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    Moosehorn National Wildlife Preserve – Baring ME

    Date added: February 3, 2024

    “Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge is a northern treasure in the National Wildlife Refuge System. It consists of nearly 30,000 acres of federally protected lands in northeastern coastal Maine. The refuge’s landscape is varied, with rolling hills, large ledge outcroppings, streams,… read more

    Entrance to refuge headquarters

    Charlotte Road – Baring ME

    Date added: November 7, 2023; Modified: November 7, 2023

    The July 18 1938 Bangor Daily News reports on roadwork in this sparsely populated town near the Canadian border. “The towns of Dennysville and Pembroke have no WPA projects, although a number of WPA workers from these towns are employed… read more

    Large saws were used to cut the island into pieces

    Floating Bog Project – Wilton ME

    Date added: August 14, 2023; Modified: September 15, 2023

    While going through the town reports at the Wilton History Museum, the 1938 town report has a brief notation “Floating Bog Project WPA – $2,000” which on its own would be too cryptic to figure out. Thankfully, when shown this… read more

    Fort Kent Municipal Airport

    Airport (former) – Fort Kent ME

    Date added: February 7, 2018; Modified: July 11, 2023

    The W.P.A. developed the former Fort Kent Municipal Airport. W.P.A. project info: “Construct Fort Kent Municipal Airport” Official Project Number: 165‐1‐11‐99 Total project cost: $486,000.00 Sponsor: Town of Fort Kent As of 2023, this airfield is in use. It was… read more

    Babbin Farm barn

    Babbin Farm – Caribou ME

    Date added: July 3, 2023; Modified: July 3, 2023

    The Babbin Farm is an example of the work of the Resettlement Administration in getting families off the relief rolls and back to farming. An article in the July 1 1937 Bangor Daily News reports on two families, the Babbins… read more

    Winterville Salmon Hatchery

    Winterville Salmon Hatchery (abandoned) – Winterville ME

    Date added: July 3, 2023; Modified: July 3, 2023

    A former salmon hatchery in Aroostook County. One of many projects that have been neglected by the state. The March 11 1938 Bangor Daily News in an article “Aroostook WPA Crews Will Be Increased To 1200 by March 20” notes… read more

    Norway, Maine post office

    Post Office – Norway ME

    Date added: May 9, 2022; Modified: February 28, 2023

    The historic post office in Norway, Maine was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building bears a 1940 cornerstone and houses an example of New Deal artwork.

    Rockland Recreation Center – Rockland ME

    Date added: March 23, 2014; Modified: February 12, 2023

    The Flanagan Center alternately also referred to as the Rockland Recreation Center was built in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration. It is a red brick and granite building with a small playground in the back. “Our indoor facility is… read more

    Luman Warren School Archive Postcard

    Luman Warren School Improvements – Bucksport ME

    Date added: January 2, 2016; Modified: January 10, 2023

    Many useful things were done during the New Deal in this coastal community whose population in 1930 was 2,135, including work on several local schools. The 1934 town report describes: Federal assistance for milk distribution in the schools. The report… read more

    Gardner Commons - Bucksport ME

    Gardner Commons – Bucksport ME

    Date added: January 9, 2023

    Gardner Commons is a low income housing apartment subsidized by the federal governments HUD (Housing and Urban Development Division) that utilizes the former Bucksport High School/Jr High, a PWA project. The Bangor Daily News reported in 2009 that $250,000 was… read more

    PWA high school, Wells ME

    Wells Junior High School – Wells ME

    Date added: March 30, 2018; Modified: January 3, 2023

    Wells Junior High School (originally the third high school facility) in Wells, Maine was constructed as a New Deal project; the facility was built with Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $40,909 grant for the project, whose… read more

    Bridge Street

    Welfare Housing – Houlton ME

    Date added: November 6, 2022; Modified: November 7, 2022

    The Civil Works Administration (CWA), the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) supported the construction of welfare housing in Houlton ME between 1933 and 1935. Excerpts from the Annual Town Reports, Houlton Maine: 1933 Partial… read more

    Bernard Lown Peace Bridge

    Bernard Lown Peace Bridge – Lewiston ME

    Date added: August 22, 2021; Modified: October 2, 2022

    One of the 26 bridges in Maine that were destroyed or damaged by the 1936 flood and rebuilt by the US Works Program Flood Relief projects and were handled under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Public Roads, US Dept…. read more

    US-1 RR Grade Crossing – Freeport ME

    Date added: July 2, 2022; Modified: August 3, 2022

    An article in the Bangor Daily News reported that “The Department of agriculture announced today that presidential approval of five Maine grade crossing elimination projects involving $396,922 of the state’s $1,425,861 quota for that purpose. The projects were submitted by… read more

    Waterworks – Hampden ME

    Date added: September 18, 2019; Modified: July 18, 2022

    The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of waterworks in Hampden ME in 1938. The PWA provided $58,950 while the Hampden Water District’s contribution consisted of a bond issue of $140,000. Excerpt from the Bangor Daily News, 1938: “Standpipe… read more