Johnson’s Pond Dam – Wicomico County MD

City:
Salisbury

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Dams

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

Description

The WPA built the current Johnson’s Pond Dam after the previous dam washed out. Today (three quarters of a century later) the dam provides an area for recreational boating and bass management. And, in addition to bass, anglers can fish for “black crappie, pumpkinseed sunfish, yellow perch, white perch, chain pickerel, brown bullhead catfish and common carp” (see Department of Natural Resources source below).

Source notes

(1) Maryland Department of Natural Resources, at https://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/recreational/fwhotjohnsonspond.html, accessed July 14, 2013. (2) WPA photograph collection at the University of Maryland College Park Archives.

Site originally submitted by Brent McKee on July 18, 2013.

Location Info


Johnson’s Pond
Wicomico County, MD 21801 ‎

Coordinates: 38.3739, -75.6019

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One comment on “Johnson’s Pond Dam – Wicomico County MD

  1. Dan Wilberg

    Stumbled upon this. Interesting to see that this 1930’s WPA project had integrated work crews.

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  1. Dan Wilberg

    Stumbled upon this. Interesting to see that this 1930’s WPA project had integrated work crews.

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