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Silver Lake Reservoir

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NYC Parks Dept. website
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Silver Lake before it was a reservoir, DEP archives
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1917, DEP archives
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The Narrows Siphon, 1914. This flexible pipe was laid in a trench on the floor of the Narrows to bring water into Staten Island from the Catskills.
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Narrows siphon being installed 1914
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Building the reservoir, May 1914 DEP archives
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1917 NYC DEP archives via Facebook
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Narrow siphon being installed, DEP archives via FB
ny_tribune_plans_for_silver_lake_park._oct_4_1905._loc.gov.pdf
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New York Tribune articles from Patricia Salmon's bibliography

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new_york_tribune_reservoir_for_richmond_oct_22_1911_p6_loc.gov.pdf
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28nov1911ny_tribune_to_trade_water_for_land_loc.gov.pdf
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11sept1899thestatenislandparknyt.pdf
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27may1897silverlakeparkcommissionnyt.pdf
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28feb1900nytimessilverlakeparkbill.pdf
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24jan1914puresparklingwaternytimes.pdf
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12oct1917ourwaterfestivalnyt.pdf
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27feb1916nytimesfetetocelebrateaqueductsopening.pdf
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ice_harvesting_on_staten_island.docx
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Museum of the City of New York's article on NYC water
& their digital image collection

New York Times articles from Patricia Salmon's bibliography
Bibliography from Patricia M. Salmon
Beil, Eloise. “Before 1898: Parks in Richmond County.” Proceedings. Vol. 32. No. 2. New York: Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1983.
Bristow, William H. Operation New York. New York: New York City Board of Education, June 1960.
Kuhn, Jonathan. “Parks.” The Encyclopedia of New York City. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995.
Leng, Charles W. and William T. Davis. Staten Island and Its People. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
Morris, Ira. K. Morris’ Memorial History of Staten Island, Staten Island, New York. Volumes I & II. New York: self-published, 1900. 
New York Times. “Fete to Celebrate the New Aqueducts Opening.” February 27, 1916.
New York Times. “Pure Sparkling Water.” January 24, 1914.
New York Times. “New York Will Drink Catskill Water Next Fall.” May 25, 1913.
New York Times. “Silver Lake Park Bill.” February 28, 1900.
New York Times. “Silver Lake Park Commission.” May 27 1897.
New York Times. “The Staten Island Park.” September 11, 1899.
New York Times.  “Our Water Festival.” October 12, 1917.
New York Tribune. “Plans for Silver Lake Park.” October 4, 1905.
New York Tribune. “Reservoir for Richmond.” October 22, 1911.
New York Tribune. “Silver Lake Park.” December 10, 1899.
New York Tribune. “To Trade Water for Land.” November 28, 1911.
Salmon, Patricia M. Ice Harvesting on Staten Island. New York: Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences.
Salmon, Patricia M. Murder and Mayhem on Staten Island. “The Body in the Barrel” (Chapter 1). South Carolina: The History Press, 2013.
Salmon, Patricia M. Realms of History: The Cemeteries of Staten Island. New York: Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, 2006.
Weingartner, Mathilde P. “An Annotated Checklist of Staten Island’s City Parks.” Proceedings. Vol. 32. No. 2. New York: Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1983.
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    • Ridgewood Reservoir for the 21st Century >
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      • NYC H2O
    • Bus Stop
    • Community Vision >
      • Ridgewood Reservoir Historic Register
      • Ridgewood Reservoir meeting minutes 2017
      • RR DEC Wetlands Delineation
    • Ridgewood Reservoir Fauna >
      • RR Birds
      • RR Mammals
      • RR Reptiles
      • RR Insects
      • RR Arachnids
    • Ridgewood Reservoir Flora >
      • RR Flowering Plants (Forbs)
      • RR Grasses and Sedges
      • RR Ferns and Mosses
      • RR Trees and Shrubs
      • RR Vines
      • RR Fungi
  • Resources
    • Lesson Plans >
      • Aqueduct Challenge
      • 3d topo map high school
      • Gravity Tube activity
      • 3d topo map for elementary school
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      • Old BK waterworks map
      • Tree guide
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    • Early Maps of Manhattan & the Collect Pond
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