New York (State). Board of Commissioners of the Land Office
Variant namesThe Board of Commissioners of the Land Office supervised the use, acquisition, and disposition of state lands not already under another jurisdiction. Legislation of 1885 established both a state forest preserve and a Forest Commission to maintain and control it. The law designated 14 counties in which land then owned or subsequently acquired by the state would be preserved as forever wild forest land. Subsequent laws appropriated funds for the acquisition of additional lands for the preserve.
From the guide to the Forest Preserve land purchase proposal files, 1920-1948, (New York State Archives)
The Board of Commissioners of the Land Office supervised the use, acquisition, and disposition of state lands not already under another jurisdiction.
Legislation of 1885 established both a state forest preserve and a Forest Commission to maintain and control it. The law designated 14 counties in which land then owned or subsequently acquired by the state would be preserved as forever wild forest land. Subsequent laws appropriated funds for the acquisition of additional lands for the preserve.
From the description of Forest Preserve land purchase proposal files, 1920-1948. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 83094498
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Land Office Petition, Geddes, New York, 1840 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| creatorOf | Forest Preserve land purchase proposal files, 1920-1948 | New York State Archives | |
| referencedIn | New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office. Register of land grant applications, petitions, and correspondence, 1829. | New York State Archives | |
| creatorOf | New York (State). Board of Commissioners of the Land Office. Forest Preserve land purchase proposal files, 1920-1948. | New York State Archives |
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
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| associatedWith | New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (State). Conservation Commission. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (State). Conservation Dept. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (State). Conservation Dept. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (State). Dept. of State | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (State). Dept. of State. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (State). Division of the Land Office. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York State Museum. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (State). State Geologist | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (State). State Geologist. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adirondack Forest Preserve (N.Y.) | |||
| Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) | |||
| New York (State) | |||
| Essex County (N.Y.) | |||
| New York (State) | |||
| Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) | |||
| St. Lawrence County (N.Y.) | |||
| Adirondack Forest Preserve (N.Y.) | |||
| Essex County (N.Y.) | |||
| St. Lawrence County (N.Y.) | |||
| Hamilton County (N.Y.) | |||
| Fulton County (N.Y.) | |||
| Fulton County (N.Y.) | |||
| Hamilton County (N.Y.) |
| Subject |
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| Forest reserves |
| Forest reserves |
| New York State Forest Preserve (N.Y.) |
| Occupation |
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| Activity |
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| Maintaining forest reserves |
| Preserving forests |
| Protecting environment |
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Active 1920
Active 1948
