Cayuga Lake Railroad petition and report, [1840?], 1867.

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Cayuga Lake Railroad petition and report, [1840?], 1867.

A petition to the New York State Legislature for incorporation of a company to construct a railroad from the Village of Ithaca to the Head of Cayuga Lake, ca.1840; and a report, "The Proposed Cayuga Lake Railroad, to connect Ithaca with the New York Central by way of Ludlowville, Aurora and Union Springs," April 25, 1867.

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