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Hide Search OptionsDate added: June 11, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
1933 – WPA road relief construction contributes $1,954.00 to Deering. 1934 – PWA loan of $5000 for power line construction. 1935 – Emergency Relief to Unemployed gives Deering $4,401. Federal Government gives Deering 4,658 for various public works projects. 1936… read more
Date added: November 19, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
Only 1933 and 1934 town reports are available. 1933 Local residents Chas. Vane, Lee Roberts, Daniel Morang, Bertram Bowker, Frank Ames leave for a C.C.C. Camp with the town covering their transportation. C. W. A. SEWER PROJECT [town share] $237.70… read more
Date added: November 18, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
CWA, ERA, WPA, and PWA during the entire period of the New Deal were involved in some economic activity, not counting the CCC work on the park and Navy Base in this small coastal community. 1934 Under ROADS AND BRIDGES,… read more
Date added: August 27, 2010; Modified: January 6, 2015
WPA workers cleaned Merced Irrigation District canals.
Date added: March 4, 2012; Modified: January 6, 2015
"The CCC crews…excavated rock and dirt and built dams on the Milwaukee River to control flooding."
Date added: July 5, 2013; Modified: January 6, 2015
An inventory of WPA project photographs compiled by Becky Jordan at Iowa State University includes reference to numerous public works projects undertaken by the agency in Iowa between 1935 and 1940. The collection of 1,271 photographs documents the variety and… read more
Date added: September 25, 2010; Modified: January 6, 2015
"Lake Gregory is an artificial lake in the San Bernardino National Forest of the San Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino County, California. The lake and the surrounding area make up the Lake Gregory Regional Park adjacent to Crestline, California… Work… read more
Date added: December 14, 2011; Modified: January 6, 2015
"Lac qui Parle is a reservoir located in western Minnesota, United States, which was formed by the damming of the Minnesota River. The dam was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Lac qui Parle is a French translation of… read more
Date added: May 27, 2010; Modified: January 6, 2015
From the WPA photo below: "With the completion of WPA's Lomita Storm Drain Project, the first unit of which will be finished next month, flood conditions of last spring and winter, which closed the western end of Vermont Avenue, will… read more
Date added: October 5, 2010; Modified: January 6, 2015
WPA projects in Knights Landing included sidewalks, curbs, gutters, a Boy Scout cabin, and, in 1936, a two-room addition to the school.
Date added: August 17, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
A Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey documents both CCC and WPA work on the park: “The CCC and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) jointly developed Linn Run State Park. There is some indication from secondary sources that the WPA constructed the… read more
Date added: July 11, 2010; Modified: January 6, 2015
"Federal Employment Office was established in Roseville in October 1934, and between May 1935-May 1936, some 2,036 people were put to work.Unskilled laborers were paid an hourly rate of 45 cents while skilled workers earned 60 cents an hour and… read more
Date added: February 22, 2012; Modified: January 6, 2015
The PWA extended the existing Jones Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in 1934.
Date added: March 23, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
Indian Island is an island in the Penobscot River in Penobscot County that is the main reservation for the Penobscot Indian tribe. The WPA was involved in bringing electricity to the island under the Rural Electrification Administration, paving some roads,… read more
Date added: April 24, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
In the early 1930s, at a meeting of the Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce, it was suggested that a park be built around Huntsville. The Chamber of Commerce took the proposal to the Texas State Parks Board. The board required… read more
For decades, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act has given communities a voice when government and private developers threaten historic places. Now, the White House is pushing revisions that would weaken legal protections and eliminate public input to make it easier to alter or destroy historic sites.
The New Deal laid the basis for modern historic preservation and now it is a target for historical erasure. Thousands of New Deal buildings, parks, artworks, and other public works tell the story of how our nation responded to the Great Depression and invested in a stronger, more democratic future. If such places are destroyed, our collective memory fades…and along with it the strength to resist the Philistines of the 21st century.
A legal defense is currently being organized to protect Section 106, but public outcry is needed, as well. If you want to join this effort, click here for further information on steps you can take.