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    Nebraska Rural Electric Association – Lincoln NE

    Date added: December 3, 2011; Modified: January 6, 2015

    "A utility cooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity, water or telecommunications to its members. Profits are either reinvested for infrastructure or distributed to members in the form… read more

    Municipal Sewers – Harlowton MT

    Date added: February 24, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015

    Montana’s Big Timber Pioneer newspaper reported on two WPA sewer projects in Harlowton between 1935 and 1938. The WPA contributed $5,978 toward a 5,000-foot-long eight-inch sewer with 15 manhole covers, and $18,446 toward a 9,800-foot extension with 26 manhole covers.

    Municipal Sewer System – Riverhead NY

    Date added: March 6, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015

    A sanitary sewer construction project in Riverhead, New York was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $64,517 grant; the total cost of the project was $146,887. Work… read more

    Municipal Utility Improvements – Auburn ME

    Date added: May 11, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015

    According to an article in the Lewiston Evening Journal of January 3, 1935 by Gerald Reed, extensive utility work was undertaken in the city by a combination of the CWA, FERA, & ERA agencies. “Under Sup. Cook of the Auburn… read more

    Municipal Utility Improvements – Berlin NH

    Date added: May 30, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015

    Extensive work was done in Berlin by a combination of the CWA, FERA, PWA, NYA, CCC and WPA all during the existence of the New Deal when “in 1935, under the leadership of newly-elected Mayor Arthur Bergeron, the Farmer-Labor Party… read more

    Mt. Shasta Sewer System – Mt. Shasta CA

    Date added: August 15, 2011; Modified: January 6, 2015

    The September 16, 1938 edition of the Daily Pacific Builder reported that PWA-funded work on a municipal sewer system for Mt. Shasta was to begin on October 8, for a cost of $38,870.

    Municipal Improvements – College Park MD

    Date added: June 10, 2013; Modified: January 6, 2015

    According to an index of WPA projects in the National Archives, the WPA rebuilt dairy barns and developed a botanic garden in College Park. These may have been on land owned by the University of Maryland. The WPA also installed… read more

    Municipal Improvements – Hyattsville MD

    Date added: June 10, 2013; Modified: January 6, 2015

    WPA records in the National Archives indicate that the WPA installed various water mains in Hyattsville in 1935. The WPA also improved what was listed as “University Park” in Hyattsville. It is not known whether this referred to a specific… read more

    Municipal Improvements – Riverdale MD

    Date added: June 10, 2013; Modified: January 6, 2015

    The WPA installed water mains in Riverdale in 1935 and constructed sidewalks along Jefferson Ave. in 1938.

    Municipal Improvements – Rockville MD

    Date added: June 10, 2013; Modified: January 6, 2015

    According to records in the National Archives, the WPA did extensive work in Rockville. They laid sewer extensions on multiple streets in 1936. In 1939, work included: “Improv[ing] public thoroughfares throughout the town of Rockville…including constructing curbs, gutters, and sidewalks,… read more