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Creator:
Berkshire Industrial Farm
Abstract:
This series consists of blueprint survey maps of the land on which Berkshire Industrial Farm was located..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Harbor Commission
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Series:
B2570
Dates:
1856-1857, 1860
Abstract:
This series contains bulkhead line, pierhead line, and encroachment maps of New York Harbor as well as part of the Harlem River, East River, Westchester County, and the shores of Long Island and New Jersey..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Court of Claims
Abstract:
This "Map of the Taggarts Paper Co Land on Township 2 Brown's Tract Herkimer County N.Y." was used as an exhibit in the Court of Claims case, the Taggarts Paper Company Claim No. 10335. The map is an annotated copy of a topographic map and shows natural features of land and water, as well as trails, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). State Commission of Highways
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). State Highway Commission
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Series:
A4031
Dates:
1900-1921
Abstract:
This series contains topographical highway planning maps used for the preliminary location and planning of railroad lines and highway improvement; geological highway planning maps of the area north and west of Poughkeepsie used by the Highway Commission to test and analyze road surface materials; and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Assistant Commissioner for District Organization and District Superintendents
Abstract:
"County files" were created by the assistant commissioner responsible for supervising district superintendents of schools and boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES). Files for district superintendents contain correspondence and memoranda concerning school district organization plans and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Office of Counsel
Abstract:
These files contain proposals for central school districts that were approved or rejected by voters. Files include: applications including statistical, financial, and narrative information; memoranda from the Bureau of Rural Administrative Services summarizing local sentiment and expressing the bureau's .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Abstract:
This series consists of topographic maps created by the Department of Transportation and its predecessor agency, the Department of Public Works, for use in the planning and design of highway projects. The maps include all roads, with identifying route numbers and names; railroads; airports; transmission .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
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Series:
B2020
Dates:
1973-1982, 1991-1997
Abstract:
This series consists of planimetric maps showing the location and identification of the reference marker system of New York State highways. The marker system was established by the New York State Department of Transportation to provide unique identification of specific points along the state highway .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Highways
Abstract:
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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Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
The series consists of sections of an undated printed colored U.S. Geological Survey topographic map of New York State, annotated to locate the areas covered by Barge Canal contracts. Each of the three canal divisions and the separate canals in each division were divided into residencies, with work .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
Genealogical Society of Utah
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Series:
14473
Dates:
1972
Abstract:
The State Board of Equalization and Assessment used these maps indicating flooded areas as reference sources in their inspection of, and determination of tax abatement or state assistance for, flood-damaged areas resulting from the hurricane. In addition to noting flooded areas, the maps show land contours, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Bureau of Real Property
Abstract:
Verplanck Colvin and his field assistants created this series using the field notes they compiled during their survey of the Adirondack wilderness of New York. The majority of the maps are topographical or cadastral maps and typically show elements of the natural and built environment (such as lakes, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
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Series:
B1211
Dates:
1830-1915
Abstract:
This series consists of maps, profiles, cross sections, description sheets, and other information documenting work proposed and carried out during the enlargement and improvement of the Western Division of the Erie Canal. Included is proposed work on sections of the lateral canals of the Barge Canal .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Hudson River Valley Commission
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Series:
A1115
Dates:
1965-1979
Abstract:
The series consists of the correspondence and subject files of the Hudson River Valley Commission, which was set up by order of Governor Rockefeller in 1965 for the purpose of conducting a study of the scenic and cultural resources of the Hudson River Valley. The series includes project review logs, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Division of Water
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Series:
A1117
Dates:
1900-1975
Abstract:
The series consists of waste water sewage disposal files, including records on state inspection and regulation of sewage treatment facilities and projects and efforts to control water pollution resulting from unsanitary disposal of waste by corporate and private entities..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Division of Water
Abstract:
The series consists of memorandums, reports, plans, and correspondence relating to the inspection, construction, and upgrading of sewage treatment plants and the establishment and monitoring of waste water pollution controls for various state and federal institutions..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission
Abstract:
The St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission had responsibilities for the preservation, protection, development, and use of the unique natural resources of the St. Lawrence River Valley and the lands adjacent to Lake Ontario's eastern shores, an area bordering St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Oswego, and Cayuga .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Division of Pure Waters
Abstract:
This series contains files on the establishment of enforceable water quality standards for interstate and coastal waters. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1965 required each state to adopt water quality standards applicable to interstate waters within or on its borders. The Department of Health's .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Water Supply Commission
Abstract:
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. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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