Description
- Abstract:
- Oral history interview with Greg Simpson about the Mashapaug Pond community, Providence, R.I. Simpson, an environmental engineer, has directed the Textron site remediation effort at the former Gorham industrial site since approx. 2004. He describes the nature of his work, and the current status of this large-scale toxic waste clean-up project - the technical processes involved, the costs, the timeline. He also describes the evolving interactions between Textron and the neighborhoods adjacent to the site.
- Notes:
- This oral history was conducted by a Brown University student in Anne Valk and Holly Ewald's fall 2011 course "Oral History and Community Memory".
Citation
"Interview with Greg Simpson"
(2011).
Mashapaug Pond.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:321405/
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Interview with Greg Simpson
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Transcript of interview with Greg Simpson
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Excerpt from interview with Greg Simpson
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Mashapaug Pond
Mashapaug Pond and Reservoir Triangle Collection This collection contains oral history interviews, images, and research materials gathered by Brown University students. The project seeks to uncover personal stories related to the natural, social, and cultural history of Mashapaug Pond (Providence, …...