Survey maps of the Northern and Southern Reservoir Systems, 1854-1974.

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Survey maps of the Northern and Southern Reservoir Systems, 1854-1974.

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This series was created by the Canal Corporation of the Thruway Authority to establish state property boundaries adjacent to the Northern and Southern Reservoir Systems. It consists primarily of maps and structure drawings of the Northern and Southern Reservoirs of the Barge Canal. Most maps relate to either the Northern or Southern Reservoir System in whole or part; some relate to the entire reservoir system, and others relate to feeders and other reservoirs. Several of the maps are unrelated to the reservoir systems and were apparently inadvertently withdrawn by the Canal Corporation for the survey.

1.5 cu. ft. [ca. 100 maps]

New York State Archives

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New York State Canal Corporation

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Although surveys were made when the reservoir system was created by the Department of Public Works to serve the state canal system (early 19th through 20th century), the boundary lines of state property were not clearly defined, especially in the Adirondack region. In the early 1990s the Thruway Authority was mandated to conduct a comprehensive survey to clearly establish the state's property lines. The maps in this series are the result of the research portion of that survey. The survey was com...