NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - Close to 80 people got a rare close-up peek at the Titicus Dam in North Salem during a recent guided hike sponsored by the local historical society and folks from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.
On hand to talk about the historic structure on Saturday, Nov. 15, were the NYC DEP’s chief of Croton Operations, Louis Occhiuto; Anthony Pironty, field maintenance supervisor; Michael Ansaldi, watershed maintainer/supervisor level II; and Eva Solarik, P.E., engineering manager.
The reservoir, formed near the hamlet of Purdys, covers 725 acres of land.
When full there are 7,167,000,000 gallons of water held back by the masonry dam and spillway flanked by two earthen dams.
All the granite used to build the dam was taken from a quarry on the north side of Titicus Road.
Construction began in February of 1890 and was completed in January of 1895.
For more information, visit the North Salem Historical Society’s website, www.nshs.info, and click on the Historical Material button.
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