Island Creek Flood Control – Omar WV

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.

Location Info


Island Creek
Omar, WV Logan County County

Location notes: General location marker

Coordinates: 37.759602, -81.995970

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