New Croton Dam Spillway, 1907. Photographer P. P. Pullis, Bureau of Water Supply Collection, NYC Municipal Archives.
The Museum of American Finance (MOAF) and the Municipal Archives have opened a new exhibit: “Ebb & Flow: Tapping into the History of New York City’s Water,” in the 31 Chambers Street gallery. The exhibit explores the more than 200-year history of the city’s effort to build one of the world’s finest water supply systems. As part of the exhibit, co-curators, Maura Ferguson, Director of Exhibits, MOAF, and Sarah Poole, Collections Manager, MOAF tell the fascinating story of how a private water company, founded by Aaron Burr in 1799, evolved into the largest bank in the United States today.
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