Milwaukee River Dams and Excavation – Milwaukee WI

City:
Milwaukee, WI

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Water Supply

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Description

"The CCC crews…excavated rock and dirt and built dams on the Milwaukee River to control flooding."

Source notes

https://www4.uwm.edu/eti/WPAHistory.htm

Site last updated on January 6, 2015.

Location Info

Milwaukee, WI 53209

Location notes:

Coordinates: 43.130650, -87.92732

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