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New York City is the pinnacle example of American development. Being the most populated city in the United States, it requires a tremendous amount of infrastructure – chief Among the most important of these systems is its waterworks which have a long and complex past. Today we discover a fascinating tale of underground piping, aqueducts, forgotten tanks, and the longest tunnel in the world!

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IT’S HISTORY Weekly tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash.

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00:43 The History of New York’s early Waterworks
03:34 New York’s water crisis (The Great Fire of New York & Illnesses)
05:20 Why New York’s Water administration got into banking
06:59 The Story of The old Croton Aqueduct
08:08 How the Croton Aqueduct transformed New York (part 1)
09:07 A word from our sponsor Squarespace
10:41 How the Croton Aqueduct transformed New York (part 2)
11:48 Construction of the New Croton Aqueduct
12:53 Construction of the Delaware Aqueduct (The worlds longest tunnel)
14:52 The modern waterworks of New York

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Scriptwriter Gregory Back,
Editor Kamil Krawiec
Host Ryan Socash
Sponsor Squarespace

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