Research

Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
These maps were created to show changes to the narrow and crooked parts of the Erie, Oswego, and Cayuga and Seneca Canals in order to admit larger boats. They typically depict property boundaries and names of property owners; character or cultivation of the land; bodies of water; roads and streets; railroads; prominent buildings and private dwellings, often showing owners' names; and boundaries of state-owned land.
Creator:
Title:
Survey maps relating to the "1854 Survey" in the Western Division
Quantity:

6 cubic feet

Quantity:

55 map(s)

Inclusive Dates:
1830-1890
Series Number:
B1212