: If ordering 2 maps as a non-member, your total cost would be $11.25 ($5.75 for the 1st map and $5.50 for the 2nd map).
If ordering 3 maps, your total cost is $16.75 ($5.75 for the 1st map and $5.50 each for the next two maps).
Or, to print a map order form, click Order a Map
Sorry, we cannot sell maps at this time via the internet.
Another option is to buy a map from retailers that have maps for sale
"& Antiques"
Art Barn
Cary's Pharmacy
The Office Ink
Corey Glass Picture Framing
Good Yarns Bookstore
Hudson River Museum
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Museum of the City of New York
Posman's Books
457 Madison Avenue (between 50th & 51st Streets) New York, NY
Bronx County Historical Society
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