Cow Creek Improvements – Hutchinson KS

City:
Hutchinson, KS

Site Type:
Flood and Erosion Control, Infrastructure and Utilities

New Deal Agencies:
Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs

Started:
1933

Completed:
1934

Description

Numerous improvements were conducted along Cow Creek in Hutchinson, Kansas in 1933-4 with Civil Works Administration (CWA) funds and labor:

  • Creek straightened for one mile near the Newlin farm
  • Creek cleaned, Adams to 5th st.
  • Creek covered at city tool yard
  • Rock walls built along creek, from Maple to First st.

Source notes

"City Profits Greatly from CWA Program," The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, Kansas, March 28, 1934 (pg. 1): https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/17007319/

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 24, 2022.

Location Info


Cow Creek
Hutchinson, KS

Coordinates: 38.048888, -97.927351

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