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The colossal Santee Cooper Project in South Carolina was enabled by a $31 million grant-loan by the Public Works Administration (PWA), “the most expensive PWA project on the East Coast.” A state law enabling the project was passed years before… read more
Date added: August 7, 2023; Modified: August 7, 2023
The dam impounding Lake Moultrie was constructed as part of the massive Santee Cooper Project enabled by a $31 million grant-loan by the Public Works Administration (PWA). South Carolina Encyclopedia: “In 1941 President Roosevelt declared the Santee Cooper a defense… read more
Date added: August 7, 2023
The eight-mile-long dam impounding Lake Marion was constructed as part of the massive Santee Cooper Project enabled by a $31 million grant-loan by the Public Works Administration (PWA).
Date added: August 7, 2023; Modified: August 7, 2023
Works Progress Administration (WPA) laborers worked to clear land in preparation for the creation of a seven-mile diversion canal that would connect Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie, part of the Santee Cooper Project. South Carolina Encyclopedia: “Following a four-year court… read more
Date added: August 7, 2023; Modified: August 7, 2023
Works Progress Administration (WPA) laborers worked to clear land in preparation for the creation of the 95-square-mile Lake Moultrie, part of the Santee Cooper Project. South Carolina Encyclopedia: “Following a four-year court battle, construction began in 1939. At its peak,… read more
Date added: August 7, 2023; Modified: August 7, 2023
Works Progress Administration (WPA) laborers worked to clear land in preparation for the creation of the 155-square-mile Lake Marion, part of the Santee Cooper Project. South Carolina Encyclopedia: “Following a four-year court battle, construction began in 1939. At its peak,… read more
Date added: September 12, 2014; Modified: July 26, 2023
Mell Hall was constructed as the Clemson post office in 1940; as such its construction was funded by the federal Treasury Department. After postal operations relocated the building became part of the Clemson University campus, and it now serves as… read more
Date added: November 15, 2014; Modified: July 24, 2023
“The federal government’s New Deal programs, specifically the Works Progress Administration and the Public Works Administration, also played a direct role in Rock Hill’s economic recovery. Building projects included … York County Hospital …” (sc.gov) “The hospital which accommodates both… read more
Date added: February 8, 2014; Modified: October 9, 2022
“Bishopville High School, located in Lee County, was built as a [PWA] project in 1936. The school was designed by well-known Bennettsville architect Henry Dudley Harrall. Shuttered in 2000, attempts have been made in recent years to save this important… read more
Date added: July 31, 2022
Fieldstone structure built by the Works Progress Administration in 1935 for grange meetings. Also has been used as a city hall and library. Still in use as a grange hall. According to Brian Scott (The Historical Marker Database) “Construction in… read more
Date added: September 13, 2014; Modified: July 12, 2022
The historic Olympia [National Guard] Armory in Columbia, South Carolina was constructed in 1936-7 by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Date added: February 14, 2022; Modified: July 12, 2022
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Wade Hampton State Office Building in Columbia SC. According to Historic Columbia, “This structure was built using funds from the federal Public Works Administration to alleviate the state’s constant need for office… read more
Date added: September 23, 2016; Modified: June 7, 2022
“The Civil Works Administration and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration funded the construction of a stadium dedicated at Northside School in September 1934.” The former Northside School and the gym have since been demolished.
Date added: February 8, 2015; Modified: June 7, 2022
The historic former post office—now Federal Building—in Greenwood, South Carolina was constructed during the 1910s but received a large addition constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The extension and remodeling work was completed in 1941.
Date added: June 5, 2022; Modified: June 5, 2022
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a swimming pool in Greenville’s Cleveland Park between 1939 and 1940. The city officially dedicated the pool on June 26, 1940. The total cost of the project amounted to $63,000. Children paid a dime… read more