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Title
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Mills of Genesee Valley
Description
An account of the resource
Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. <br /><br />Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (<strong>lumber mill</strong>); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (<strong>grist mill</strong>); grinding wheat or other grains (<strong>flour mill</strong>); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (<strong>paper mill</strong>); fabricating metals (<strong>triphammer mill</strong>); powering industrial equipment <strong>(textile mill</strong>); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines.<br /><br />This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century.
Still Image
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Original Format
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Paper map
Physical Dimensions
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11.8 x 15.7
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Title
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Mills Along Conesus Creek, 1829
Description
An account of the resource
Detail from David H. Burr's "Map of the County of Livingston" shows the location of five different mills via icon. Captions have been added to identify their names.
Creator
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Burr, David H. (1803-1875)
Publisher
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Rawdon, Wright & Co
Date
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1829
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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David Rumsey Map Collection
Format
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jpeg, 2.1 MB
Type
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Map
Conesus Creek
Conesus Lake
David Burr
Genesee River
Glen Avon Mills
Map
mills
Triphammer Mill
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Digital map, modified with text layers
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Title
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Farm Acreage for the Counties Surrounding Metropolitan Rochester, 2012
Description
An account of the resource
Based upon data from the 2012 USDA "Agriculture Census" for New York state, this map shows how the counties of Orleans, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, and Wayne all retain valuable farmland that is in danger of being lost through unmindful development.
Creator
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Cooper, Ken
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2012
Source
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Wikimedia Commons, USA New York location map
United States Department of Agriculture, 2012 Agriculture Census, New York State--County Summary Highlights
Format
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tiff, 1.3 MB
farmers
foods
infrastructure
Livingston County
Map
Monroe County
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Title
A name given to the resource
Mills of Genesee Valley
Description
An account of the resource
Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. <br /><br />Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (<strong>lumber mill</strong>); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (<strong>grist mill</strong>); grinding wheat or other grains (<strong>flour mill</strong>); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (<strong>paper mill</strong>); fabricating metals (<strong>triphammer mill</strong>); powering industrial equipment <strong>(textile mill</strong>); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines.<br /><br />This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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Paper map
Physical Dimensions
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7" x 9"
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Title
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Historic Mill Sites in Avon and Littleville, NY
Description
An account of the resource
Beginning in the late 18th century, Conesus Creek and other waterways near Avon provided mechanical power for a variety of milling functions. This map shows the approximate locations of nine known mills in that area.
Creator
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Cooper, Ken
Adapted from a base map in Joseph Halbig, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1974 (base map)
2015 (historical overlay)
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Joseph Halbig, et al. "Explanation and description of the overlay maps that illustrate factors of environmental importance in the town of Avon, Livingston County, New York (Geneseo, N.Y. : State University of New York College of Arts and Science, 1974)
Format
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jpeg, 2.8 MB
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still image
Avon, NY
Conesus Creek
Littleville, NY
Map
Mill
mills
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Title
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Caledonia 1892
Description
An account of the resource
This collection of images is based upon <a href="https://openvalley.org/files/original/3ae1204165be3bf753a4d31e568da22a.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an 1892 birds-eye panorama of Caledonia, NY</a> published by Burleigh Litho of Troy, NY. According to John William Reps, Lucien R. Burleigh was responsible—whether as artist or publisher—for some 228 lithographic city views (it is possible, even likely that the Caledonia map was executed by an employee named Christian Fausel). Trained as a civil engineer, economic recession pressed Burleigh into finding other ways of making a living. He began city viewmaking during the 1870s and by the mid-1880s was well established in his profession. His usual practice was to work from an available map, determine the most advantageous viewpoint (for a village like Caledonia, typically 1500 feet above the ground), and making small sketches at the street level. Another important task during a two- or three-week stay was soliciting subscriptions for the panorama: it took perhaps 100 persons, each paying $2.50-3:00 for a map, for the project to break even. <br /><br />The Burleigh map’s legend provides us with a snapshot of Caledonia in 1892, just recovering from a major fire in 1891. It lists railroad stations, churches, the public school, and even Seth Green’s fish hatchery, but a majority of the numbered locations are commercial enterprises—a likely base of customers for purchasing copies of the completed work. Using old newspapers and trade magazines, this collection has gathered advertising from most of the businesses. Its purpose is to populate an interactive map for the “Heraldry” section of the “Clans of Caledonia” exhibit, where we see immigrant affiliations interacting with national and commercial icons—a complex process of so-called “Americanization.”
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Thanks to Tom Tryniski, Fulton History
Still Image
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Original Format
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Paper map
Physical Dimensions
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13 x 25 in.
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Title
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Bird's-Eye View of Caledonia, NY, 1892
Description
An account of the resource
Aerial panorama of Caledonia, NY was published by Burleigh Litho of Troy, NY. According to John William Reps, Lucien R. Burleigh was responsible—whether as artist or publisher—for some 228 lithographic city views (it is possible, even likely that the Caledonia map was executed by an employee named Christian Fausel). Trained as a civil engineer, economic recession pressed Burleigh into finding other ways of making a living. He began city viewmaking during the 1870s and by the mid-1880s was well established in his profession.
Burleigh's usual practice was to work from an available map, determine the most advantageous viewpoint (for a village like Caledonia, typically 1500 feet above the ground), and make small sketches at the street level. Another important task during a two- or three-week stay was soliciting subscriptions for the panorama: it took perhaps 100 persons, each paying $2.50-3:00 for a map, for the project to break even.
The Burleigh map’s legend provides us with a snapshot of Caledonia in 1892, just recovering from a major fire in 1891. It lists 48 points including railroad stations, churches, the public school, and even Seth Green’s fish hatchery, but a majority of the numbered locations are commercial enterprises—a likely base of customers for purchasing copies of the completed work.
This item includes a small and large image file of Burleigh's map, and an enlargement of Seth Green's fish hatchery north of Caledonia.
Creator
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Burleigh Litho.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1892
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Library of Congress
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg, 1.8 MB
jpeg, 22.2 MB
jpeg, 471 KB
Burleigh Litho Co
Caledonia, NY
Lucien R. Burleigh
Map
Seth Green
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Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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Brochure illustration
Physical Dimensions
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5.75 x 5.75 in
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Title
A name given to the resource
Dansville is Within 500 Miles
Description
An account of the resource
Bullseye map for a railroad promotional brochure reads; "Dansville is within 500 miles of 3/4 the population of Canada and 1/2 the population of the United States"
Creator
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Industrial Department, Dansville and Mount Morris R.R.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1924
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad Company, "Industrial Possibilities of Dansville," (Dansville, NY: 1924)
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg, 1.8 MB
Dansville and Mount Morris RR
Dansville, NY
Map
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Map
Physical Dimensions
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47 x 61 cm.
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Title
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Agricultural Map of the State of New York
Description
An account of the resource
Divides the state of New York, as well as neighboring states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, into six distinct agricultural zones.
Creator
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Emmons, E[benezer]., and G. & W. Endicott
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1846
Source
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Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons
Format
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jpeg, 5.3 MB
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Map
Agriculture
Endicott, Ebenezer
Map
New York
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Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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Map
Physical Dimensions
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48cm x 62cm
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Title
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Soil Map of United States
Description
An account of the resource
A soil series of the northeastern United States, including the map legend and landscape photographs. This map was originally published in the Atlas of American Agriculture.
Creator
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Marbut, Curtis F.
Publisher
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1931
Contributor
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Rumsey, David
Chauvin, Noah
Source
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Soil Map of the United States, Section 1. Atlas of American Agriculture.
Format
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jpeg, 4,054KB
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still Image, Map
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Northeastern United States
Agriculture
Map
New York
Northeast
soil
soil series
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Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data
Map
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Title
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Livingston County state protected areas.
Description
An account of the resource
A map of land protected by the state in Livingston County, including state forests, parks, and wildlife management areas.
Creator
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Publisher
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Unknown
Contributor
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Chauvin, Noah
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Rochester/Western Finger Lakes - Region 8. List of lands you can visit.
Format
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jpeg, 381 KB
Type
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Still Image, Map
conservation
DEC
Livingston County
Map
New York
Protected Land
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Map
Physical Dimensions
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20 x 17 in.
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Title
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Map of Ho-De-No-Sau-Nee-Ga, or The Territories of the People of the Long House, in 1720
Description
An account of the resource
Anthropologist's map of Six Nations homeland, showing approximate boundaries, principal trails, native and colonial villages, and aboriginal place names. This item contains an image of the map in three different sizes, suitable for various uses.
Creator
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Morgan, Lewis Henry (1818-1881), cartographer
Pease, Richard H. (1813-1869), engraver
Date
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1851
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Digital scan by William Hecht. Used by permission.
Format
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Small: jpeg, 1.5 MB
Medium: jpeg 9.3 MB
Large: jpeg, 23 MB
Publisher
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[Publisher unknown], Albany, NY
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still image
Haudenosaunee
Map
Morgan, Lewis Henry
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Map
Physical Dimensions
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4 x 4 in.
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Title
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Underground Railroad--Routes of Fugitive Slaves to Canada
Description
An account of the resource
Adaptation of Wilbur Siebert's 1898 map focuses solely on New York state network, perhaps with a misleading sense of precision as to clarity of "routes"
Creator
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Siebert, Wilbur Henry (1866-1961)
Flick, Alexander C. (1869-1942)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1898 (original)
1933 (New York map)
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Alexander C. Flick, "History of the State of New York," vol. 6, New York State Historical Association, 1933.
Format
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jpge, 1.1 MB
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Map
Flick, Alexander C.
Map
Railroads
Siebert, Wilbur H.
Underground Atlas
underground railroad