New York State Department of Economic Development Blueline Maps of Proposed Superconducting Supercollider Research Facility B1428

New York State Department of Economic Development Blueline Maps of Proposed Superconducting Supercollider Research Facility

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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 is a portfolio of blue line maps of the site, geology, and land use of a proposed super-conducting super collider (SSC) nuclear particle research facility in Orange County. Maps indicate the exact route of the never built tunnel. The first plate in the portfolio lists all attachments by plate number and title. Plates typically include scales, legends, key maps, and sometimes-extensive notes on acreage, boundaries, and man-made and naturally occurring attributes.

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Economic Development

Title:

Blueline maps of proposed superconducting supercollider research facility

Quantity:

0.5 cubic feet

58 plates

Inclusive Dates:

[circa 1987]

Series Number:

B1428

Arrangement

Numerical.

Scope and Content Note

The series is a portfolio of blue line maps of the site, geology, and land use of a proposed super-conducting super collider (SSC) nuclear particle research facility in Orange County. The maps indicate the exact route of the oval-shaped, many-miles long tunnel, which if built would have had a major impact on the economy and environment of the county. The portfolio is an attachment ("A") to an unknown report which was apparently created by the Department of Economic Development as part of a study on the proposed project.

The maps measure approximately 29 x 40 inches or larger and show SSC alignment and offer of land; topographic base maps and profile with SSC alignment; bedrock and surficial geology of the site; roadways capacities in the vicinity; occurrence of wetlands in the study area; 100 year flood plain boundaries; land cover and land use in the vicinity, locations of known historic or archeological resources in the study area; and property alignments along the site.

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

The first plate lists all attachments by plate number and title.

Custodial History

The maps were originally sent to the New York State Library by the Dept. of Economic Development on December 3, 1992. They were transferred to the State Archives on March 15, 1995.