This volume contains survey maps of a proposed railroad from Fort Plain on the Erie Canal to Otsego Lake and of the Susquehanna and Chemung rivers, "for a Slack Water Navigation." Maps show streams; lakes; towns; roads; bridges; mills; and town and county lines.
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
State Engineer and Surveyor's maps and plans for the Hudson and Champlain Improvement survey
Series Number
A0853
Summary
These maps and plans show proposed improvements along the Hudson and Champlain Canal. They depict bridges; culverts; waste weirs; locks; dams; waterway profiles; property owners; lot sites; and streets of towns and cities bordering the canal.
Creator
New York (State). Treasurer's Office
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Committee on Canals of New York State correspondence
Series Number
B2458
Summary
The Committee on Canals of New York State was a special body established by order of Governor Theodore Roosevelt in order to plan for the modernization of the state's canal system, culminating in the construction of the Barge Canal. Most of the correspondence found in this series was sent to and/or received from individuals involved in transportation, construction, or commerce. Subjects include descriptions of waterway construction and transportation; port commerce; prices of construction materials; lock conditions; and canal boats.
Creator
New York (State). Committee on Canals of New York State
Access Restrictions
Partially restricted due to water damage and fragile condition of the materials.
New York State Engineer and Surveyor Barge Canal contract final estimate folios
Series Number
B0393
Summary
The final estimates in this series constitute the official record that specified exactly and in detailed fashion just what was built upon completion of Barge Canal contracts. Contracted work documented in the series includes the construction of such structures as canal locks, bridges, and channels.
Creator
New York (State). Executive Department
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Profiles of locks 98 and 99 on the Genesee Valley Canal
Series Number
B0653
Summary
This volume contains profile drawings and diagrams of locks 98 and 99 of the Genesee Valley Canal, as well as diagrams and sketches of projects related to locks 98 and 99, including an eleven-foot lift. Only a few pages of this volume are filled out and much of it is left blank.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
These survey maps show the proposed route for the Erie Canal was made by James Geddes in 1817. The area mapped extends from "Tonewanta Creek" east to the outlet of Mud Creek in the "Great Cayuga Marsh" (Montezuma). The maps show proposed line of the canal; roads; houses; mills; settlements; streams, ponds, and lakes; steep terrain; swamps and marshes; town and lot lines; and other features adjacent to the canal route.
Creator
New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Topographical and geological highway and canal planning maps of New York
Series Number
A4031
Summary
This series contains topographical highway planning maps used for the preliminary location and planning of railroad lines and highway improvement; geological highway planning maps of the area north and west of Poughkeepsie used by the Highway Commission to test and analyze road surface materials; and topographical canal planning maps showing Cayuga, Seneca, Erie, and Champlain Canal routes used for planning canal enlargement.
Creator
New York (State). State Highway Commission
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence directed to or generated by the State Engineer and Surveyor's office. The records mainly relate to the construction, maintenance, operation, and administration of the New York State Canal System, particularly the construction of the Barge Canal and the second enlargement of the Erie and lesser canals and feeders.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
B0226-08, B0226-10: These accretions are pending conservation treatment and/or reformatting due to heavy water/mold damage, and are therefore restricted.