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New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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The series consists of film (nitrate) negatives of canal sites and structures which represent the first general use of photography by the state's canal departments. The negatives were apparently prepared as part of a systematic documentation of structural problems with the canal, especially in the eastern .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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The series consists of preliminary, monthly and final estimates for construction contracts let for Barge Canal projects primarily for Western Division locations near Rochester, Holley, and the Genesee Valley Park. Information typically includes station number; computations of earth, rock and embankment .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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Arranged by canal, these maps depict lands adjacent to the Erie and Champlain canals during the time of their enlargement and improvement as the Barge Canal. Included are lines for State-owned land; the towpath; a new channel line; potential flood lines; land elevations and water depths; and boundaries .........

 

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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 reports submitted to the State Engineer and Surveyor by division and senior assistant engineers document weekly progress on construction projects in progress or begun in 1921. The reports detail work done in offices and bureaus; surveying, mapping, and planning; canal maintenance and repairs; .........

 

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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 monthly reports detail work contracted for the construction of Barge Canal terminals. The reports provide the contract number, contract description, and a brief narrative of work completed or unusual problems that occurred during the reporting period. Work done in August, September, and November .........

 

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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 index cards, arranged alphabetically by subject, list locations of various Barge Canal construction records, including maps; terminal field books; final contract estimates; and Barge Canal field computation, construction, and cross section books..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series of maps (commonly referred to as "Schillner Maps") depict land along the Erie, Champlain, and Oswego canals acquired by the state. Each map provides detailed information on state owned property, and shows the locations of the 1825 canal alignment and related structures such as locks, slips, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of detailed sectional maps dating from the 1895 improvement of the Erie Canal. Maps show property and buildings fronting the canal and land tracts on either side of the canal. Information includes property lines and owners; previous canal alignments; locations of ditches, washes, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of hand-drawn cross sectional diagrams produced to determine conditions and needed improvements to the Erie Canal. The diagrams show conditions of the canal bed and riparian decay in portions of the western division of the canal, beginning at Lock 52 at the Wayne County line and .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

10

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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These survey maps for proposed canal improvements of Erie, Champlain, and Oswego canals are particularly valuable for their representation of state-owned land. Maps show measurements of canal length; town, city, and county lines; name of some land owners, or parcel numbers, of property adjacent to the .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of maps, profiles, plans, survey documents, diagrams, estimates, the final report on the proposed improvement of the Chemung Canal. Also included are daily journals of Resident Engineer Louis A. Burns who was in charge of the project and prepared the final report. Also included .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

12

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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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 .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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Consisting mostly of maps, drawings, specifications, and related material, these plans show proposed work for which contracts were let during the "Nine Million Dollar Improvement" of the Erie and Oswego canals. In addition to particulars of a job site (elevations, structures, proposed improvements), .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This volume contains profile drawings and diagrams of locks 98 and 99 of the Genesee Valley Canal, as well as diagrams and sketches of projects related to locks 98 and 99, including an eleven-foot lift. Only a few pages of this volume are filled out and much of it is left blank..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This volume is a report of J. B. Stittson, Division Engineer of the Western Division of the Canal system. The report consists of: a tabular statement of engineering expenses on each subdivision of the Western Division for the year 1850; statements showing length and estimated costs of work done and .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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The Barge Canal Terminal Commission studied the question of providing publicly controlled terminal facilities for New York State Canals. This series consists of linen plans and drawings depicting Barge Canal terminal locations and terminal construction specifications. Plans depict drawings and specifications .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This map shows proposed improvements (a proposed correction and extension) of the ditch to contain water at low areas between the Chemung Canal and the Chemung Canal Feeder. The map shows property lines, names of owners, and topographical symbols marking swamp lands; and lines for proposed changes to .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series contains maps, photographs, diagrams, and charts illustrating construction and improvement projects done on state highways and waterways. The records depict proposed work and work in progress and include photographs of natural features, damaged or repaired structures, and work sites. Records .........

 

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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 volumes address the enlargement of the Erie and Champlain canals; building of the Oswego, Cayuga and Seneca, Chenango, Black River, and Genesee Valley canals; and appropriation of lands for canal use. They contain drawings, maps, diagrams, tracings, and profiles of much of the State's canal system .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series is comprised of letters of instruction to the Western Division Engineer's Office from the office of the State Engineer and Surveyor regarding the construction and repair of the Barge Canal. The letters contain instructions on surveying; repairs; requisitions; plans; estimates; contracts; .........

 

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New York State Archives