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Mosquito Control – Bridgehampton NY

Project type: Forestry and Agriculture, Pest Control
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs
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Description

According to a local sources, “drainage ditches were dug by the Civilian Conservation Corps” in an effort to combat mosquitoes in northern Bridgehampton, New York (at what is sometimes known as the Mulvhill Preserve) during the Great Depression.

Source notes

https://archive.southamptonpress.com/shpress/040129/columns/chke.htm

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on December 21, 2014.

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Location Info

Bridgehampton, NY

Location notes: General location

Coordinates: 40.979206, -72.312398

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