During construction of the flood prevention retention basin in the Willow Lawn addition inside the curve of Hwy 218 by the sale barn in NW Waverly. According to the newspaper it was to cover 7 acres, be 6 1/2 feet deep and would release by gravitational flow.
Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. 89B0282.
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During construction of the flood prevention retention basin in the Willow Lawn addition inside the curve of Hwy 218 by the sale barn in NW Waverly. According to the newspaper it was to cover 7 acres, be 6 1/2 feet deep and would release by gravitational flow. Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. 89B0282.