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Date added: January 19, 2024; Modified: January 20, 2024
The Civil Works Administration completed repairs and improvements at the Birmingham’s East Lake Branch Library. The New Deal mural “Fairy Tale Scenes,” painted by Carrie Hill, and commissioned by the Federal Art Project, is located in the children’s room at… read more
Date added: July 27, 2013; Modified: January 20, 2024
The New Deal mural “Fairy Tale Scenes,” painted by Carrie Hill, was commissioned by the Federal Art Project. The work, which is installed in the children’s room at Birmingham’s East Lake Branch Library, was restored in 1993.
Date added: November 21, 2017; Modified: November 21, 2023
The Works Progress Administration built the National Guard Armory in Gadsden. The armory was located between Riverside Drive and Cherry Street east of South 1st Street, north of Hughes Cemetery, and has since been demolished.
Date added: May 29, 2023; Modified: August 23, 2023
In 1934, the Interstate Commerce Commission approved a $1 million loan to the Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad Company (GM&N), from the New Deal’s Public Works Administration (PWA). Out of this money came two streamliners: Rebel trains 352 and 353. … read more
Date added: October 6, 2012; Modified: July 15, 2023
Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Chief Tuscumbia Greets the Dickson Family” painted in 1939 by Jack McMillan. The mural still hangs in the former post office, now Tuscumbia City Hall and Municipal Court. “McMillan, a New York artist, chose… read more
Date added: October 6, 2012; Modified: July 15, 2023
Built in 1936 with Treasury funding. The former post office is now the Tuscumbia City Hall and Municipal Court.
Date added: July 27, 2012; Modified: June 18, 2023
“Chewacla State Park is a 696-acre (2.82 km2) state park in Auburn, Alabama. It is located just south of Interstate 85 in Lee County, Alabama… The park has six renovated Civilian Conservation Corps-era stone cabins featuring hardwood floors, stone fireplaces, bathrooms,Tvs,… read more
Date added: November 14, 2017; Modified: May 5, 2023
The Works Progress Administration built an armory in Florence, circa 1937. The armory was called Fort Willingham. The armory was demolished in 1981. A historical marker at the site reads, “The United States flag that flies at the base of… read more
Date added: March 19, 2023; Modified: March 19, 2023
The Works Progress Administration built the Tarrant City Library in Tarrant AL. The original construction on the Tarrant City Library began in 1936, and was completed in 1937. Today, the former library is the Tarrant Senior Citizen Center.
Date added: March 18, 2023; Modified: March 18, 2023
The Emergency Administration of Public Works funded the construction of the Auditorium/Gymnasium at J.U. Blacksher High School.
Date added: January 31, 2023; Modified: January 31, 2023
Kinston High School, located in Kinston, Alabama (Southwest Coffee County) was built by the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1939.
Date added: December 24, 2022; Modified: December 24, 2022
Civilian Conservation Corps built TVA-11, aka Camp Roddy, a camp site near Moulton, Alabama. Two columns made from local stone that marked the entrance to the camp site and an open field are all that remains.
Date added: December 24, 2022; Modified: December 24, 2022
It was known as the “Contact House” when originally constructed by the members of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 472 of Ft. Payne, Alabama. Today it is a CCC museum within DeSoto State Park.
Date added: July 27, 2012; Modified: December 24, 2022
“DeSoto State Park is located in northeast Alabama, near Fort Payne. Named after Hernando de Soto, it was developed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps after the Great Depression. The park’s natural scenery includes more than 3,000 acres… read more
Date added: December 18, 2022; Modified: December 18, 2022
In 1934, the Civil Works Administration started building a modern sports field on January 29 due to the land donated to the city on January 25, 1934, by Oscar Goldsmith, Lawrence B. Goldsmith, Annie Schiffman Goldsmith, Robert L. Schiffman, and… read more