Power Authority of the State of New York Tuscarora Contractors' Construction Project Records

This series contains black-and-white photographic prints and the final report for construction of the Tuscarora Power Plant (now known as the Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Station) in the Niagara River gorge, which was completed in 1961. These records were created by the "Tuscarora Contractors," an entity made up of three firms that contracted with the Power Authority of the State of New York to build the plant: the Arundel Corporation (Baltimore, MD), L.E. Dixon Company (San Gabriel, CA), and Hunkin-Conkey Construction Company (Cleveland, OH).

The bulk of the series consists of the contractor's final report for the Tuscarora Power Plant with supporting black-and-white photographic prints, instructions for contractors and sub-contractors, job site plans and drawings, graphs, and labor agreements. The report is titled, "Final Report Niagara Contract N-10 Tuscarora Power Plant Lewiston, N.Y." It contains, at the front, a subject matter index and letter from project manager E.E. Snyder of the Tuscarora Contractors to the three aforementioned companies. The report is divided into two sections: "General," which contains the contract, specifications, personnel instructions, photographs, job site plan, and information for sub-contractors; and "Construction Operations," which contains similar types of records on such matters as excavation, site improvements, concrete, structural steel, and general expenses.

Subject matter index is available at the front of contractor's final report.

These records were donated to the New York State Archives in June 2013 by Mary Lou Mogenhan, whose father, Joseph T. Mogenhan, Sr., compiled these records when working as a construction engineer for the Arundel Corporation.

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.