Showing posts with label Hudson River. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hudson River. Show all posts

ichabod crane statue in sleepy hollow, ny

i've passed the statue of ichabod crane on route 9d in sleepy hollow several times, and finally decided to snap a pic of it. reminded me of that time in staten island when i saw where colonel ichabod crane was buried.


new croton dam

constructed between 1892 and 1906, the masonry new croton dam measures 266 ft broad at its base and 297 feet high. the dam, plus the spillway pictured below, measures a total length of 2,188 feet.


ossining weir and croton aqueduct tunnel tour

friends of old croton aqueduct hosts several walking tours of parts of the old aqueduct. this particular tour was of the old ossining weir and a portion of the adjacent tunnel, which dates back to 1845.