- City:
- Waterford, CT
- Site Type:
- Lakes and Ponds, Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs, Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
Description
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to improve Lake Konomoc in Waterford, Connecticut. Work included “overcoming plant and microscopic growth and cleaning brush from the watershed.”
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.
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