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Wilkinson Boulevard Erosion Control – Charlotte NC

Project type: Flood and Erosion Control, Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Agency: Unknown
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Description

Federal funds / labor were utilized on an erosion control project along Wilkinson Boulevard in Charlotte, North Carolina during the early years of the Great Depression.

Source notes

https://www.cmhpf.org/S&Rs%20Alphabetical%20Order/surveys&rlongcreekgym.htm

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 15, 2014.

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Location Info

Wilkinson Blvd.
Charlotte, NC

Coordinates: 35.241931, -80.987605

One comment on “Wilkinson Boulevard Erosion Control – Charlotte NC”

  1. Roger Hudson March 18, 2021

    My grandfather worked on this project. he shot dynamite at the old rock quarry off Yorkmont Dr in west Charlotte to get gravel for Wilkinson Blvd. he moved down to Charlotte to work for the WPA from Hendersonville, NC.

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