- City:
- Springville, UT
- Site Type:
- Pest Control, Forestry and Agriculture
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1934
Description
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) undertook a project involving the “draining of swamp lands northwest of [Springville, Utah] … the work employing about 20 men. With an aim of destroying mosquito breeding grounds this CWA project will constitute one of the many city improvements brought about by the recent employment program.” Work on this project began in January 1934.
Source notes
"140 MEN ARE EMPLOYED BY C. W. A. WORK," The Springville Herald, Jan. 18, 1934 (pg. 1): https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/289673422/
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 18, 2023.
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