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    Salisbury Maryland Post Office

    Federal Building Extension – Salisbury MD

    Date added: September 5, 2012; Modified: July 26, 2023

    The Salisbury Post Office, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, was originally built in the 1920s.  The U.S. Treasury commissioned an expansion of the building circa 1936 “which included a second floor and…an additional two bays on each end of… read more

    War Correspondents Memorial Arch

    War Correspondents Memorial Arch Repairs – Jefferson MD

    Date added: June 29, 2014; Modified: March 29, 2023

    According to National Park Service photograph records at Antietam National Battlefield, PWA project number FP 420 (probably occurring between 1934 and 1936) was the repair of the War Correspondents Memorial Arch–a national historic monument–at what is now Gathland State Park…. read more

    FDR Inspecting Plans for Greenbelt in 1937

    Old Greenbelt Planned Community – Greenbelt MD

    Date added: May 10, 2012; Modified: October 2, 2022

    The heart of today’s Greenbelt, Maryland – popularly known as “Old Greenbelt” – is a large, planned community laid out and constructed during the New Deal. It features community facilities such as a school, theater and community center, a large… read more

    Royal Blue Tobacco Card

    Baltimore & Ohio Railroad: Royal Blue Train – Baltimore MD

    Date added: August 11, 2022; Modified: August 25, 2022

    In 1934, Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) railroad, “negotiated a $900,000 Public Works Administration loan which would be used to make B & O’s New York-Washington line an industry-wide proving ground for various types of lightweight… read more

    Philos Cemetery Memorial Building – Westernport MD

    Date added: March 31, 2013; Modified: May 18, 2022

    This is a small memorial building in Westernport, Maryland, in Philos Cemetery. A plaque on the building reads, in part: “IN MEMORIAM, LEST WE FORGET, This building is dedicated in remembrance of all those who took part in all wars… read more

    “Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge”

    Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge – Cambridge MD

    Date added: March 18, 2022; Modified: March 19, 2022

    In 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) achieved considerable infrastructural and land management improvements at the formerly-named Blackwater Migratory Bird Refuge near Cambridge Maryland. Maintained by the U.S. Biological Survey, the refuge covers an area of 8,241 acres, including marshes… read more

    Public Library: Cikovsky Mural – Silver Spring MD

    Date added: May 11, 2012; Modified: July 24, 2021

    This 16′ x 6′ oil on canvas entitled “The Old Tavern” was painted by Nicolai Cikovsky in 1937 for the former Silver Spring Post Office, under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. When the old post office… read more

    Former Post Office - Silver Spring MD

    Post Office (former) – Silver Spring MD

    Date added: May 11, 2012; Modified: July 24, 2021

    The historic post office building in Silver Spring MD was constructed in 1936-37 by the Treasury Department. Its construction is sometimes mis-attributed to the WPA (Works Progress Administration).   It is a typical Colonial Revival style building, often used in… read more

    Former Post Office - Bethesda MD

    Post Office (former) – Bethesda MD

    Date added: May 11, 2012; Modified: July 24, 2021

    The historic New Deal post office building in Bethesda MD – sometimes misattributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA) – was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1937. The Neo-Georgian building was constructed out of native stone trucked in from… read more