- City:
- Southington, CT
- Site Type:
- Forestry and Agriculture, Pest Control
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
“The WPA worked at malaria prevention … [A] swampy
mosquito breeding area near the center of Southington, Connecticut … was converted to a free-flowing canal by the WPA.”
Source notes
https://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/pdfs/ppDIRwpa.pdf (Before and after photos, slides 19-20)Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 20, 2014.
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