Record #:

12268

Author(s):

White, Gwen A.

Abstract:

Lake Mattamuskeet, eighteen miles long and six miles wide in coastal Hyde County, was once drained as a part of one of the greatest American agricultural experiments of the 20th century. The lake bottom is said to contain seventy-five square miles of the richest soil in the world, rivaling that of the fertile Valley of the Nile. Ultimately, heavy rains ruined the multi-million dollar project.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 42 Issue 12, May 1975, p23-25, 36, il

Subject(s):

Lakes--Hyde County; Lake Mattamuskeet--History; First Colony Farms (Hyde County)