These survey maps of the canal system in New York State fulfilled a law requiring a complete map and field notes of every canal in the state. The maps show: survey stations for measuring length of the canal; courses and distances (linked by red lines); canal right-of-way (blue line); locks; aqueducts; basins; other hydraulic structures; bridges; mill races; buildings; streams, ponds, and lakes; steep grades; and adjacent county, town, and property lines.
Creator
New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Maps, plans, details, and drawings of structures and locations for work on the Erie, Genesee Valley, Chemung, and Oswego canals
Series Number
B0379
Summary
This series documents the planning and estimating work done to various structures along the state's canals. The records include maps and plans of locations and structures for work done on the Erie (Middle and Western divisions only), Genesee Valley, Chemung, and Oswego canals, and at least one sheet relating to the Cayuga and Seneca Canal. The records date from the first canal enlargement through to the start of the canal improvements that became known as the Barge Canal system.
Creator
New York (State). Executive Department
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Releases upon commutation for farm bridges over canals, with related correspondence and documents
Series Number
A1380
Summary
Canal commissioners were required to construct and maintain road and street bridges over the enlarged Erie Canal and to construct farm bridges to accommodate landowners. This series consists of releases, vouchers, receipts, title searches, parcel maps, and resolutions authorizing commutations to claimants and owners for rights to bridges built over the Erie and other branch canals. Information includes name and residence of landowner; parcel description; sum paid by the state; and landowner signature.
Creator
New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Survey map of extension of Genesee Valley Canal from Olean to Mill Grove Pond
Series Number
A0854
Summary
This is a map of survey lines for a 6.7 mile extension of the Genesee Valley Canal from Olean to Mill Grove Pond. Authorized in 1857 and brought into use in August 1859, the map includes names of villages; property owners along the proposed extension route; significant buildings; locks; tollgates; survey stations; topographic shadings; woodland areas; and bodies of water.
Access Restrictions
Restricted: Map extremely fragile.Use under supervision or with assistance of archivist due to fragile condition.
Cost account volumes for the Western Division of the Erie Canal and Genesee Valley Canal
Series Number
B0398
Summary
This series consists of monthly estimates relating to work to be done on the Erie and Genesee Valley Canals. Information includes the quantity of material or work to be done; type of materials delivered; work to be completed (grubbing, masonry, lining, etc.); item prices; and total cost.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
State Engineer and Surveyor records and profile map of the Genesee Valley Canal
Series Number
A4420
Summary
This series consists of a map and related records exhibited at a contract letting for the completion of improvements to the Genesee Valley Canal. Records include certification of the date and time papers were exhibited; a notice directing sealed proposals to perform the work; a schedule of quantities; sample proposal form; sample general contract and section specifications; and a map of the "Profile of Genesee Valley Canal from Guard Lock to Junction with Erie Canal Exhibited for Letting at Albany."
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Maps, drawings, and blueprints related to state waterways and canals
Series Number
10448
Summary
This series contains maps, profiles, tracings, sketches, plans, drawings, blueprints, and a small quantity of related charts and correspondence relating to the State's canals, feeders, and/or various waterways. Included are profiles of canals and rivers; cross sections of actual and proposed canal and railroad lines; and canal section sketches of the location of canals and drainage patterns.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Canvasses of proposals for enlargement of Erie Canal and completion of Genesee Valley Canal
Series Number
A1399
Summary
These canvasses, arranged numerically by canal section number, are for proposals for the enlargement of the Erie Canal and completion of the Genesee Valley Canal. Each sheet contains section number, proposition number, name of bidder, amount of work to be done (grubbing, cleaning, bailing, draining, excavation, masonry, etc., in cubic yards), and quantity of materials needed, and dollar amounts proposed by each bidder.
Creator
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.