Administrative correspondence and background history on the Oak Orchard Feeder, 1906-1929.

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Administrative correspondence and background history on the Oak Orchard Feeder, 1906-1929.

The series consists of correspondence relating to requests for information about various aspects of the Oak Orchard Feeder at Medina, New York. The letters are primarily directed to offices of the engineer of the Western Division, within whose district the feeder was located, and who had responsibility for its administration and maintenance.

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