Indexes of property owners in Sacandaga Reservoir area and map accession numbers
Series Number
B2786
Summary
This series consists of one microfilm roll containing several indexes relating to the files of the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District (HRBRRD). The first section indexes the tracts of land acquired by HRBRRD prior to the creation of the Sacandaga Reservoir (today called the Great Sacandaga Lake). The second section indexes various maps created for the use of HRBRRD staff.
Creator
Hudson River-Black River Regulating District (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Water Supply Commission reports to or by the commission regarding the Genesee River improvement
Series Number
B0242
Summary
This series consists of unpublished reports, submitted to or compiled by the State Water Supply Commission, regarding waterpower development on the Genesee River. Records include information on waterpower development; proposed reservoir construction; property owners affected by the proposed improvement; a Genesee River power survey; and condition and operations of mills of the International Paper Company on the Hudson, Raquette, Saranac, and Black Rivers.
Creator
New York (State). Water Supply Commission
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Hudson River-Black River Regulating District board minutes
Series Number
B2773
Summary
This series contains minutes which document all decisions, regulations, rules, and policies established by the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District board and its predecessor agencies.
Creator
Hudson River-Black River Regulating District (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
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This series consists of topographic survey maps made as part of a plan to build a proposed storage dam on the Sacandaga River at or near Conklingville, Saratoga County. The maps show the river and its watershed and details of the lands and property that would be affected by the damming and flooding. The maps show municipal boundary lines, land features, details of land and property, buildings, roads, and railroads.
Creator
New York (State). Water Supply Commission
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series consists of deeds documenting the transfer of real property from private individuals to the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District (HRBRRD). Information contained in a typical deed includes the name of the property's former owner, the purchase price, an exact description of the property being conveyed, and the date of sale. These deeds pertain exclusively to property acquired in the area of the Sacandaga Reservoir.
Creator
Hudson River-Black River Regulating District (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Hudson River-Black River Regulating District annual reports
Series Number
B2815
Summary
This series contains annual reports generated by the Hudson River-Black River Regulation District and earlier reports from when the two districts operated separately as the Hudson River Regulation District and the Black River Regulation District. Reports document personnel information, financial statements, petitions, work accomplished, hydrological work, precipitation, groundwater, streamflow, run-off, and operation of reservoirs.
Creator
Hudson River-Black River Regulating District (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Hudson River-Black River Regulating District land acquisition files
Series Number
B2774
Summary
This series consists of land title documentation for acquisition of all land used in the creation of the Sacandaga Reservoir. Typical files contain title searches, surveys, property descriptions, tract maps, correspondence, copies of deeds, and transmitted letters arranged numerically for tract numbers 1 to 1,142. Access is gained via a key map which depicts all tracts comprising the reservoir.
Creator
Hudson River-Black River Regulating District (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series consists of discharge data, tables of water levels, survey reports, and other hydrologic data gathered by the Superintendent (later Department) of Public Works to plan for canal improvements and related flood control. During the 1920s responsibility for flood and water control was vested in that office (later the Department of Environmental Conservation assumed the responsibility). This material may also contain the raw data, and a draft copy of an annual or special report.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Hudson River Regulating District reinterment records
Series Number
B2780
Summary
This series documents the removal and subsequent relocation of bodies from cemeteries flooded when the Sacandaga Reservoir was created. Information usually provided is name, cemetery in which interred, location, date moved, by whom, and place of reinterment. Information for cemeteries include Union Mills, Conklingville, Edinburg, Sacandaga Park, Batchhellerville, and Day Center.
Creator
Hudson River Regulating District (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Assorted assessment records, maps, design specifications, and construction plans
Series Number
B2782
Summary
This series consists of scattered documentation of agency activities and planned construction of structures such as dams, dikes, reservoirs, and spillways used in flood control, release of water sufficient for downstream industries, and provision for the gradual release of runoff. Types of records include maps, blueprints, construction specifications, and financial records.
Creator
Hudson River-Black River Regulating District (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.