- City:
- Omar, WV
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Flood and Erosion Control
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Site Survival:
- Unknown
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed flood control work on Island Creek in Omar, Logan County. The work performed by WPA crews included building stone walls, widening, straightening, and deepening the channel, and clearing debris. The flood control sought to prevent property damage caused by the overflowing of the creek.
Source notes
National Archives Record Group 69-N
Site originally submitted by Brent McKee on March 28, 2018.
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