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Abstract:
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Repository:
New York State Archives
2
Creator:
New York (State). Executive Department
Title:
Series:
B0248
Dates:
1859
Abstract:
This series consists of fifteen printed engravings compiled under the direction of State Engineer and Surveyor, Van R. Richmond by S.H. Sweet, Resident Engineer. The engravings illustrate the "standard models from which are built the important structures on the New York State Canals." The engravings .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
3
Creator:
New York (State). Executive Department
Title:
Series:
B0393
Dates:
[circa 1915-1920]
Abstract:
The final estimates in this series constitute the official record that specified exactly and in detailed fashion just what was built upon completion of Barge Canal contracts. Contracted work documented in the series includes the construction of such structures as canal locks, bridges, and channels..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Title:
Series:
B0694
Dates:
1927-1943
Abstract:
This series consists of two volumes of registers documenting the distribution of expenses to engineers employed on the Western Division of the Barge Canal. Funds were disbursed monthly and the registers include the name of each engineer, the total amount each engineer was paid, the date that the check .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
5
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This survey map of the village of Geddes, Onondaga County, was created by Deputy Surveyor John Randel, Jr. on the orders of Surveyor General Simeon DeWitt..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
6
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
These maps and profiles from the Surveyor General were produced for a report to the legislature suggesting the best route for a road never built. Field notes document surveys of a proposed route between Lake Erie and the Hudson River and include brief descriptions of the land at each survey point. Maps .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
This series consists of roll survey maps for the enlargement of the Middle Division of the Erie Canal. Maps show red lines; blue lines; sectional divisions; old and new channels; profiles; existing structures; names of property owners; and adjacent roads, streets, and buildings. The series also includes .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
8
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
These monthly reports detail work contracted for the construction of Barge Canal terminals. The reports provide the contract number, contract description, and a brief narrative of work completed or unusual problems that occurred during the reporting period. Work done in August, September, and November .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
9
Creator:
Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Resource Analysis Unit
Abstract:
This series documents one of several regional transportation studies undertaken by New York State in compliance with the U.S. Federal Aid Highways Act of 1962. The series consists of 18" x 18" aerial photographs (scale 1:48,000) of Albany, Schenectady, Troy, and the Upper Hudson region taken in April .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
10
Creator:
New York (State). Executive Department
Title:
Series:
A4023
Dates:
[ca. 1900]
Abstract:
These volumes contain waterpaint drawings of individual boundary monuments and the surrounding landscape marking New York's borders with Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Connecticut. They were produced in conjunction with the State Engineer and Surveyor's triennial examination of previously established .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
11
Creator:
New York (State). Executive Department
Abstract:
This series consists of correspondence between state engineers, bridge builders, and suppliers concerning construction, repairs, or improvements on new or existing bridges over canals, waterways, and streets. They discuss contracts; plan approvals; specifications; construction methods; materials used; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Planning Division
Title:
Series:
B2272
Dates:
1960, 1974
Abstract:
These aerial photographs depict United States Geological Survey (USGS) quadrangles in Onondaga, Cayuga, Oswego, Broome, Cortland, and Tioga Counties. They include highways, railroads, and municipalities..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
13
Creator:
New York (State). Executive Department
Title:
Series:
B1510
Dates:
1869
Abstract:
This series consists of a fragmentary volume of color copy tracings, derived from State Engineer and Surveyor Map and Plan Books of the Location and Construction of the State's Canal System, depicting the enlarged Erie Canal extending from western Montgomery County to eastern Oneida County. Information .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
This series consists of maps that were apparently used to illustrate transportation planning in diverse areas of the state. Two of the maps are county print maps, color annotated to show what appear to be planning districts in Monroe and Westchester counties. A third map is a laminated published color .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
15
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
These files, arranged by name of municipality where lands were located, consist of maps, correspondence, memorandums, reports, resolutions, descriptions of lands, appraisers' reports of encroachments, revised land appraisals, permits, and records pertaining to "blue line" surveys. Also included is financial .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
16
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series relates to claims against the state, mostly for money owed on contracts and for damages to property adjacent to the canal. Included are minutes of testimony in cases heard; notices of awards by the canal appraisers; a list of awards for the years 1843-1849; affidavits, notices of appeals, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
17
Creator:
New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways
Abstract:
This series contains an inventory of the approximately 1,900 "blue line" maps produced by the State Engineer and Surveyor pursuant to Chapter 199, Laws of 1910 and Chapter 51, Laws of 1917. The maps inventoried depict all state owned lands and property prior to improvements effected for the Barge Canal .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
18
Creator:
New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways
Title:
Series:
B1761
Dates:
[circa 1910]-1951
Abstract:
This series consists of approximately 1900 original linen maps produced by the State Engineer and Surveyor. The maps are popularly known as "Blue Line," "Laws of 1910 Maps," and "Abandonment Maps." The maps depict all state owned lands and property prior to improvements completed for the Barge Canal .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
19
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of documents relating to the construction and repair of the state's canal system. Included are proceedings of the Board of Canal Commissioners; correspondence between several offices and agencies responsible for canal administration; and a small amount of financial information regarding .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
20
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Title:
Series:
B0252
Dates:
1917-1948
Abstract:
This series, known as the "blue line maps," depicts lands acquired for canal purposes up to and including the construction of the Barge Canal. The maps show inner angles of the towpaths on the old canal; state owned property prior to Barge Canal construction; property appropriated for Barge Canal projects; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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