- City:
- West Springfield, 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 West Springfield. A WPA Bulletin refers to this dike; “Another reason for the home building drive in this section is the flood-prevention sea-wall atop the dike on Riverdale Street which was built by the War Department with WPA labor.”
Source notes
Works Progress Bulletin, Massachusetts: Apr. 1, 1937 (pg. 1). Works Progress Bulletin, Massachusetts: Oct. 1, 1937 (pg. 3). https://archive.org/details/worksprogressbul3637unitSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 28, 2017.
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