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Charles River Basin Project
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Water Supply & Control Era: 1910-1919 DateCreated: 1910 Boston State: MA Zip: Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/Project/Charles-River-Basin-Project/ Creator: Freeman, John

The Charles River Basin was one of the pioneering environmental engineering projects in America. The project transformed 675 acres of unhealthy and unsightly salt marshes and tidal flats were into an environmental centerpiece for the Boston area by 1910. This was one of the first public projects to radically improve the environment and has served as a model for similar projects around the nation. 

YearAdded:
1981
Image Credit: Courtesy Wikipedia/Daderot (CC BY-SA 3.0) Image Caption: Charles River Basin Project Era_date_from: 1910
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Charles River Basin Project

The Charles River Basin was one of the pioneering environmental engineering projects in America. The project transformed 675 acres of unhealthy and unsightly salt marshes and tidal flats were into an environmental centerpiece for the Boston area by 1910. This was one of the first public projects…

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