Date added: July 14, 2022
A waterworks construction project in Fayetteville, West Virginia was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $51,700 loan and $15,301 grant toward the $67,159 eventual total cost of the project. Work occurred… read more
Date added: July 14, 2022
A waterworks construction project in Belington, West Virginia was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $34,500 loan and $11,103 grant toward the $43,229 eventual total cost of the project. Work occurred… read more
Date added: July 14, 2022; Modified: July 14, 2022
A waterworks construction project in Shinnston, West Virginia was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $35,700 loan and $13,341 grant toward the $50,381 eventual total cost of the project. Work occurred… read more
Date added: August 20, 2019; Modified: May 18, 2022
One of the original program markers from 1937, installed by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. The West Virginia historical marker program began in 1934 with the beginning research for the markers with the intention of placing markers around the state to… read more
Date added: May 1, 2014; Modified: May 17, 2022
“Babcock, one of the earliest state parks, covers 4,127 acres. It was opened on July 1, 1937, and built as a public works program during the Great Depression. The main facilities and trails were constructed between 1934 and 1937 by… read more
Date added: April 19, 2020; Modified: May 17, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the Glade Creek Dam in Babcock State Park in Clifftop WV. Babcock State Park contains 46 New Deal/CCC era resources on 4,127 acres near Clifftop, Fayette County, West Virginia. The land was purchased from the Babcock… read more
Date added: August 9, 2012; Modified: May 16, 2022
Edwin Dorsey Doniphan painted two murals for this post office under the New Deal. One is entitled “Past Visions the Future” painted in 1939 by Edwin Dorsey Doniphan. The gentleman in the mural is Mr. Calvin Hill who passed away… read more
Date added: August 9, 2012; Modified: May 16, 2022
The historic post office in Marlinton, West Virginia was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was constructed in 1937, houses an example of New Deal artwork and is still in service.
Date added: February 15, 2018; Modified: May 14, 2022
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of a Tuberculosis Hospital in Roney’s Point, Ohio County, in the vicinity of Wheeling. The 40-bed hospital opened in 1936. The cost was $188,000 which was covered in part by the PWA, the… read more
Date added: March 14, 2017; Modified: May 10, 2022
Two-story neo-classical building of granite and limestone was built by the Algeron Blair Construction Company of Montgomery, Alabama out of thirty bids placed for the project. The building features six over six double hung windows sash windows, pedimental entrance, Greek… read more
Date added: December 11, 2021; Modified: January 4, 2022
There is a unique building within the historic district, the Ravenswood Community Center (JA-0177 and JA-177A). It was constructed by the National Youth Administration, a program under the “New Deal” program of Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the Great Depression. The “NYA… read more
Date added: May 19, 2015; Modified: September 13, 2021
The historic post office in Montgomery, West Virginia was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was constructed in 1935, is still in service.
Date added: May 1, 2014; Modified: September 13, 2021
“In 1930 Walter T. Morris deeded his farm to the trustees of Morris Memorial Hospital. For several years the old Morris home was used to house a handful of patients. Then in July 1936 the cornerstone of the present hospital… read more
Date added: May 19, 2015; Modified: August 11, 2021
The post office in Keyser, West Virginia was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1935. The building is still in service. The design is simple brick Modern with a flat roof and slightly recessed arch over the entry. The… read more
Date added: July 15, 2021; Modified: July 15, 2021
In 1939, the Public Works Administration funded the construction of a swimming pool in Cameron, WV.