Flood Control Dike – Northampton MA

City:
Northampton, MA

Site Type:
Flood and Erosion Control, Infrastructure and Utilities

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Description

In response to heavy flooding after a severe storm in 1936, Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor—under the direction of U.S. Army engineers—constructed dikes along the Connecticut River in many Massachusetts communities, including Northampton.

The exact status and locations of these dikes is presently unknown to Living New Deal.

WPA project details:
“Provide flood protection by constructing a new earth dike and enlargening existing dike”
Official Project Number: 713‐2‐87
Total project cost: $215,000.00
Sponsor: War Department

Source notes

Works Progress Bulletin, Massachusetts: Apr. 1, 1937 (pg. 1).
https://archive.org/details/worksprogressbul3637unit

Nationwide Context, Inventory, and Heritage Assessment of Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps Resources on Department of Defense Installations, July 2009 (page C-71).

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 28, 2017.

Location Info


Connecticut River
Northampton, MA

Location notes: Approx. location

Coordinates: 42.337018, -72.626095

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