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Date added: November 11, 2013
CCC-built structures at New Germany State Park, that are still in use today, include a recreation building, cabins, and picnic shelters. According to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, “Today the Recreation Hall (Rec Hall) is the site for many… read more
Date added: November 3, 2013
The CCC built an administrative building, a pavilion, and a restroom at Swallow Falls State Park. All are still in use. The CCC boys also planted trees, performed fire suppression work, and engaged in other projects throughout the area. Visitors… read more
Date added: October 27, 2013
The Civilian Conservation Corps created Herrington Manor Lake by damming Herrington Creek. They also built ten cabins, the lake concession building (which has been altered since), and a pavilion. The CCC boys also planted trees throughout the area. According to… read more
Date added: October 5, 2013
Baltimore’s third custom house was designed by the firm Hornblower and Marshall and completed 1907. The building was improved several times during the New Deal era, with notable projects including the addition of new passenger and freight elevators. The GSA… read more
Date added: October 1, 2013
Contracts for the construction of two high schools in Cecil County (Cecilton and Chesapeake City) were awarded to to Lang Brothers of Baltimore by the PWA in December 1938. The $134,800 contract for the Chesapeake City high school called for… read more
Date added: October 1, 2013
Contracts for the construction of two high schools in Cecil County (Cecilton and Chesapeake City) were awarded to the Lang Brothers of Baltimore by the PWA in December 1938. The $136,190 contract for the Cecilton high school called for “a… read more
Date added: October 1, 2013
The groundwork for a new, enlarged courthouse for Cecil County was put in place in 1935, when the General Assembly of Maryland authorized the county to “expend $5,000 for a lot of ground on which to build a new courthouse… read more
Date added: September 20, 2013
The PWA constructed this building to house the Eastern High School for Girls in 1936-38. In 1979, it became a coeducational school. The school closed in 1986. The buildings were renovated in the 1990s and are now being used for… read more
Date added: September 18, 2013
This post office “in a Federal Revival style of Port Deposit granite blocks” was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1939. The building is still in use today.
Date added: September 17, 2013
The historic post office in Dundalk, Maryland houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts-commissioned relief entitled “Welding,” produced in 1942 by Harrison Gibbs.
Date added: September 17, 2013
The historic post office building in Dundalk, Maryland was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds beginning in 1940. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork in its lobby, is still in use today.
Date added: September 17, 2013
The oil-on-canvas mural “Sugarloaf Mountain” was painted for Rockville, Maryland’s old post office, which is now a police station. From the Peerless Rockville blog: “The interior of Rockville’s Post Office is beautiful as well as functional. Fifteen foot ceilings look… read more
Date added: September 17, 2013
Constructed by the Treasury Department and PWA in 1938, and now used as a city police station. “By the mid-1930s, Rockville’s population was about 1,500, County government had erected the Grey Courthouse, and across the street arose a stately bank… read more
Date added: August 12, 2013
Washington Monument State Park was first developed by the CCC, circa 1934-1936. The CCC built a number of structures in the park, but the most well-known is the Washington Monument, the first completed monument to honor George Washington. The monument… read more
Date added: August 6, 2013
At Elk Neck State Park, visitors can enjoy swimming in the Chesapeake Bay, boating on the Elk River, fishing, crabbing, camping, hiking, and biking. Hunting is also allowed, in-season. Of course, this recreational resource did not always exist. It was… read more