Research

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New York (State). State Commission of Highways

 

 

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This series consists of sections of U.S. Geological topographic map sheets containing notations representing highway planning or maintenance. The maps use standard topographic symbols to show features which include cities, towns, and villages; county, state, and national boundaries; contour lines and .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Surveyor General

 

 

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This series contains a map drawn by engineer John Randel, Jr. showing the Hudson River from Troy south to New Baltimore. The map includes river depth; adjacent cities; some street names and buildings; nearby waterways; and route of a proposed canal alongside part of the river. Also included is a certification .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

 

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This series consists of maps of highways and other cultural and natural features in New York State counties outside New York City. Maps record state and county highways; construction contract numbers for state highways; Public Service Commission railroad grade elimination project numbers; dates of abandonment .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Olympic Transportation Committee

 

 

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This series contains policy and procedure manuals regarding preparations for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Records include environmental impact statements, disaster operations manuals, operation manual and plans, newspaper clippings, and the Department of Transportation's operating .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Department of Highways

 

 

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The series consists of annotated U.S. Geological Survey maps bound into two volumes. The printed topographic sheets are annotated with black and red lines representing some aspect of highway planning or maintenance. The arrangement is apparently by geographic quadrangle, with successive maps depicting .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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The series consists of blueprint maps and descriptions of lands permanently appropriated for use of state canals. The blueprints, arranged by district, are tracings of maps of land appropriations along the Erie Canal in Wayne County (District No. 3) and Monroe and Orleans counties (District No. 4). .........

 

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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 maps were created to show changes to the narrow and crooked parts of the Erie, Oswego, and Cayuga and Seneca Canals in order to admit larger boats. They typically depict property boundaries and names of property owners; character or cultivation of the land; bodies of water; roads and streets; .........

 

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New York State Archives