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Hide Search OptionsDate added: February 20, 2018; Modified: February 20, 2018
The Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) constructed bath houses on Great Hill Road at Meshomasic State Forest. The location and status of these facilities is presently unknown to Living New Deal.
Date added: February 20, 2018
The Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) built [Del] Reeves Road in East Hampton and Portland, Connecticut.
Date added: February 20, 2018; Modified: February 20, 2018
Meshomasic State Forest, the first such entity in all of New England, was improved and developed by the efforts of two C.C.C. camps: Camp Jenkins (C.C.C. Company #181), in operation from June 14, 1933 to Jan. 1, 1936; and Camp… read more
Date added: May 8, 2017
The bridge carrying Old Marlborough Turnpike across Reservoir Brook in Portland, Connecticut was constructed by the W.P.A. in 1938.
Date added: May 8, 2017; Modified: May 8, 2017
The bridge carrying Rose Hill Road across Carr Brook in Portland, Connecticut was constructed by the W.P.A. in 1938.
Date added: May 8, 2017; Modified: May 8, 2017
The bridge carrying Penfield Hill Road across Carr Brook in Portland, Connecticut was constructed by the W.P.A. in 1938.
Date added: September 11, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2017
The historic post office building in Portland, Connecticut was constructed using federal Treasury Department funds. A Section of Fine Arts mural hangs in the lobby. The building, which was completed in 1942, is still in use today.
Date added: February 14, 2014; Modified: February 9, 2015
This oil-on-canvas Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Shade Grown Tobacco” was painted in 1942 by Austin Mecklem. Shade grown tobacco was an important Connecticut crop in the first part of the twentieth century, most often used as binding wrapper… read more