Research

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Creator:

Ulster (N.Y. : County) County Clerk

 

 

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The series documents the taking of real property for the construction of the Ashokan Reservoir, starting in 1907. Microfilmed records include transcripts of Ashokan Reservoir awards including records of claims of Ulster County property holders against New York City for damage incurred through the construction .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

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New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance

 

 

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This series consists of a journal of work activities kept by staff at Forestport, a workshop that operated and repaired reservoirs and feeder canals in the Adirondacks. This record of maintenance activities is particularly useful in understanding and interpreting the historic operations of the reservoirs .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Hudson River Regulating District (N.Y.)

 

 

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The Hudson River Regulating District was formed in part to construct, maintain, and operate reservoirs within the drainage area of the Hudson River above the Albany-Greene County line and regulate the flow of streams in the district to regulate the Hudson River and its principal tributaries. This series .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Contracting Board

 

 

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The Contracting Board let contracts on behalf of the state for canal work. This series consists of transcriptions of proposals to complete Black River Canal reservoirs. Information includes contractor's name, town and county; schedule of projected costs for various tasks and materials; amount of bond .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York State Canal Corporation

 

 

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This series was created by the Canal Corporation of the Thruway Authority to establish state property boundaries adjacent to the Northern and Southern Reservoir Systems. It consists primarily of maps and structure drawings of the Northern and Southern Reservoirs of the Barge Canal. Most maps relate .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

6

Creator:

New York (State). Water Supply Commission

 

 

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This series consists of topographic survey maps made as part of a plan to build a proposed storage dam on the Sacandaga River at or near Conklingville, Saratoga County. The maps show the river and its watershed and details of the lands and property that would be affected by the damming and flooding. .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

 

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This series contains maps, profiles, tracings, sketches, plans, drawings, blueprints, and a small quantity of related charts and correspondence relating to the State's canals, feeders, and/or various waterways. Included are profiles of canals and rivers; cross sections of actual and proposed canal and .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives