Research

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of maps, plans, deeds, correspondence, field notes, survey data, descriptions of lands, statements of water power, and other related working notes apparently created to analyze the condition and ownership of lands related to state facilities. Facilities include the Schuyler Mansion; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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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

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of copies of survey maps of lands acquired for John Boyd Thacher Park by the State Engineer and Surveyor..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

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The whiteprint copies of original "blue line" maps are arranged geographically by portfolio then numerically by map number. The maps show boundaries of state-owned lands along the Erie, Champlain, Black River, Cayuga, and Seneca Canals and depict old and new canal lines; structures, streets and adjacent .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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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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Creator:

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

 

 

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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