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Title

Survey map of the Town of Brooklyn, Kings County

Series Number

A4026

Summary

This single manuscript map shows the town of Brooklyn in the county of Kings as it was surveyed by Sidney Herbert and Robert Tolford in 1834. This survey was carried out at the request and under the direction of town supervisor Jeremiah Johnson. The survey was apparently done in anticipation of the incorporation of the City of Brooklyn which occurred by legislation passed in April of 1834. This map clearly shows all nine wards.

Creator

• New York (State). Surveyor General

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Project maps for cession of concurrent jurisdiction of Fort Drum military installation

Series Number

A3323

Summary

This series consists of maps sent to the Secretary of State to complete the application of the U.S. Attorney General to enable the federal government to have sole jurisdiction over Fort Drum military reservation. Information on maps include area and description of the original reservation, custody and accountability of acquired and disposed acreage, and boundary lines of the installation as completed from deed descriptions and aerial surveys. Maps are base maps revised to show boundary changes and new markers.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

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Scrapbook of photographs, maps, and diagrams of canal, highway, and watershed construction

Series Number

A1272

Summary

This series contains maps, photographs, diagrams, and charts illustrating construction and improvement projects done on state highways and waterways. The records depict proposed work and work in progress and include photographs of natural features, damaged or repaired structures, and work sites. Records also include maps showing work progress and possible locations for improved roads; hydrographs of monthly water discharge levels; plans and designs for structures; and sketches of soil depth and composition.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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Statewide sewage disposal, water pollution, and discharge permit files

Series Number

A1117

Summary

The series consists of waste water sewage disposal files, including records on state inspection and regulation of sewage treatment facilities and projects and efforts to control water pollution resulting from unsanitary disposal of waste by corporate and private entities.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Water

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Division of Canals and Waterways plans, maps, and specifications relating to various Barge Canal contracts

Series Number

B1213

Summary

These records relate to contracted work on the Barge Canal involving constructing or repairing dams, storage reservoirs, or canal terminals; channel excavation; or bridge improvement. A few maps and tracings of the Syracuse area show encroachment on the Erie Canal and state-owned land desired by private concerns. The plans, primarily blueprint copies, include profiles, cross sections, location maps, elevations, layouts, typical sections, or sectional drawings.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways

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Detailed estimates and location maps for proposed construction of gun boat locks on the Western Division of the Erie Canal

Series Number

B0675

Summary

This is a series of location maps and illustrated estimates of raw materials and quantities of excavated material for proposed construction of gun boat locks on the western division of the Erie Canal. The maps show the location of proposed locks; the new and existing canal channels; towpath; existing canal structures; properties, bodies of water, or buildings near the canal; state-owned land; property boundaries; names of land owners; and acreage.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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Interstate water quality standards files

Series Number

A1119

Summary

This series contains files on the establishment of enforceable water quality standards for interstate and coastal waters. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1965 required each state to adopt water quality standards applicable to interstate waters within or on its borders. The Department of Health's Division of Pure Waters drafted the New York standards. Files include reports, hearing summaries, correspondence, memorandums, and maps.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Pure Waters

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Maps, plans, and sketches for improvement and development of parks and parkways on Long Island

Series Number

A3320

Summary

This series documents the Long Island State Park Commission's responsibilities to oversee the state of parks and parkways on Long Island. Consisting primarily of maps and plans, the series also includes sketches of parks, recreational areas, and other facilities; conveyances for realignments of roads; aerial surveys of the south shore of Long Island; and sanitation survey application data for Suffolk County.

Creator

• Long Island State Park Commission

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Typescript of cooperative South Mall construction project agreement

Series Number

A3321

Summary

This is an original typescript of an agreement among New York State, Albany County, and the City of Albany to undertake the cooperative public improvement project known as the South Mall (later Empire State Plaza). The project was devised to provide space for state offices and related facilities as part of a plan for development of the county and city, recognizing the clear effect of state government growth on the physical and economic development of the area.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of General Services

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Hudson River Valley Commission correspondence and subject files

Series Number

A1115

Summary

The series consists of the correspondence and subject files of the Hudson River Valley Commission, which was set up by order of Governor Rockefeller in 1965 for the purpose of conducting a study of the scenic and cultural resources of the Hudson River Valley. The series includes project review logs, staff correspondence and subject files, minutes of commission meetings, transcripts of hearings, correspondence files concerning reviewed projects and those projects excluded from review, and a few publications.

Creator

• New York (State). Hudson River Valley Commission

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Drainage basin subject files

Series Number

A1120

Summary

The series consists of subject files documenting cooperative state and federal government efforts to monitor and control pollution and water resources development in New York State drainage basins. Each river basin's file contains information pertinent to locations (of towns or rivers) within that basin. Records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, classification files, water resources and development studies, pollution abatement and hearing files, and other subject files. Also included are related plans, maps, profiles, sections, and photographs.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Water

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Map and plan books of the location and construction of the state's canal system

Series Number

B0292

Summary

These volumes address the enlargement of the Erie and Champlain canals; building of the Oswego, Cayuga and Seneca, Chenango, Black River, and Genesee Valley canals; and appropriation of lands for canal use. They contain drawings, maps, diagrams, tracings, and profiles of much of the State's canal system and its related structures and provide detailed information concerning the location, dimensions, specification, and construction of related canal structures.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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Advertising portfolio of state tourism promotions during 1939 World's Fair

Series Number

A3324

Summary

This series consists of materials prepared for the Bureau of State Publicity by the Barlow Advertising Agency of Syracuse to promote nationwide attendance of the World's Fair of 1939-1940, specifically to encourage out-of-state travel to and from the fair through New York State rather than through Pennsylvania. The series includes maps, proofs of newspaper and magazine advertisements, scripts of radio advertising interviews, and copies of newsletters to legislators on the progress of the campaign.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of State Publicity

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Department of Public Service environmental report site plans and maps of a proposed power station at Cayuga

Series Number

A3319

Summary

This series consists of site plans of a proposed power station at Cayuga. Records include plans, maps, and overlays. Site plans include locations; elevations; cross sections; railroad access; coal car storage areas; transmission line arrangements; and existing and supplemental structures. Maps and plot plans show bedrock and surface geology; seismic survey lines; soil content; existing site contours and vegetation; proposed facilities and alternate site locations; and construction facilities. Also included is an aerial photograph of the Cayuga site.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Service

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Title

Barge Canal plans

Series Number

B1009

Summary

The volume contains plates of plans, drawings, profiles and location maps relating to the improvement and enlargement of the Barge Canal. Locks, dams, and bridges are frequently represented. Generally the plates depict: typical channel sections, prism walls and the types of wall and bank protection employed; locks; power plants; fixed and movable dams and navigation aids. A list of plates in front of volume functions as an index.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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Urban arterial highway route planning files

Series Number

A0733

Summary

The series consists of plans, correspondence, graphs, and maps relating to arterial highway planning in 38 cities throughout New York. It was the state's intention to integrate arterial highways in the state highway system and cost share with the federal government for the construction and maintenance of the system, with the remainder of costs for required rights of way assumed by the city. Files are organized by city.

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New Capitol Park specifications and map

Series Number

A3185

Summary

This series, a "Map of Capitol Park Albany N.Y," is a combination location map and site plan and includes several profiles and one diagram of landscaping work planned for Capitol Park during construction of the State Capitol. Apparently prepared by George L. Schillner, the map shows the Capitol building, the Capitol Park grounds, surrounding streets, driveways, access points, locations of water pipes, hose hydrants, catch basins, tile drains from the basins, and specifications for area and protecting walls.

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

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Federal-aid secondary highway system county maps

Series Number

14154

Summary

The series consists of maps of all the counties in New York, outside of New York City, annotated to show proposed and approved federal-aid secondary highways as of 1945. There are two maps present for each county: one indicates state and county highways that were not considered part of the federal-aid highway system; the other shows the state and county highways that were designated as part of the system.

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St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission project review files

Series Number

13405

Summary

The St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission had responsibilities for the preservation, protection, development, and use of the unique natural resources of the St. Lawrence River Valley and the lands adjacent to Lake Ontario's eastern shores, an area bordering St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Oswego, and Cayuga counties. Project review files contain analysis of archaeological, ecological, and historical effects; local and regional economic impact; conformity with standards of other government agencies; and visual, olfactory, and auditory effects.

Creator

• New York (State). St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission

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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

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