Copies of federal government documents relating to toxic contamination in the Niagara Falls region, 1940-1980, bulk 1944-1959.

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Copies of federal government documents relating to toxic contamination in the Niagara Falls region, 1940-1980, bulk 1944-1959.

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This series contains copies of documents gathered by investigators for the Task Force as part of the process of investigating alleged dumping of contaminated wastes into the Love Canal by the United States Army and its contractors. The majority of the documents date from 1944-1959 and pertain to the production, storing, and disposal of these wastes and to the subsequent transfer of government facilities to private ownership.

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New York State Archives

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