- City:
- Heislerville, NJ
- Site Type:
- Forestry and Agriculture, Pest Control
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1936
Description
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) assisted in efforts to eradicate the oyster drill, a predatory sea snail that preys on oysters, in New Jersey waters. One specific work site was the Maurice River Cove of Delaware Bay, by Heislerville, New Jersey.
Source notes
"The Dawn," a New Jersey WPA publication; July 1936 issue, page 5. Found at the Jersey City Public Library's New Jersey Room.Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 8, 2015.
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