Erosion Control – Old Lyme CT

City:
Old Lyme, CT

Site Type:
Flood and Erosion Control, Infrastructure and Utilities

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

Description

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted a project in Old Lyme, CT entailing “riprapping a section of shore front to preserve roadway from washout.”

Source notes

"Work at Lake Konomoc Approved as WPA Project," The Day of New London, Connecticut, Sept. 13, 1935 (pg. 11): https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/969054635/

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 11, 2023.

Location Info

Old Lyme, CT

Location notes: General location marker

Coordinates: 41.284009, -72.278173

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