Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
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 ending at the Black Rock Guard Lock. Depicted are the water level, condition
of the canal bottom, and the proposed improvement configuration.
Creator:
Title:
Original and preliminary cross sections for 1876 survey of the Western Division of the Erie Canal
Quantity:
1.5 cubic feet
Quantity:
13 volume(s)
Quantity:
4,000 plan(s)
1877
Series Number:
B0651