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The federal Work Projects Administration conducted some fire prevention work at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary (then a bird sanctuary) and neighboring Tobey Beach in southern Nassau County during the 1930s. WPA Official Project No. 665-21-2-440.
Date added: August 16, 2014; Modified: August 16, 2014
The federal Work Projects Administration worked to improve Ocean Beach [Park] and many of its attendant facilities during the 1930s. One project called for the reconstruction of “life guard stations, comfort stations, locker rooms, restaurants, and fences.”
Date added: August 16, 2014; Modified: August 16, 2014
The federal Work Projects Administration conducted fire prevention and landscaping work at Tobey Beach and the neighboring then-bird sanctuary in southern Nassau County during the 1930s. WPA Official Project No. 665-21-2-440.
Date added: August 16, 2014
The federal Work Projects Administration worked to improve the Town Hall in Oyster Bay, NY during the 1930s. One modest project in 1938 involved providing painting, varnishing, and waxing improvements for this as well as other municipal buildings in the… read more
Date added: August 13, 2014; Modified: August 14, 2014
In 1934, The Civil Works Administration built a latrine and wading pool on land in the Olmos Creek floodplain. The City Council of San Antonio named the area Franklin Fields in 1940, presumably in honor of President Franklin Roosevelt. The… read more
Date added: August 13, 2014; Modified: August 14, 2014
The area, known as Winamac Recreational Demonstration Area, was originally in the hands of the federal government. The WPA built improvements on the park between 1935 and 1942. The WPA recruited local men to improve Tippecanoe River State Park. The… read more
Date added: August 13, 2014
The west shelter was completed by CCC laborers in 1935. The style of the shelter is classified as parks rustic.
Date added: August 13, 2014; Modified: August 13, 2014
From the Wisconsin DNR website: “1939: WPA began work on road construction and developing a forest lodge. The lumber came from this forest and shakes came from the Lake Elba prison camp at Rhinelander. Rip-rap came from the Jambo Creek… read more
Date added: June 25, 2008; Modified: August 13, 2014
The WPA graded and widened a portion of this mountainous road along the canyon of the Gualala River. They also constructed a major bridge at Clarks Crossing, improved a recreational and farm-to-market road in nearby valley and coastal districts. Employed… read more
Date added: November 13, 2010; Modified: August 13, 2014
The New Deal built this humane society building in Escondido (near San Diego).
Date added: August 11, 2014
This striking stone building was constructed by the WPA in 1940-42. As one local history site explains: “On August 2, 1940 the Town Board offered a resolution which was unanimously carried to hold a special election at the Sylvan Grange… read more
Date added: August 11, 2014; Modified: August 11, 2014
This simple wooden building was constructed by the WPA in 1936-37. As the town’s website explained: “Until the 1930’s, town meetings were probably held in the schoolhouse at Bennington Center. In 1936, during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency, the Works Progress… read more
Date added: August 10, 2014; Modified: August 11, 2014
Originally known as Southside House, Ithaca, New York’s Southside Community Center was constructed by the federal Work Projects Administration during the 1930s. The WPA reported in 1940: “For many years the only community center [in Ithaca] was a ramshackle building…. read more
Date added: August 10, 2014
The WPA allocated $57,584 toward improvements to what was effectively the entire length of New Mexico State Route 20 leading from U.S. 60 in Fort Sumner to U.S. 285 leading from Roswell. The project entailed the “grading and drainage of… read more
Date added: August 10, 2014; Modified: August 10, 2014
The plaque on the front of the John Twohig house gives a brief glimpse into the interesting history of this house which was moved by the WPA to its current location on the grounds of the Witte Museum: “In 1841,… read more