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    Hard Labor Creek State Park – Rutledge GA

    Date added: March 10, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017

    An onsite marker commemorates the extensive work of the CCC at this site, reading in part: “This park was built in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a New Deal program sponsored by President Roosevelt. It was administered as… read more

    Restoration of Fort Pulaski

    Fort Pulaski National Monument Restoration – Tybee Island GA

    Date added: December 7, 2011; Modified: April 11, 2017

    "In the beginning of the P.W.A. practically every one of the national parks received financial assistance from it. Some of the parks and monuments were new and unimproved and others needed finishing. Among the many buildings were the Administrative Building… read more

    Fort Hawkins Restoration – Macon GA

    Date added: July 28, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017

    Between 1935 and 1938, the WPA performed structural renovation and historic restoration work at this site. From Wikipedia: From 1928, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Macon Kiwanis Club raised funds to create a replica of one of… read more

    A. H. Stephens State Historic Park – Crawfordville GA

    Date added: March 10, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017

    “A. H. Stephens Historic Park contains tent and trailer sites, picnic sites, and fishing ponds, as well as a nature trail and rustic cabins, and was mostly built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, beginning in 1933.” (wikipedia) The park “is… read more

    Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park – Fort Oglethorpe GA

    Date added: March 26, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017

    Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park preserves two civil war battles. The park was established in the late 19th century. During the Depression, the “Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park had four [CCC] camps at its disposal. Troops at these… read more

    Coastal Archaeological Expedition – St. Simons Island GA

    Date added: April 26, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2017

    The WPA financed Preston Holders “excavations of prehistoric and early contact Indian sites on the Georgia Coast, from Savannah to St. Simons Island, between April 1936 and February 1938… “Excavations on St. Simons Island and Vicinity, 1936-1937,” which is familiar… read more

    Georgia State Prison Archive Photo

    Georgia State Prison – Reidsville GA

    Date added: December 7, 2011; Modified: April 11, 2017

    Georgia State Prison was constructed as a massive federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project during the mid-1930s. It is located southwest of Reidsville and has been extensively remodeled and expanded since its opening in 1938. The PWA supplied a loan… read more

    "Georgia Lumberman Receiving Mail by Star Route Wagon"

    Post Office Mural – Eastman GA

    Date added: October 28, 2012; Modified: December 20, 2016

    Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Georgia Lumberman Receiving Mail by Star Route Wagon” painted in 1938 by Arthur E. Schmalz for the Eastman, Georgia post office. It was restored and moved to the new post office in 1988.

    Richard Russell Federal Building Mural – Atlanta GA

    Date added: February 9, 2015; Modified: December 20, 2016

    Completed by Paul Rohland in 1940, “Dogwood and Azaleas” was originally installed in the Decatur, GA post office. The above photo dates to when it resided there, before being moved to the Federal Building in Atlanta.

    "Northern Georgia"

    Post Office Mural – Cornelia GA

    Date added: October 28, 2012; Modified: December 20, 2016

    Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Northern Georgia” painted in 1939 by Charles Trumbo Henry. It has been moved from its original post office location to a new post office.

    Post Office Mural – Conyers GA

    Date added: December 7, 2011; Modified: December 20, 2016

    This oil-on-canvas mural, “The Ploughman,” was painted by Elizabeth Terrell in 1940 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It was one of the 48-state post office mural competition winners. At some point, it was moved to… read more

    "Early Mail Service and the Construction of Railroads"

    Post Office Mural – Commerce GA

    Date added: October 28, 2012; Modified: December 20, 2016

    Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Early Mail Service and the Construction of Railroads” painted in 1938 by Philip Guston. It has been restored and moved from the original post office to the new one. “Philip Guston’s mural study shows… read more

    "Theme of the South"

    Post Office Mural – Camilla GA

    Date added: October 28, 2012; Modified: December 20, 2016

    The historic post office in Camilla, Georgia houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Theme of the South,” painted in 1942 by Laura G. Douglas.