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Creator:

Long Island State Park Commission

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of digital copies of individual case files documenting the acquisition and appropriation of land by New York State and the Long Island State Park Commission for the creation of Bethpage State Parkway. These files include correspondence, memorandums, deeds, mortgages, appraisals, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

Long Island State Park Commission

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of individual case files documenting the acquisition and appropriation of land by New York State and the Long Island State Park Commission for the creation of state parks in Montauk and the Town of East Hampton on the South Fork of Long Island's East End..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series compiled by the State Engineer and Surveyor documents the appraisal, surveying, purchase, and sale of lands within the state. Records include land tract sales, land appraisals, surveys and descriptions of tracts, reports (such as land boundaries and state canals); correspondence (including .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Secretary of State

 

 

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These volumes include surveys of land in the State's New Military Tract granted to veterans for service during the Revolution. They generally provide date of the survey; surveyors' names; name of patent and/or a narrative description of the land surveyed; narrative description; acreage of each lot; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

United States. Works Progress Administration (N.Y.)

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of surveys and apparently unpublished studies conducted under W.P.A. sponsorship. These studies are on many subjects, but tend to focus on real estate values, land use, and population in communities in New York. Examples include police arrest survey; social and economic survey of .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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Abstract:  

These files document the duties and functions of the State Engineer and Surveyor. Topics covered include personnel matters; supply inventories, equipment purchases; Barge Canal construction and maintenance projects; joint topographical survey of the state with the U.S. Geological Survey; state and local .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Surveyor General

 

 

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This series consists of ten field books documenting surveys for proposed state roads. Two of the field books contain data on a state road from Lake Erie to the Hudson River that was proposed and surveyed, but never built. It is unknown whether the other field books refer to any roads that were actually .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Department of Transportation

 

 

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This series consists of lands under water survey project records, which resulted from surveys conducted on behalf of applicants for lands under water transactions. The records also include some documentation of transfer of jurisdiction to other state agencies. Documented projects were located in the .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Department of Transportation

 

 

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This series of 5 x 8 inch cards indexes Series B2643, Lands under water survey project records. The index cards provide the name of applicant, survey location, county, tube number, and 222 series number. Some index cards also include project date. The cards also provide an "H" series number, which is .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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This series contains maps of land to be appropriated by state agencies for building sites (state hospitals, colleges, and armories) and for construction of the Troy-Menands Bridge. Maps include full descriptions including map and parcel numbers, reputed owners, and acreage. Also included are several .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives