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Date added: January 20, 2022; Modified: May 18, 2022
Colonial National Historical Park (CNHP) was created by Congress and President Herbert Hoover in 1930 and consists primarily of the Yorktown Battlefield, the historic Jamestown Settlement, and Colonial Parkway. Several federal agencies participated in its development. The National Park Service… read more
Date added: January 20, 2022; Modified: May 18, 2022
Colonial National Historical Park (CNHP) was created by Congress and President Herbert Hoover in 1930 and consists primarily of the Yorktown Battlefield, the historic Jamestown Settlement, and Colonial Parkway. Several federal agencies participated in its development. The National Park Service… read more
Date added: June 22, 2013; Modified: May 16, 2022
Originally known as the Arlington Cantonment and then as South Post, this area was a part of Fort Myer. In 1940, WPA labor was used to: “Construct, improve and rehabilitate buildings, including installing plumbing, heating and electrical facilities, public utility… read more
Date added: March 29, 2015; Modified: May 9, 2022
South Boston, Virginia received a new school in 1939 with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a grant of $43,200 toward the project, whose total cost was $109,128. Construction occurred between June 1938 and… read more
Date added: March 20, 2022; Modified: March 20, 2022
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed Richmond’s Brook Field Park Swimming Pool in 1938. The pool was a segregated one, operating exclusively for the African American people of the city, as was normal practice in the Jim Crow era. … read more
Date added: March 18, 2022; Modified: March 18, 2022
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) funded and provided labor for an improvement and beautification program in Norfolk’s Ballentine Park in 1937. The WPA allocated $12, 836 for the project with the city adding an additional $4,884. “The project call[ed] for… read more
Date added: January 18, 2022; Modified: January 19, 2022
A 4,545 acre park and one of the first six Virginia State Parks, includes original cabins. “Approximately 600 men from the Civilian Conservation Corps developed and constructed the majority of the modern-day park system.”
Date added: November 3, 2014; Modified: October 2, 2021
Roanoke, Virginia’s Wasena Bridge was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project between 1938 and 1939 by Contractor M. S. Hudgins, Wisconsin Bridges & Iron Company and Consulting Engineers, Barrington & Cortelyou . The bridge carries the traffic of Main… read more
Date added: May 11, 2012; Modified: August 10, 2021
The first Washington DC airport was built during the New Deal. Long known as National Airport, it was renamed for former President Ronald Reagan in 1998. Most locals still refer to it by its former name. Construction began in 1938,… read more
Date added: June 10, 2012; Modified: July 24, 2021
George Washington Middle School in Alexandria, VA was completed in 1936. It was funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA) with a grant of $300,000 made in 1933. It was originally the George Washington High School, which replaced two prior high… read more
Date added: May 24, 2013; Modified: July 24, 2021
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) developed the Fort Hunt site as a recreational park from 1936 to 1939. The work was very extensive, including excavating a lake, a golf course, roads and parking areas, and a storm drainage system. The… read more
Date added: July 30, 2013; Modified: June 22, 2021
The old main post office in Arlington VA was constructed in 1937 by the Treasury Department to consolidate postal services in the surrounding area. “As the first federal building in the County, the post office provided a focal point for… read more
Date added: June 5, 2012; Modified: June 6, 2021
Prince William Forest Park was developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), with help from skilled workers of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), from 1935 to 1942. It was then known as Chopawamsic Recreation Demonstration Area (the name was changed… read more
Date added: June 6, 2020; Modified: June 5, 2021
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense and the largest office building in the world. It was constructed from August 1941 to January 1943 in order to centralize the administration of the U.S. armed services… read more
Date added: May 24, 2013; Modified: June 5, 2021
In 1934-35, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) helped develop Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary out of the marshes along the south shore of the Potomac River. Roaches Run is located at the north end of National Airport, which was developed a… read more