Ohio. Department of Highways and Public Works
Organization
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
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
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Applications for leases
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
Correspondence
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SAS 1177
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence concerning the financing and construction of canals, surveys, progress reports, tolls, damage claims, canal traffic, permits, leases, and railroads. Correspondence from 1820-1842 is on microfilm.
Dates:
1820-1922
Found in:
Ohio History Connection
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Correspondence
Correspondence with county officials
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SAS 2613
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence informing county officials of changes in locations of highway sections passing through specific counties. Also includes notices of hearings, transcripts of hearings, and maps.
Dates:
1924-1950
Damage claims
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SAS 1232
Scope and Contents
Contains damage appraisements, transcripts of hearings, warrants issued to pay damages, and other legal papers. Topics include flooding, division of land, crop destruction, and use of timber for construction.
Dates:
1823-1927
Found in:
Ohio History Connection
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Damage claims
Land leases for Ohio & Erie, Mahoning, and other canals
Series
Identifier: SAS 340
Scope and Contents
Contains leases of land along Ohio canals. Includes references to volume and page number of Minutes and directors' journals (see State Archives Series 1262). Includes indexes.
Dates:
1829-1940
Minutes and directors' journals ; and, Board of Park Commissioners minutes
Series — Box: 53511
Identifier: SAS 1262
Scope and Contents
Contains minutes and directors' journals of the various agencies controlling Ohio's canals. Also includes minutes of the Board of Park Commissioners from 1907-1910 (BV4883 & BV4884). Contains information regarding the awarding of government contracts and money and summary of work. Includes date, summary, organization the work is being done for, and what is being worked on.
Dates:
1822-1976
Miscellaneous permit books
Series
Identifier: SAS 1639
Scope and Contents
Contains copies of permits granted to private companies and local government entities to use state property for the construction of pipe lines, roads, and other public utilities. Also contains permits issued to state agencies to utilize state-owned buildings. Each permit includes date, recipient, description of property, and proposed use.
Dates:
1916-1965
Found in:
Ohio History Connection
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Miscellaneous permit books
Record of applications to purchase canal lands
Series
Identifier: SAS 1298
Scope and Contents
Includes applicant's name, date application received, tract description (location of property and number of acres or square feet), and appraised value of the tract applied for.
Dates:
1896-1956; Majority of material found in 1896-1911,1947-1956
Record of cancelled permits
Series
Identifier: SAS 2585
Scope and Contents
Contains permits issued to individuals and corporations to use canal lands.
Dates:
1926-1962
Found in:
Ohio History Connection
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Record of cancelled permits
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