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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a stunning grandstand / municipal stadium in Riverside Park in Iola, Kansas, which features a running track and football field. The project was likely completed in 1939.
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Iola’s North Community Building, located at 505 North Buckeye Street, was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (WPA) in 1940. The building was dedicated on August 4, in a celebration that also commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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The Work Projects Administration (WPA) conducted a project on Kelso Road in Morris County, Kansas involving riprapping.
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From 1934-1936 the Civilian Conservation Corps constructed North Lake Park, including Lake Garnett. “The project included a 48-acre (840 acre-feet) man-made lake with dam and spillway, a road, and the planting of over 300 cedar trees, lilac bushes, rose bushes… read more
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The Work Projects Administration (WPA) undertook a project in southwest Crawford County, Kansas to improve 4.5 miles of road starting at the west edge of the village of Monmouth, down half a mile (along South 90th Street), and west four… read more
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The Work Projects Administration (WPA) constructed a bridge on a county road over Coal Creek east of Humboldt, Kansas. Crews were working “around the clock” in August 1941. The location and status of the structure are unknown to Living New… read more
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The Work Projects Administration (WPA) conducted a road improvement project on a county road “between Burdick and highway 50N” (now U.S. 56), which Living New Deal believes to be 2800 Rd., grading, graveling, and improving the road. Existing culverts were… read more
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The Work Projects Administration (WPA) constructed a “12-inch storm sewer in the alley west of Rural street and between Ninth and Eleventh avenues.” The work on the 1,030-foot storm sewer and attendant manholes employed 30 men from Nov. 1941 to… read more
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The Work Projects Administration (WPA) constructed a library on Main Street in Gridley, Kansas. The library is now in a newer facility. The location and status of the WPA library is unknown to Living New Deal.
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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted a street improvement project in Blue Rapids, Kansas in 1935. The project involved grading, draining, and gravelling roads, and provided employment for 33 men.
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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted a school repair project in Blue Rapids, Kansas in 1935. The project provided employment for 109 men.
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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted a school repair project in Frankfort, Kansas in 1935. The project provided employment for 20 men.
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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted a sewer project in Waterville, Kansas in 1935. The project provided employment for seven men.
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The Work Projects Administration (WPA) constructed a pool in Marysville, Kansas, which opened in spring 1940. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.
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John Marshall School was completed in 1939 and dedicated January 9, 1940. The school was named in honor of John Marshall, the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The builder was Armagost and Son Construction Company in… read more