On July 4, 1842 the Croton, or Murray Hill, Distributing Reservoir opened to a crowd of 20,000 people. The reservoir, which extended from 40th to 42nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues ...

Once in the city, water first visited a receiving reservoir—located at what is now the Central Park Great Lawn—before arriving at the Croton Distributing Reservoir, also known as the Murray ...

Listed below are the locations of these remnants. 1. The Croton Distributing Reservoir’s Original Foundation The old stone work of the Croton Distributing Reservoir can be seen embedded in the ...

The Croton Reservoir was a massive above-ground ... you should ride out Fifth Avenue, as far as the distributing reservoir, near Forty-third Street, I believe. The prospect from the walk around ...

NEW YORK — A new study is pointing to a potential crisis with the water supply in the Hudson Valley and New York City, according to state officials. The New York City Department of Environmental ...

specifically the Croton River, and began work on a dam, reservoir and aqueduct in 1837. It was finished in 1842, and on July 4, the water made it to the distributing reservoir at 42nd Street and ...