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The Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct educate the public about the history or the tunnel and trail.

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Two Stanford White Gems Near the High Bridge

Author:

CFahn

Post date:

11/19/2015 - 12:44pm

A visit to the High Bridge combines well with a visit to two adjacent Bronx sites of architectural, historic, and scenic interest, about a 25-30 minute walk from the Bronx end of the bridge.

Happy 173rd birthday!

Author:

FOCAAdmin

Post date:

10/14/2015 - 9:28am

Happy Birthday Old Croton Aqueduct!! The big celebration took place on Oct 14, 1842, with Croton HighBalls (Croton water with a splash of lemon) served with sandwiches to an enthusiastic audience. A five mile long parade ended at a 50 ft fountain with a chorus of women singers. Imagine something as simple as water causing so much excitement, But it was Croton Water!!

Friends Annual Meeting: Large Cities and the Natural World with Lecture by Sidney Horenstein

Author:

FOCAAdmin

Post date:

03/23/2015 - 1:49pm

Please attend our Annual Meeting on Sunday, April 12 at 2pm. The relationship of large cities to the natural world is a mass of contradictions. Cities replace habitats with manmade structures of steel and concrete and consume vast amounts of resources from far beyond their limits. Ironically, cities also represent the last best hope for conserving healthy remnants of the world’s species and ecosystems, and play a crucial role in combating environmental destruction elsewhere.