On Monday, December 13, Croton Historian Marc Cheshire will talk on “Croton Water” at 7:30 pm in the Gathering Room.
Marc was appointed Croton Village Historian in 2018. His interest in local history began when he first moved to Croton and met his next-door neighbor, who was then the Village Historian. When told that the foundation of his house was made of stone left over from the construction of the New Croton Dam, and that a Native American skeleton had once been discovered at the end of his driveway, he became fascinated by the rich history of the Croton area.
His talk “Croton Water” tells the story of how a mighty river was dammed, diverted, and sacrificed to save New York City from fire and pestilence and create the great metropolis it is today.