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    Myles Standish State Forest Reforestation – South Carver MA

    Date added: August 11, 2016; Modified: May 10, 2022

    “As a result of colonial wood utilization and wildfires, most of the original forest was cleared and burnt over by the mid-1800s. The Massachusetts Game Sanctuary Association initiated reforestation efforts in 1912 by planting 30,000 white pines around Barrett Pond… read more

    Meadow Street – Carver MA

    Date added: June 7, 2016; Modified: June 7, 2016

    The federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) worked to improve the Meadow Street in Carver, Massachusetts. 1935: “Meadow Street was widened and graveled with W.P.A. furnishing the Common Labor.” 1939: “The W. P. A. … are now excavating and gravelling the… read more

    Road Development (1938-1939) – Carver MA

    Date added: June 7, 2016; Modified: June 7, 2016

    Federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor worked to improve several roads in Carver, MA. In 1938: “Under W. P. A. the County layed out High St. from Philip Coles’ corner to Brook St. and Brook St. from High St. to… read more

    Road Development (1937) – Carver MA

    Date added: June 7, 2016; Modified: June 7, 2016

    Federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor worked to improve several roads in Carver, MA. In 1937: “Under W. P. A. East Head Road was excavated and gravelled from Cranberry Road to the Plymouth line. … Pleasant St. was completed with… read more

    Road Development (1936) – Carver MA

    Date added: June 7, 2016; Modified: June 7, 2016

    Federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor worked to improve many roads in Carver, MA. In 1936: “Under W. P. A., Federal Road from Cranberry Road to the Wareham line was widened, straightened and graveled to the width of 16 feet.”… read more

    Central Cemetery Improvements – Carver MA

    Date added: June 7, 2016; Modified: June 7, 2016

    Federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor worked to improve the conditions at the Central Cemetery in Carver, Massachusetts.

    Library (former) Improvements – Carver MA

    Date added: June 7, 2016; Modified: June 7, 2016

    The federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) worked to improve the conditions of the library in Carver, Massachusetts in 1935. “The Library has been cleaned, painted and varnished, thanks to the W. P. A. workers, and new shelves have been added… read more

    Tree Trimming – Carver MA

    Date added: June 7, 2016

    The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) worked to trim trees along Savery [Avenue] in Carver, Massachusetts in 1934.

    Cranberry Road – Carver MA

    Date added: June 7, 2016

    The Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) worked to develop and improve the safety of Cranberry Road in Carver, Massachusetts. Town report: “4000 feet of Cranberry Road was gravelled and given a Mixed in Place Tar top. This portion of Cranberry Road… read more