County Clerk
Records Storage Center & Archives
Highway Papers
| Record Series |
Highway Papers |
| Index |
View the Index |
| Sample Map |
View a sample map |
| Dates |
1893-1925 |
| Location |
Warren County Records Storage & Archives. |
| Format |
Documents, previously tri-folded, unfolded and refoldered using acid-free
folders.
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| Arranged |
Alpha By Town / Highway Name / # / Subject |
| Volume |
5 cubic ft |
| Department |
County Clerk |
| Legal Restrictions |
None |
| Use Restrictions |
Staff will access all records and must approve all requests for copies
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| Historical Background |
The creation of the state highway system shortly after the turn of the
century prompted numerous actions to be brought before the courts as
private properties were sought for highway development and improvements.
The documents generated as part of the action were filed in the Office of
County Clerk as Clerk of the Courts under series designation "Highway
Papers." Although the series "appears" to have been abandoned into the
second decade of the 20th century, with an ending date of 1925, only the
filing procedure was actually changed. All court actions brought forth
after 1917, regardless of type, were assigned unique, sequential case
numbers in chronological order, and docketed in the Civil Action Register
beginning with case 1, 1917. Thus, all subsequent highway actions can be
found in the series entitled: "Civil Actions." The practice of filing by
case number continues to this day.
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| Description of Record Series |
Documents, previously tri-folded, unfolded and refoldered using acid-free
folders and mylar housing for maps, and including but not limited to:
affidavits, correspondence, petitions, testimony, exhibits (maps
(blueprints, vellum, pencil drawings and photographs)), orders and final
judgment; provides court and filing date information. Plank Road
documentation constitutes 1 folder (1848-1853); Miscellaneous - 2
folders/Items # 1-20. Sidepath Commission - 1 folder (1901). OCA Schedule
# 20070
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| Purpose of Record |
A record of proceedings brought before the court pertaining to the
acquisition private property for the purposes of highway development and
improvement; including miscellaneous, Plank Road and Sidepath Commission
documentation.
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| Other Formats |
None |
| Finding Aids |
Name index with highway name and number, location, date, instrument, names.
Series location on inventory datebase. Plank Road and Sidepath Commission
require cataloging.
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| Related Series |
Civil Actions c. 1917-present; Searches-Highway,
Maps-Highway, Maps-Miscellanous.
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