Capital Region & Hudson Valley asbestos exposure research
Start with a Capital Region & Hudson Valley workplace, town, trade or approximate years. Explore source-led workplace records and connect remembered details to occupations, equipment, materials and evidence.
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H&S research regions: seven broad areas used to organize the research library. Select a colored region on the map or use the links below. Regional divisions are not official government boundaries and do not represent precise workplace locations.
Find workplaces in asbestos trust records
Some New York workplaces appear in historical lists published by asbestos bankruptcy trusts. Search the original records by a remembered workplace or city, and follow the source information alongside the workplace histories here.
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Use the workplace name, location and linked source information as a starting point for deeper workplace research.
Workplace Records to Explore
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Stevens & Thompson Paper Mill
Stevens & Thompson · Paper mill · Middle Falls
Follow the evidence →General Electric Schenectady
General Electric · Schenectady · winder
Follow the evidence →Watervliet Arsenal
Watervliet Arsenal · Army · manufacturing
Follow the evidence →Orange & Rockland Utilities
Orange & Rockland Utilities · utility · brakes
Follow the evidence →Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant
Indian Point · nuclear power · insulators
Follow the evidence →Bowline Point Generating Station
Bowline Point · Haverstraw · power generation
Follow the evidence →Former Saratoga Hospital
Saratoga · Hospital · Building materials
Follow the evidence →Former Skybel Tissue Mill — Greenwich
Skybel Tissue · Greenwich · Paper mill
Follow the evidence →Former IBM TechCity / Kingston — Town of Ulster
IBM · TechCity · Town of Ulster · EPA asbestos record
Follow the evidence →Chevrolet Motor Division — North Tarrytown
Chevrolet Motor Division · North Tarrytown · DII Trust documented site
Follow the evidence →International Paper Co. — Corinth
International Paper Co. · Corinth · DII Trust documented site
Follow the evidence →New York Power & Light — Albany
New York Power & Light · Albany · DII Trust documented site
Follow the evidence →Niagara Mohawk — Albany Steam Station, Glenmont
Niagara Mohawk Power Co. — Albany Steam Station · Glenmont · DII Trust documented site
Follow the evidence →Follow the kind of work you remember
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Absence from this research library is not evidence of absence. Start with the smallest reliable memory and H&S can help organize the history around it.
How the Exposure Atlas connects this region
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