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New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence directed to or generated by the State Engineer and Surveyor's office. The records mainly relate to the construction, maintenance, operation, and administration of the New York State Canal System, particularly the construction of the Barge Canal .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways

 

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways

 

 

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This series consists of aerial stereo photographs documenting the New York State Barge Canal from Waterford to Oswego. The photographs were taken for use in planning for the 1935 Federal Improvement to the Barge Canal System. Portions of the 19th-century Erie Canal alignments are also visible..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Committee on Canals of New York State

 

 

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The Committee on Canals of New York State was a special body established by order of Governor Theodore Roosevelt in order to plan for the modernization of the state's canal system, culminating in the construction of the Barge Canal. Most of the correspondence found in this series was sent to and/or .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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These series consists of survey data from a 1901 report on the Barge Canal from the Hudson River to the Great Lakes by Edward Bond, the State Engineer and Surveyor, and a color map of the proposed alternatives of Cohoes and vicinity to accompany the report. The map was compiled from the surveys of the .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

 

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The series consists of computational studies, emphasizing hydrological data, for canal construction and the effect of the canal system on adjacent property. Records include: survey computations; baseline data; a revised estimate of quantities and cost for enlarging the canal through the western division; .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Department of Commerce

 

 

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This series contains documents in support of policy discussions to revive a project for an American canal from Lake Ontario to the Niagara River and Lake Erie. Information was needed to establish economic justification and/or engineering feasibility of constructing/improving the canal, and estimates .........

 

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New York State Archives