https://www.crotonhistoricalsociety.org/blog daily 0.75 2026-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b154adb31d4dfc24eb14f45/1528140344364-LBH6Q1CIHPW9KWSV467G/newspaper.jpeg Blog https://www.crotonhistoricalsociety.org/blog/2026/1/12/last-stone-laid-to-complete-the-new-croton-dam monthly 0.5 2026-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b154adb31d4dfc24eb14f45/5e002a7e-8fcb-4da0-8997-df9bd6a0927b/NCD+Last+Stone+1906-01-17_cr.jpg Blog - The Last Stone Laid to Complete the New Croton Dam - Make it stand out Detail of a larger photo of the ceremony that took place when the last stone was laid on the New Croton Dam on January 17, 1906. 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Croton Historical Society collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b154adb31d4dfc24eb14f45/1768234673763-KRC8SDMC3UCWMY1KCUSA/NCD+1896-02-07_cr.jpg Blog - The Last Stone Laid to Complete the New Croton Dam - Make it stand out The massive hole dug for the foundation with the diversion channel in the foreground. The photograph was taken February 2, 1896. Croton Historical Society collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b154adb31d4dfc24eb14f45/3a34a8f2-5fff-4b4e-b00b-93294df8f0a8/Flatiron+Comparison.png Blog - The Last Stone Laid to Complete the New Croton Dam - Make it stand out Most of the foundation of the New Croton Dam is deep underground. To get a sense of the scale, New York City’s famous Flatiron Building would fit in the foundation and rise to the top of the dam. Diagram from Engineering News, October 4, 1906. Photo collage by Marc Cheshire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b154adb31d4dfc24eb14f45/1768234679041-SWUSXH4713JLPOUW9RTE/NCD+Brown+Brothers+Photo+Dam+and+Roadway_cr.jpg Blog - The Last Stone Laid to Complete the New Croton Dam - Make it stand out The switchback trail that leads up from the park below the dam to the Old Croton Aqueduct trail was originally a road for cars, shown in the foreground of this photograph. Croton Historical Society collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b154adb31d4dfc24eb14f45/1768234676054-PB3BJE3GJT7HHX06JFXT/NCD+Pullis+Photo+5-11-1906_cr.jpg Blog - The Last Stone Laid to Complete the New Croton Dam - Make it stand out Peter P. Pullis took this photograph of the completed New Croton Dam for contractors Coleman, Breuchaud & Coleman on May 11, 1906. 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