This series consists of maps of highways and other cultural and natural features in New York State counties outside New York City. Maps record state and county highways; construction contract numbers for state highways; Public Service Commission railroad grade elimination project numbers; dates of abandonment of state highways to counties, towns, or villages; courses of abandoned state highways and county boundaries. Some maps include additional information such as the projected routes of the Thruway and other limited access highways.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Maps and descriptions of western division lands permanently appropriated for use of the state canals
Series Number
B0674
Summary
The series consists of blueprint maps and descriptions of lands permanently appropriated for use of state canals. The blueprints, arranged by district, are tracings of maps of land appropriations along the Erie Canal in Wayne County (District No. 3) and Monroe and Orleans counties (District No. 4). Each map provides name of person from whom land was appropriated; town and county where located; symbols indicating gas pipe monuments; and a written survey description of the appropriated land.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Policy and program files for the 1980 Winter Olympics
Series Number
13089
Summary
This series contains policy and procedure manuals regarding preparations for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Records include environmental impact statements, disaster operations manuals, operation manual and plans, newspaper clippings, and the Department of Transportation's operating manual and final report of the Olympics.
Creator
New York (State). Olympic Transportation Committee
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series consists of sections of U.S. Geological topographic map sheets containing notations representing highway planning or maintenance. The maps use standard topographic symbols to show features which include cities, towns, and villages; county, state, and national boundaries; contour lines and figures of land elevation; bodies of water, marsh and swamp lands; bridges, roads, mines, and railroad lines; and schools and dwellings.
Creator
New York (State). State Commission of Highways
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Survey maps relating to the "1854 Survey" in the Western Division
Series Number
B1212
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
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
Restricted due to fragile condition: use only with assistance of State Archives staff.
Maps produced for the Commissioners to Report a Plan for Improving the Navigation of the Hudson River
Series Number
A4006
Summary
This series contains a map drawn by engineer John Randel, Jr. showing the Hudson River from Troy south to New Baltimore. The map includes river depth; adjacent cities; some street names and buildings; nearby waterways; and route of a proposed canal alongside part of the river. Also included is a certification by Surveyor General Simeon DeWitt, that the maps were made according to an 1819 law and that the maps accompanied a report made to the state legislature.
Creator
New York (State). Surveyor General
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
The series consists of annotated U.S. Geological Survey maps bound into two volumes. The printed topographic sheets are annotated with black and red lines representing some aspect of highway planning or maintenance. The arrangement is apparently by geographic quadrangle, with successive maps depicting adjacent areas ranging from west to east across the state. Volume 1 shows counties in western and central New York; volume 2 shows counties in eastern and southern New York.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Highways
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.