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The Kensico Dam plaza is a plaza located at the foot of the dam. Historically, Westchester County's Department of Parks has hosted several community-wide events at the plaza, including outdoor screenings throughout the summer and early autumn, and a Fourth of July celebration with fireworks, food trucks, and live music.
The Kensico Dam is at the southern end of the Kensico Reservoir, which holds 30.6 billion gallons at full capacity and was placed into service in 1915. The dam was completed in 1917 and is 307 ...
The final water tunnel leading to Kensico broke ground on December 29, 1893. On August 22, 1895, about 500 Italian laborers working on the tunnel went on strike against their employer, John McQuade. [2] The final Kensico Dam was built between 1913 and 1917, at an estimated cost of about $15,000,000, ultimately forming the Kensico Reservoir.
In 2011, New York City parks began the process of adding a 1.5 million passage to Bronx Park, which is adjacent to the Bronx River. [36] The project, including dam repair in addition to construction of the fish ladder, was slated to be one of three fish ladders that were to be installed across the Bronx River.
The dam, according to the Westchester County website, was built under the old dam that formed Lake Kensico, using stone taken from the adjacent Cranberry Lake Park. The dam was completed in 1917 ...
On September 11, 2006, The Rising memorial to September 11 victims was dedicated at the Kensico Dam by Westchester County and the Westchester County September 11 Memorial Committee. The Rising honors the 109 county residents who were killed in the terrorist attacks. In July 2007, Valhalla hosted the opening ceremony of the 2007 Empire State Games.
The Taconic State Parkway (often called the Taconic or the TSP) is a 104.12-mile (167.56 km) limited-access parkway between Kensico Dam and Chatham, the longest in the U.S. state of New York. It follows a generally north–south route midway between the Hudson River and the Connecticut and Massachusetts state lines, much of its upper section ...
Rondout Reservoir. The Delaware Aqueduct is an aqueduct in the New York City water supply system.It takes water from the Rondout, Cannonsville, Neversink, and Pepacton reservoirs on the west bank of the Hudson River through the Chelsea Pump Station, then into the West Branch, Kensico, and Hillview reservoirs on the east bank, ending at Hillview in Yonkers, New York.