New York City's oldest surviving bridge and newest pedestrian bridge; a site for information and a forum for those interested in its history, current activities and the future plans for the bridge, Highbridge Park, and the surrounding areas.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
A Description of the High Bridge from 1845 while it was sill being constructed
American Wild Flowers in Their Native Haunts
By Emma Catherine Embury, illustrated by Edwin Whitefield, Publisher: Appleton,1845 pp. 250-1
I've heard that the fountain was quite a sight and that people came from far and wide to see it. Did the fountain disappear when the aqueduct was completed?
I've heard that the fountain was quite a sight and that people came from far and wide to see it. Did the fountain disappear when the aqueduct was completed?
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