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 Duck Creek Soil Erosion Project
N 32° 33.056 W 095° 27.461
15S E 269227 N 3604169
Texas Historical Marker in the vicinity of Smith County Rd 19492, Lindale, TX, noting the nearby location of the Duck Creek Soil Erosion Project, a successful study that helped us in dealing with erosion and its effects on agriculture.
Waymark Code: WMVW2R
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2017
Views: 3
Marker Number: 7722
Marker Text:
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 methods of erosion control. In cooperation with the landowners in the 25,000-acre area, a plan of conservation treatment was devised for each farm. Much of the labor used in carrying out these plans, such as building dams and fences and planting trees and pasture grass, was provided by a nearby Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp.
The success of the Duck Creek project attracted much attention and many visitors to the area. Duck Creek was used by the Soil Conservation Service as a training ground for agronomists, soil surveyors, engineers, biologists, foresters, economists, and others who carried knowledge learned here to many other states across the country. (1984)
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