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Ohio. Board of Public Works

 Organization

Found in 98 Collections and/or Records:

Abstract of awards for damages

 Series
Identifier: SAS 1199
Scope and Contents Lists monetary awards given to private citizens to compensate for damages resulting from the construction of canals and other public works.
Dates: 1827-1849
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Abstract of awards for damages

Abstract of checks issued

 Series
Identifier: SAS 1198
Scope and Contents Lists checks issued by the board. Each entry includes date, recipient's name, reason for payment, and amount paid.
Dates: 1881-1904
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Abstract of checks issued

Abstract of money paid for construction and maintenance

 Series
Identifier: SAS 1216
Scope and Contents Lists payments made for construction and maintenance work on Ohio's canal system.
Dates: 1829-1911; Majority of material found in 1829-1838,1907-1911
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Abstract of money paid for construction and maintenance

Abstract of pipe permits and water rents from the Miami & Erie Canal

 Series
Identifier: SAS 2706
Scope and Contents Contains records of pipe permits, water rents, and other types of land leases along the Miami & Erie Canal.
Dates: 1831-1910
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Abstract of pipe permits and water rents from the Miami & Erie Canal

Applications for bridges, roads, and electric railways

 Series — Box: 52368 B
Identifier: SAS 2569
Scope and Contents Contains applications for permission to build bridges and roads over canals. Some applications include drawings of the proposed structures.
Dates: 1878-1891
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Applications for bridges, roads, and electric railways

Applications for employment

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SAS 1201
Scope and Contents Contains applications for employment in the Ohio canal system.
Dates: 1825-1883
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Applications for employment

Applications for leases

 Series
Identifier: SAS 1444
Scope and Contents Contains applications for leases of state-owned land, usually canal land.
Dates: 1888-1972; Majority of material found in 1888-1911,1918,1956-1972
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Applications for leases

Attorney General's opinions

 Series
Identifier: SAS 2564
Scope and Contents Originals and copies of opinions requested of the Attorney General by the Board of Public Works. Concerned mainly with canal lands ownership.
Dates: 1846-1909
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Attorney General's opinions

Canal and lake maps and records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SAS 2493
Scope and Contents These materials were transferred from the Department of Public Works to Natural Resources when ODNR assumed responsibility for the administration of canal lands in 1972. Contains materials concerning the operation of canals and the use of canal lands. Includes blueprints, contracts, maps, correspondence, drawings, certificates of examination of accounts, receipts, vouchers, leases, deeds, construction plans, copies of pertinent legislation, and reference material.
Dates: 1820-1972
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Canal and lake maps and records

Canal and road surveyors' notebooks and toll reports

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SAS 1297
Scope and Contents Contains over 100 notebooks pertaining to surveys conducted for canal or road construction. These notebooks typically record canal or road section number, directional bearings, and distances between sections.
Dates: 1830-1846
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Canal and road surveyors' notebooks and toll reports
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