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Date added: June 26, 2013
“Starved Rock State Park is a state park in Illinois, characterized by the many canyons within its 2,630 acres (1,064 ha). Located just southeast of the village of Utica, in Deer Park Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, along the south bank of… read more
Date added: June 26, 2013
According to WPA records in the National Archives, in 1941 WPA labor was used to “Improve grounds at the U.S. Coast Guard Monitoring Station, including constructing fences; clearing trees, brush, and undergrowth; appurtenant and incidental work.” Exact location and current… read more
Date added: June 25, 2013
According to WPA records in the National Archives, the WPA constructed a sanitary sewer system and disposal plant and a town water supply system for Upper Marlboro in 1936.
Date added: June 25, 2013
At Badlands National Park (formerly Badlands National Monument), WPA and CCC workers constructed buildings, created parking areas, made road improvements, and installed utilities. These crews helped develop the park that so many tourists and vacationers enjoy today.
Date added: June 19, 2013; Modified: June 19, 2013
“In the Cleveland region, the Cleveland Public Library was the largest recipient of art that was funded by Federal programs in the Depression era. The leadership of Linda Eastman, Library Director from 1918 to 1938, was crucial. She believed in… read more
Date added: June 19, 2013; Modified: June 19, 2013
“In the Cleveland region, the Cleveland Public Library was the largest recipient of art that was funded by Federal programs in the Depression era. The leadership of Linda Eastman, Library Director from 1918 to 1938, was crucial. She believed in… read more
Date added: June 19, 2013
“In the Cleveland region, the Cleveland Public Library was the largest recipient of art that was funded by Federal programs in the Depression era. The leadership of Linda Eastman, Library Director from 1918 to 1938, was crucial. She believed in… read more
Date added: June 19, 2013; Modified: June 19, 2013
“In the Cleveland region, the Cleveland Public Library was the largest recipient of art that was funded by Federal programs in the Depression era. The leadership of Linda Eastman, Library Director from 1918 to 1938, was crucial. She believed in… read more
Date added: June 17, 2013; Modified: June 17, 2013
The index to WPA projects at the National Archives includes the following description of WPA efforts at the magazine and torpedo factory: “Rehabilitate buildings, roads, and walks at the Naval Magazine and Naval Torpedo Factory of the Navy Yard; Rehabilitate… read more
Date added: June 16, 2013
The WPA constructed a reservoir for a fire protection pump shed and installed a pipe connecting the pump and reservoir. Current status and exact location of the project unknown.
Date added: June 16, 2013
In 1941, the WPA constructed a wall along Marine Creek in Lincoln Park as a part of a joint WPA project improving this and nearby Marine Park. Lincoln Park was one of the city parks reserved for African Americans in… read more
Date added: July 27, 2012; Modified: June 16, 2013
“Washington State Park is a Missouri state park in the central eastern part of Missouri containing native American rock carvings. These carvings, or petroglyphs, carved in dolomite rock, are believed to have been made around 1000 to 1600 and give… read more
Date added: June 13, 2013
This is the third courthouse built in Webster County and is constructed of Carthage Marble with art deco elements on the walls and a top floor jail. “The Works Progressive Administration (WPA) was instrumental in the construction of Webster County’s… read more
Date added: June 12, 2013
This Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural by James Penney entitled “Aspects of Rural Missouri” was painted for the old Union MO post office building in 1941. The mural was recently restored and moved to this new post office building…. read more
Date added: June 12, 2013
“Constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Ozark Community Building was dedicated in July of 1933. The material used for the exterior walls of the building is native fieldstone, referred to locally as “giraffe stone.” The Community Building became… read more