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First Erosion Control Work in the Southeast

First Erosion Control Work in the Southeast is a South Carolina historical marker in Poplar Springs, Spartanburg County, dedicated 1974.

Spartanburg County · dedicated 1974 · Intersection of Bethany Church Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 42-121) & S.C. Hwy. 417, Poplar Springs, Poplar Springs

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On Dec. 18, 1933, work began on the J. L. Berry Gully, 1.5 miles S.E., as part of the South Tyger River Erosion Control Demonstration Project by the USDI Soil Erosion Service, Dr. T. S. Buie, Project Director. This project was a forerunner of the USDA Soil Conservation Service and the Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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First Erosion Control Work in the Southeast

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