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    Hamptons Pennsylvania Battery at Gettysburg

    Gettysburg National Military Park Improvements – Gettysburg PA

    Date added: July 22, 2013; Modified: November 23, 2023

    Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) companies 385 and 1355—both African American units—restored, improved, and maintained Gettysburg National Military Park between 1933 and 1942. CCC projects in and around the battlefield included: road, trail, and fence construction; tree planting and maintenance; tree… read more

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    Crooked Creek Lake and Dam – Ford City PA

    Date added: October 30, 2023; Modified: November 22, 2023

    Crooked Creek Lake and Dam were created as part of a multi-site flood control program to protect the city of Pittsburgh and Ohio Valley. Work on the project began in 1937 on Crooked Creek near its confluence with the Allegheny… read more

    High School (demolished) Painting – Darby PA

    Date added: August 20, 2023; Modified: August 20, 2023

    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) painted the interior of the senior high school in Darby, Pennsylvania. The school, which was located on the east side of S 7th St. between Walnut St. and Spruce St., is no longer extant.

    Marquette Lake – Fort Indiantown Gap PA

    Date added: August 20, 2023

    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) helped to create Marquette Lake at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA. “The 15 acre lake is fed by Indiantown Run and was built in 1939 by Pennsylvania National Guard engineers, the Work Project Administration (WPA) and… read more

    Fort Indiantown Gap Development – PA

    Date added: February 24, 2015; Modified: August 20, 2023

    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) worked to develop and improve Fort Indiantown Gap in Pennsylvania. Work, approved in the fall of 1940, included “improvements to the landing field, construction and improvement of buildings and installation of sewer and electric lines.”

    Junior High School (former) Improvements – Northumberland PA

    Date added: August 20, 2023; Modified: August 20, 2023

    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) undertook a project to install a new floor and steps at what was then the junior high school in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. The location and status of this facility is unknown to Living New Deal, though… read more

    High School (former) Improvements – Northumberland PA

    Date added: August 20, 2023; Modified: August 20, 2023

    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) undertook a project to paint and install new steps at what was then the high school in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. The location and status of this facility is unknown to Living New Deal, though we believe… read more

    Charles Steele School, Northumberland, PA (postcard)

    Steele School (demolished) Improvements – Northumberland PA

    Date added: August 20, 2023

    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) undertook a modest project to paint the since-demolished Charles Steele School in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. The school had been located at the western corner of Orange St. and 6th St.

    Second Ward School (former) Improvements – Jim Thorpe PA

    Date added: August 18, 2023

    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) completed a project “painting the second ward school building,” in Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania in Jan. 1934. The second ward of the city was known as Upper Mauch Chunk. The location and status… read more

    Charles Street Sewer – York PA

    Date added: August 18, 2023

    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a sewer project on Charles Street in York, Pennsylvania.

    George Street Sewer – York PA

    Date added: August 18, 2023

    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a sewer project on George Street in York, Pennsylvania.

    North Street Sewer – York PA

    Date added: August 18, 2023

    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a sewer project on North Street in York, Pennsylvania.

    Anthony Township School

    Anthony Township Building – Turbotville PA

    Date added: August 16, 2023; Modified: August 16, 2023

    The Anthony Township Building in Anthony Township, Pennsylvania was originally constructed as a consolidated school by the Work Projects Administration (WPA). The semi-fireproof brick and tile building featured “four large class rooms, health room, boys and girls inside flush sanitary… read more

    Armory Road – Sunbury PA

    Date added: August 16, 2023

    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) constructed Armory Road, which connects the armory in Sunbury, Pennsylvania to Mile High Road.