Mosquito Control – Pennsauken NJ

City:
Pennsauken, NJ

Site Type:
Forestry and Agriculture, Pest Control

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

Description

Anti-malaria efforts were undertaken by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Pennsauken, New Jersey west of Pennsauken Creek and near the Delaware River. The work involved “revamping of the drainage areas” in an effort to combat the spread of the disease by removing the breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

Source notes

"The Dawn," a New Jersey WPA publication; July 1936 issue, page 9. Found at the Jersey City Public Library's New Jersey Room.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 8, 2015.

Location Info


Pennsauken, NJ

Coordinates: 39.986382, -75.044722

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