Adventures in Western New York History by The Buffalo History Museum
From 1960 to 1980, the Buffalo History Museum published 27 short booklets on popular topics in Buffalo-area history. All but two are online here in full text.
Geological and agricultural survey of the district adjoining the Erie canal in the state of New York.
Introductory reports signed: Amos Eaton. Has nice renderings of towns along the canal, including Black Rock. Available also through the Library of Congress.
Some things in and about Buffalo: a souvenir of the Annual Convention of the American Society of Civil Engineers held at Buffalo, N.Y., June 10-13, 1884.