Municipal Water System – Capitol Heights MD
Date added: June 10, 2013
The WPA installed various water mains in Capitol Heights in 1935.
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The WPA installed various water mains in Capitol Heights in 1935.
Date added: June 10, 2013
The WPA installed water mains in the city in 1935.
Date added: June 5, 2013
Magruder Park is Hyattsville’s major park facility. According to an index of WPA projects in the National Archives the WPA worked on the park in 1935, improving the park, clearing the stream, constructing playground courts, a wading pool and curbs… read more
Date added: May 24, 2013; Modified: May 24, 2013
A HABS Survey Report describes CCC work at Fort Foote Park: “Constructed as part of a ring of Civil War fortifications surrounding Washington, DC, and intended to replace the aging Fort Washington located a few miles down the river, Fort… read more
Date added: April 22, 2013
This retaining wall was built by the WPA in 1938. It has been holding residents’ front yards in place for three quarters of a century.
Date added: April 20, 2013; Modified: April 20, 2013
From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources website for Gambrill State Park: “Most of the buildings and facilities within the park were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s. The CCC was a Federal program that was created during… read more
Date added: March 25, 2013; Modified: March 25, 2013
A plaque at the entrance to Taylor Park reads: “Taylor Park, Developed by the Burgess and Commissioners of Keedysville, In Cooperation with the Work Projects Administration, 1940.” According to records held at the National Archives, the WPA’s work included “excavating;… read more
Date added: February 6, 2013; Modified: February 6, 2013
Many of Hagerstown’s administrative offices are located in the Hagerstown City Hall. According to a Maryland Historical Trust Inventory Form: “The Hagerstown City Hall is a Renaissance Revival style brick structure which was erected in 1939-1940 under the auspices of… read more
Date added: January 30, 2013; Modified: January 30, 2013
Winter Quarters Log Cabin was built by the WPA in 1940, and continues to serve the community today. From the Pocomoke City Government website for the cabin: “Are you looking for a quiet and beautiful setting for your next retreat,… read more
Date added: November 24, 2012; Modified: December 31, 2012
Savage River State Forest is the largest state forest in Maryland. It offers the following: “Biking trails, boat launch, cross country skiing, campsites, fishing, flat water canoeing, hiking trail, historic interest, hunting, picnic, riding trails, shelters, snowmobiling, white water canoeing”… read more
Date added: December 6, 2012; Modified: December 31, 2012
Pocomoke State Forest (which contains Pocomoke River State Park) consists of over 15,000 acres of “loblolly pine, mixed pine-hardwood, bottomland hardwood, and bald-cypress” trees, and offers opportunities for fishing, hunting, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, boating, canoeing, and camping. … read more
Date added: November 29, 2012; Modified: December 31, 2012
At 47,560 acres, Green Ridge State Forest is the second largest state forest in Maryland and the “largest contiguous block of public land in Maryland.” It offers opportunities for target shooting, hunting, fishing, primitive camping, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding,… read more
Date added: May 6, 2012; Modified: December 31, 2012
“Port Deposit is an interesting town that sits alongside the Susquehanna River, not far from the Conowingo Dam. There is an abundance of stonework in the town, and the former African American school shown below is no exception. This was… read more
Date added: May 9, 2012; Modified: December 31, 2012
The PWA helped in the construction of the main school building, while the WPA was responsible for the school’s football stadium, tennis courts and much of the surrounding grounds. “New Deal funding relating to Fort Hill was formally initiated in… read more
Date added: September 15, 2012; Modified: December 31, 2012
The land that is now Cunningham Falls State Park used to be part of the Catoctin Recreational Demonstration Area (now called “Catoctin Mountain Park”). The land was turned over to Maryland in 1954. The land was originally worked and developed… read more