Cos Cob Power Plant records, 1891-1986.

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Cos Cob Power Plant records, 1891-1986.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61850649

The records consist of blueprints and wiring diagrams for the electrical systems of the electrified railroad zone of Woodlawn, New York, to Cedar Hill in New Haven, Connecticut, that provided power to the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, generated by the Cos Cob Power Plant. The records also include architectural drawings, foremen's log books, records of coal received, and administrative correspondence concerning the power plant and the Mianus River Dam.

18 linear ft.

University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7808195

University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library

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