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Berkshire Industrial Farm Blueprints and Maps


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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 blueprint survey maps of the land on which Berkshire Industrial Farm was located.
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Title:
Berkshire Industrial Farm blueprints and maps
Quantity:

1 cubic foot

Inclusive Dates:
1897-1928
Series Number:
B2616

Arrangement

There is no apparent arrangement in this series.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of blueprints, maps and surveys associated with the land on which Berkshire Industrial Farm stood in Canaan, N.Y. Included are topographic maps; a forest management plan; a land growth prediction map; a plan of timber types; and a copy of a map of the land the Burnhams purchased for the farm from the Shakers.

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Detailed Description

Dates Contents Item

Accretion: B2616-18
1897 (copy) Map of Shakers, Canaan New York, scale 166 feet to 1 inch

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November 1928 Forest Management Plan for Berkshire Industrial Farm, scale 1 inch = 200 feet

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November 1928 Plan of Timber Types and Land of Berkshire Industrial Farm, scale 1 inch = 200 feet

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July 1919 Complied Topographical Plan of Portion of the Berkshire Industrial Farm Canaan, New York, scale 1 inch = 40 feet

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July 1919 Topical Plan of a Portion at the Berkshire Industrial Farm, Canaan NY, scale 1 inch = 40 feet, Office of A.A. Fobes, Pittsfield, Mass.

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