- City:
- Springfield, MA
- Site Type:
- Flood and Erosion Control, Infrastructure and Utilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
W.P.A. Bulletin, 1937: “[N]ew projects will build two huge dikes in Springfield and its sister community, West Springfield, at a cost to the government of $304,000. At its peak, next spring, the projects will employ about 500. …
The Springfield dike will extend from the North End bridge to the Boston & Albany Railroad bridge. There will be 3000 feet of earth embankment and 1000 feet of concrete seawall. It will cost $132,000. No concrete work will be done during freezing weather.”
Source notes
Works Progress Bulletin, Massachusetts: Dec. 15, 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 May 6, 2017.
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