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Date added: July 3, 2021
The Works Progress Administration built facilities in Cascades Park in Bloomington IN, The original construction included drinking fountains, shelters, picnic tables of limestone slabs. Today the park spans 68 acres with original features, hiking trails, softball fields.
Date added: April 25, 2021
This Works Progress Administration outhouse was relocated to the county historical society property. It was built in a shop, moved to the original site, and installed by WPA. WPA programs like the Indiana Community Sanitation Program directly affected an astounding… read more
Date added: April 17, 2021
Picnic area with stone patio and benches with a fireplace and two tables Located south of the Butternut Shelter on Trail 4 ENTIRELY NOT New Deal – I took a video of a female pileated woodpecker drilling on a fallen… read more
Date added: April 14, 2021
The facility served as Jasper (Indiana) High School Gym, 1939-1977 and Jasper Middle School gymnasium until 2009. It was named for the coach of the 1949 Jasper High School State Championship basketball team in 1984. It is still owned by the school… read more
Date added: December 14, 2020
The National Youth Administration (NYA) built the Mounds State Park Pavilion in Anderson IN. The pavilion holds up to 150 people and is still in service.
Date added: August 8, 2020
Works Progress Administration built the Crystal Beach Pool and Bath House in Madison IN. The National Parks Service describes the history of the pool: “Madison’s Crystal Beach Swimming Pool and Bath House are two monuments of the WPA’s work in… read more
Date added: July 18, 2019
On the Marshall County Courthouse grounds the two sided marker lists one theme per side. The West Virginia historical marker program began in 1934 with the beginning research for the markers with the intention of placing markers around the state… read more
Date added: August 6, 2018
Ernest Kasas painted the mural titled “The Gift Of The Book To Mankind” at the East Chicago Public Library. While sources attribute the work to the Federal Art Project, the date (1934-35) is too early for that program; so it is… read more
Date added: June 27, 2018
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of a public school in Gary in 1939. The structure was altered with an addition in the 1960s.
Date added: April 9, 2018
United States Penitentiary Terre Haute was built between 1938 and 1940. The Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce raised $50,000 to buy the land. The Public Works Administration largely funded the $3,000,000 cost for the facility. It took 125,000 person-days to… read more
Date added: November 3, 2017
The historic post office in Attica, Indiana was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Date added: November 3, 2017
The historic post office in Fowler, Indiana was constructed in 1939-40 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Date added: November 3, 2017
Nat Warner completed the cast stone sculpture, “Rest During Prairie Plowing,” in 1940. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is created for, and is still viewable in, the lobby of the Fowler post office.
Date added: November 3, 2017
The historic post office building in Delphi, Indiana was constructed in 1936 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.
Date added: November 3, 2017
The Birch Bayh Federal Building annex (the rear portion of the building, toward E. New York St.) features two vehicular entrances—one at the northeast and one at the northwest corner of the building. They are capped by identical limestone friezes, titled “Distribution… read more
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
Take a look at our previous guides, equally comprehensive, covering key New Deal sites in San Francisco and New York City.
