• 24th Street Retaining Walls - Parkersburg WV
    The Works Progress Administration built retaining walls on 24th Street in Parkersburg.
  • 26th Street Storm Sewers - Parkersburg WV
    The Works Progress Administration built storm sewers on 26th Street in Parkersburg.
  • Alley Improvement - Parkersburg WV
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) paved approximately six miles of alleys throughout Parkersburg, Wood County.
  • City Fire Station Renovation - Parkersburg WV
    The Works Progress Administration completed repairs and renovations for the City Fire Station, Parkersburg. The exact location of these facilities is unknown to the Living New Deal.
  • County Schools Improvements - Parkersburg WV
    The Works Progress Administration completed improvements for county schools in Parkersburg, Wood County. The exact location of these facilities is unknown to the Living New Deal.
  • Emerson Avenue Sidewalks - Parkersburg WV
    The Works Progress Administration built sidewalks on Emerson Avenue in Parkersburg, Wood County.
  • Fifth Street Bridge - Parkersburg WV
    Parkersburg's historic Fifth Street Bridge was constructed between Sept. 1935 and Apr. 1937. The bridge, which crosses the Little Kanawha River, was built with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds in addition to tolls from the nearby East Street Bridge. The PWA supplied a grant of $119,723 for the project, whose total cost was $536,303. PWA Docket No. WV 5410. Excerpt from the The Parkersburg News, April 14, 1937: "Fifth Street Bridge nearing completion The Fifth Street bridge across the Little Kanawha river should be completed by May, it was announced yesterday by H.R. Staley, government engineer inspector for the WPA on the project. Mr. Staley...
  • Flood Recovery - Parkersburg WV
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) carried out flood recovery work after the floods in Parkersburg in the spring of 1937. The WPA provided 700 workers (200 of which were National Youth Administration workers) and $ 31,000. The WPA crews assisted with evacuation efforts and the protection and recovery of property.
  • Hospital - Parkersburg WV
    The Public Works Administration funded the construction of a new hospital with modern facilities in Parkersburg. The exact location and condition of this structure are unknown to the Living New Deal.
  • Old Turnpikes Historical Marker - Parkersburg WV
    On the east corner of Staunton Avenue and 7th Street in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia (New Deal Era US 21, US 50 and WV 2) is the New Deal Highway Maker. In the same location there are two non-New Deal markers -- The Toll House which was marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1925. This site was also marked with a Old Tollgate House State Historical marker in 1965 for the Old Toll House. The West Virginia historical marker program began in 1934 with the beginning research for the markers with the intention of placing markers around...
  • Parkersburg High School Running Track - Parkersburg WV
    The National Youth Administration built a running track for the Parkersburg High School in Parkersburg. At the time of its construction this was the only half-mile track in West Virginia.
  • Public Building Renovation - Parkersburg WV
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) repaired 69 public buildings in Parkersburg, Wood County. The projects were sponsored jointly by the City of Parkersburg and the Board of Education, and were backed by local organizations. The WPA provided the labor and part of the materials and equipment. The projects included the modernization of schools and city fire stations.
  • Roosevelt High School - Parkersburg WV
    The Works Progress Administration built the Roosevelt High School in Parkersburg, Wood County. The project was completed in 1936. The building façade material is local stone. The exact location and condition of this facility are unknown to the Living New Deal.
  • Sanitary Outhouses - Parkersburg WV
    Sponsored by the US public health service, the Works Progress Administration built 1,097 sanitary outhouses in Wood County.
  • Sanitary Sewers - Parkersburg WV
    A substantial sanitary sewer construction project in Parkersburg, West Virginia was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $78,000 loan and $62,946 grant toward the $139,961 eventual total cost of the project. Work occurred between Jun. 1936 Jun. 1937. PWA Docket No. W Va. 1030-R
  • Sidewalk Construction - Parkersburg WV
    In 1935, The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a mile and a quarter of sidewalks throughout Parkersburg, Wood County. The “sidewalks were constructed by WPA labor taken from the relief rolls.”
  • Swimming Facilities - Parkersburg WV
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a swimming pool and a bathhouse at the north side of Parkersburg City Park. The project was completed in June 1936. The Wood County Historical Society published 1937 excerpts from The Parkersburg News periodical, attesting to the work carried out by the WPA in Parkersburg: "The Parkersburg News Feb. 2, 1937 Advance bath house project: Two crews of 30 men working on municipal swimming pool; to be completed Decoration Day The bath house at the municipal swimming pool in City Park is rapidly approaching completion. Installation of showers and other plumbing fixtures, together with construction of dressing booths remain to be...
  • Vaughn Avenue - Parkersburg WV
    The Works Progress Administration built a storm sewer on Vaughn Avenue in Parkersburg, Wood County.