New York City Croton Aqueduct records

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 2163", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"2163", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"New York City Croton Aqueduct records"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1835-1884", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1835/1884"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".92 linear foot (8 volumes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

abstract

{"value"=>"This collection is comprised of 8 volumes that document the creation and management of the Croton Aqueduct (1835-1884). Volume topics include: land acquisition for the aqueduct (1835-1869); disbursements for the aqueduct (1854-1864); meteorological register kept at Sing Sing (1868-1876), 3rd Division (1865-1867), and at the Croton Dam (1869-1875); a labor time book for the 8th division (1882-1883); and a profile map of the aqueduct created for Chief Engineer Benjamin S. Church (1884)"}

date_inclusive_start

1835

date_inclusive_end

1884

origination

{"value"=>"New York (N.Y.). Commissioners of the Croton Aqueduct Dept", "type"=>"corpname"}

keydate

1835

prefercite

{"value"=>"New York City Croton Aqueduct records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.92 linear feet (8 volumes)

date_start

1835

date_end

1884

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