Takings: A History of Land Disputes along the Croton Aqueduct

Program Type:

Community Events, Concerts, Films & Performances, History, Learning & Education

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

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When the first Croton Aqueduct was built, it disrupted many longstanding working farms and estates throughout Westchester, the Bronx, and Manhattan through eminent domain.

Although local landowners were powerless to stop the project, they did win several concessions, including tunnels, ramps, route diversions, and even the glorious Highbridge.

In this special lecture, historian Keith Doherty will document how the OCA affected the local landscape and how property owners, in turn, shaped the OCA we know.

Doherty is a Westchester County native who grew up along the Old Croton Aqueduct. He was a professor of art history for 12 years at Boston University, and has, in recent years, been researching the infrastructure and early history of Westchester.

This program was organized by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, sponsored by the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct & Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, and presented in conjunction with the Croton Free Library and Croton Friends of History.