These volumes include surveys of land in the State's New Military Tract granted to veterans for service during the Revolution. They generally provide date of the survey; surveyors' names; name of patent and/or a narrative description of the land surveyed; narrative description; acreage of each lot; and occasional maps and valuations of lots.
Creator
New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
Microfilm is not available for duplication or inter-library loan.
This series contains an inventory of the approximately 1,900 "blue line" maps produced by the State Engineer and Surveyor pursuant to Chapter 199, Laws of 1910 and Chapter 51, Laws of 1917. The maps inventoried depict all state owned lands and property prior to improvements effected for the Barge Canal System; the location of state property appropriated for the Barge Canal; and the location of the old canals and related state property in relation to the Barge Canal.
Creator
New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Register of dates of occupation on lands appropriated for the Barge Canal
Series Number
A1278
Summary
This register lists parcels of lands appropriated for use on each contract. It provides land parcel number; reputed owner; and date occupied by the State. It also includes accompanying correspondence from the Special Deputy Secretary State Engineer to the Secretary of the Canal Board.
Creator
New York (State). Canal Board
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Historical abstracts concerning lands of western division, Erie Canal
Series Number
A1469
Summary
These historical abstracts concern lands in the Erie Canal's western division. The series consists of transcripts or abstracts of deeds, printed legislative documents, petitions to the Canal Board, a resolution of the Canal Board, statutes, and blueprint copies of maps of lands of the western district.
Creator
New York (State). Office of the Division Engineer (Erie Canal : Western Division)
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this 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.
Whiteprint copies of maps of portions of canal lands belonging to the State of New York
Series Number
A0867
Summary
The whiteprint copies of original "blue line" maps are arranged geographically by portfolio then numerically by map number. The maps show boundaries of state-owned lands along the Erie, Champlain, Black River, Cayuga, and Seneca Canals and depict old and new canal lines; structures, streets and adjacent roads; and state and privately owned land. Each portfolio includes full titles. The maps depict in minute detail lands acquired for canal purposes.
Creator
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York State Department of State Division of the Land Office terminations of easements
Series Number
B0635
Summary
This series consists of certificates of termination of temporary easements filed with the Division of the Land Office in the Department of State. Many of the temporary easements documented in the series had been acquired by the Department of Public Works to facilitate the construction of portions of the New York State Thruway, state highways routes, and other arterial highways. Others had been obtained to complete highway-railroad grade crossing elimination and flood protection projects.
Creator
New York (State). Department of State. Division of the Land Office
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.
Whiteprint copies of maps of lands permanently appropriated by the state for canal purposes
Series Number
B0252
Summary
This series, known as the "blue line maps," depicts lands acquired for canal purposes up to and including the construction of the Barge Canal. The maps show inner angles of the towpaths on the old canal; state owned property prior to Barge Canal construction; property appropriated for Barge Canal projects; various structures, roads, streets, and other landmarks; and the names of owners of private property adjacent to the canal.
Creator
New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
Restricted: Some portfolios unusable because of physical condition. Use under supervision or with assistance of archivist due to poor condition.
Notices of service upon owners of lands appropriated for the Barge Canal
Series Number
A1277
Summary
Consisting of affidavits of annexed notices of appropriations by the State, the affidavits contain detailed descriptions of the land to be appropriated by the State for Barge Canal.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Public Works
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Maps and descriptions of lands temporarily appropriated for state canals
Series Number
B0667
Summary
The series consists of blueprint maps and descriptions of lands temporarily appropriated by New York State for use in constructing, improving, and maintaining state canals. The maps were prepared by the Office of the State Engineer and Surveyor as part of its responsibilities in surveying, mapping, and engineering the state's canals. Temporarily appropriated lands were taken by the state for use and returned to the landowner after work on the canal was completed.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Conservation Commission recommendations to the Commissioners of the Land Office on land purchases for new state parks
Series Number
A1346
Summary
This series consists of resumes summarizing transactions, recommendations, and appraisals of lands for potential purchase for new state parks. Once approved, the State Comptroller could issue bonds or warrants for payment. Records include a memorandum outlining the procedure to acquire new state park land; information on location and ownership of land considered for purchase; purchase cost; description; estimated valuations; recommended purchase price; types of timber on the land; and a procedural statement on the valuation of forest lands and approval date.
Creator
New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Works Progress Administration sponsored surveys and studies
Series Number
A4179
Summary
This series consists of surveys and apparently unpublished studies conducted under W.P.A. sponsorship. These studies are on many subjects, but tend to focus on real estate values, land use, and population in communities in New York. Examples include police arrest survey; social and economic survey of Indian reservations; real property survey (several cities); report on Albany transients and homeless; professional and service projects; 1850 census index for Buffalo; and Erie County street names.
Creator
United States. Works Progress Administration (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series consists of 64 charts and maps of the Erie Canal from Waterford to Buffalo, and of the Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca canals. They were seemingly prepared by the Department of Public Works to aid ships or boats in navigating canal waterways. Navigation charts are mixed with survey maps perhaps to aid production of charts for additional uncharted canal areas.
Access Restrictions
Restricted: Use under supervision of State Archives staff due to fragile condition.
These files, arranged by name of municipality where lands were located, consist of maps, correspondence, memorandums, reports, resolutions, descriptions of lands, appraisers' reports of encroachments, revised land appraisals, permits, and records pertaining to "blue line" surveys. Also included is financial information about land value and notes and descriptions regarding structures illegally built on state-owned lands. Land descriptions and appraisal reports contain detailed descriptions and measurements of lands and names of adjoining property owners.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
The series consists of maps depicting grants of land under water made by the state from 1777 through the 1900s. Each map depicts the names of individuals to whom grants were made.
Creator
New York (State). Office of General Services. Division of Land Utilization
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series consists of maps, plans, deeds, correspondence, field notes, survey data, descriptions of lands, statements of water power, and other related working notes apparently created to analyze the condition and ownership of lands related to state facilities. Facilities include the Schuyler Mansion; Auburn Prison; Delhi Agriculture School; State Camp at Peekskill; John Boyd Thatcher Park; Port Jefferson Harbor; and Ogdensburg State Hospital.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Property survey maps for cession of jurisdiction of the Federal Correctional Facility at Otisville
Series Number
A3325
Summary
This series consists of maps sent to the Secretary of State to complete the application of the Attorney General of the U.S. for cession of jurisdiction to the U.S. from the State of New York of the Federal Correctional Facility at Otisville, New York. The maps represent a property survey showing two parcels covering Orange and Sullivan counties and land in the Town of Mt. Hope, Orange County. Included are full property descriptions showing easements, property lines, roadways, and other physical features.
Creator
New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.