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Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park
15 Walnut Street
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Westchester County
914) 693-5259
Open Saturday 9/12:
Dawn to dusk; Weir tours at 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM
Open Sunday 9/13:
Dawn to dusk; Weir tours at 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM
Admission: Free
About the site:
A 26-mile ribbon of green following the buried aqueduct that from 1842 to 1955 supplied New York City drinking water, the park also features the Ossining Weir, which once housed mechanical equipment to regulate water and now allows visitors the chance to enter the subterranean tube.
Special Event:
Ossining Weir tours. Meeting place: Parking lot at Caputo Center, 95 Broadway in Ossining.
Photos: copyright © by Benjamin Swett, from The Hudson Valley: A Cultural Guide, by The Alliance for the Arts, published in June, 2009 by the Quantuck Lane Press and distributed by W.W. Norton