WIP · World in Pocket

Black plaque № 19948

Lindale, TX, United States

Duck Creek Soil Erosion Project. In 1929, one of ten erosion control research stations in the United States was set up southeast of this site for the purpose of studying erosion problems and the effectiveness of erosion control methods. This was one of the first organized efforts to solve the nation

's soil erosion problems in a planned, scientific manner. Five years later, in 1934, the Duck Creek watershed near this site was approved as a demonstrational project for working with all known method

Listen to the audio guide for Black plaque № 19948 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off