North Country asbestos exposure research
Start with a North Country workplace, town, trade or approximate years. Explore source-led workplace records and connect remembered details to occupations, equipment, materials and evidence.
Start with where you remember
You do not need an exact product name. A town, employer, department, trade, building or approximate decade can be enough to choose the next research question.
The map shows this H&S research region in the context of the whole state. It is a navigation guide, not an official boundary map or a depiction of worksite locations.
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.
Try a location: Watertown → Massena → Ticonderoga →
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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
Explore selected source-led workplace records. These are starting points, not the complete workplace collection. Explore the full workplace directory →
Benson Mines / Jones & Laughlin Ore Company
Benson Mines · Jones & Laughlin Ore Company · Pipe insulation
Follow the evidence →General Motors Massena Entity Resolution Record
General Motors Central Foundry · Massena · Entity resolution
Follow the evidence →Alcoa Massena
Alcoa · Massena · aluminum
Follow the evidence →Deferiet Paper Mill — Deferiet
Deferiet · Paper mill · Public asbestos record
Follow the evidence →Gouverneur Talc Mine & Mill — Balmat
Gouverneur Talc · Balmat · Mine / mill
Follow the evidence →Follow the kind of work you remember
Your workplace does not need to be on this page.
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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