Mill River Riprapping – Northampton MA

City:
Florence, Northampton, MA

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Flood and Erosion Control

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

Description

The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted extensive improvements at Look Memorial Park in Northampton, Mass. Among the work was riprapping Mill River in an effort at flood and erosion control.

 

Source notes

Works Progress Bulletin, Massachusetts: May 1, 1937 (pg. 3). https://archive.org/details/worksprogressbul3637unit

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 29, 2017.

Location Info

Mill River
Northampton, MA

Coordinates: 42.344516, -72.691314

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