Copies of maps of lands appropriated for enlargement of Erie Canal at Lyons and Palmyra, 1849.

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Copies of maps of lands appropriated for enlargement of Erie Canal at Lyons and Palmyra, 1849.

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The series consists of maps showing the appropriation of lands for the enlargement of the Erie Canal through the village of Palmyra and at and near the village of Lyons in 1849. The maps are apparently copies made for canal appraisers by western division engineers from the office of the State Engineer and Surveyor and held at the Lyons office.

0.2 cu. ft. (2 volumes containing 20 maps) : col. ink, manuscript ; 31 x 19 cm and 31 x 38 cm.

New York State Archives

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