Re: [CPEO-MEF] Poughkeepsie (NY) WW II site - corrected link

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Sorry. Wrong link. Here's the right one:
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/PURA-14_invest-27Mar05.htm

Lenny Siegel wrote:
> 
> Site investigation to begin a PURA-14 property
> 
> Mid-Hudson News (NY)
> March 27, 2005
> 
> The Poughkeepsie Urban Renewal Agency 14 property in the City of
> Poughkeepsie will undergo a detailed environmental study beginning in
> early April.
> 
> The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced that the
> 5.5 acre parcel on the northern side of Pine Street would be the subject
> of the study to determine the nature and extent of the contamination at
> the site, as well as potential threats to public health and the environment.
> 
> The PURA-14 site was occupied by the Moline Plow Company for an extended
> period of time prior to 1936. Several of the buildings were destroyed by
> fire in 1939. The U.S. Hoffman Machinery Company used the undamaged
> buildings during World War II to manufacture artillery shells for the
> U.S. Navy until 1959. The American Chemical Fertilizer Company also
> reportedly occupied portions of the buildings until the mid-1960s.
> 

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