Nashua River Flood Control – Fitchburg MA

City:
Fitchburg, MA

Site Type:
Flood and Erosion Control, Infrastructure and Utilities

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

Description

In response to heavy flooding after a severe storm in 1936, Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor—under the direction of U.S. Army engineers—straightened and deepened the channel of the Nashua River in Fitchburg.

Source notes

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

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 28, 2017.

Location Info


Nashua River
Fitchburg, MA

Coordinates: 42.580160, -71.795782

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