Storm Sewer – Decatur IL

City:
Decatur, IL

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and Water Disposal

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Started:
1938

Description

Decatur, Illinois received a storm relief sewer system in a project begun in 1938 with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds.

Source notes

"PWA Union Clause Irks Decatur, Ill."; The New York Times, Nov. 28, 1938.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 25, 2014.

Location Info

Decatur, IL

Location notes: General marker for Decatur, IL

Coordinates: 39.840, -88.955

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