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Cement Industry

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Materials related to the portland cement industry in Greene County.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Cement District Maps

 Collection — Case Flat File Drawer 14
Identifier: MSS 2022.0002
Scope and Contents The maps in this collection comrpise a selection of maps from various sources which detail the industrial landscape around the hamlets of Cementon/Smith's Landing and Alsen in the Town of Catskill during the first quarter of the 20th century. The first map in the collection gives a broad overview of the full scope of land ownership by cement companies in what is styled the "Catskill Cement District" by the mapmaker. Three cement plants are shown in the map along with related workers housing...

Layout of Quarry Tracks [Alpha Portland Cement Company], 1914

 Item — Case Flat File Drawer 14
Identifier: MAP 2022.0006/7A.5
Scope and Contents This map shows the layout of temporary rails in the quarry of Alpha Cement which moved raw materails to a crusher and storage building adjacent to the quarry site. Precise dimensions and topography of the quarry are illustrated in the blueprint and all buildings are shown and labeled.

Map of the Catskill Cement District, 1915

 Item — Case Flat File Drawer 14
Identifier: MAP 2022.0004/7C.23
Scope and Contents This map illustrates the broad scale of land ownership and infrastructure related to the operations of the Catskill Cement Company, Alsen American Portland Cement Company, and Acme Cement Company in the Town of Catskill. Lands owned by the companies are colored pink, and roads, buildings, rail systems, and water features are clearly delineated.

Map showing lands owned by the Catskill Cement Company., 1914

 Item — Case Flat File Drawer 14
Identifier: MAP 2022.0005/7B.6
Scope and Contents This map was drafted to illustrate the holdings of the Catskill Cement Company, the southern-most of the three original cement plants in the Catskill Cement District. The map shows all of the facility infrastructure as well as neighboring roads and homes. All parcels within the red-bordered property lines of the Catskill Cement Company are labeled with the names of the previous owners, and adjoining property owners are also named.

Proposed Siding of the Alpha Cement Company, 1909

 Item
Identifier: MAP 2022.0007/7B.16
Scope and Contents This map, of which there are two identical copies, shows the proposed siding of the Alpha Portland Cement Company as a yellow survey line in relation to State Route 9W and the West Shore Railroad less than a mile south of the hamlet of Alsen. Precise measurements are given and nearby buildings are shown in relation to the railways and highway. This map was prepared by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, which took over operation of the West Shore Railroad through Greene County in...