Site of Old Croton Dam | |
 The Old Croton Dam lies submerged in the New Croton Reservoir | |
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| Location | S of Yorktown Heights on NY 129, Yorktown, New York |
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| Coordinates | 41°14′00″N 73°48′02″W / 41.23333°N 73.80056°W |
| Area | 110 acres (45 ha) |
| Built | 1842 |
| Architect | John B. Jervis; Multiple |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001289 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 19, 1973 |
The Old Croton Dam is a historic dam located in Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, now lying submerged beneath the waters of the New Croton Reservoir. The dam was built on the Croton River between 1837 and 1842, and was the first substantial masonry dam in the United States. Construction was delayed by a January 1841 storm that washed away most of the dam,[2][3][4] with heavy downstream damage and loss of life.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Fyfe, Joan J. (Fall 2004). "Preserve the Past - Enlighten the Future" (PDF). Yorktown Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ^ "Croton Water Supply System". ASCE Metropolitan Section. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ Tompkins, Christopher R. (2000). The Croton Dams and Aqueduct. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 0-7385-0455-6.