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Date added: May 19, 2016; Modified: May 19, 2016
F. D. Roosevelt State Park is the largest state park in Georgia: “Many facilities within the park were built by FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression, including stone cabins overlooking the mountain, a Liberty Bell-shaped swimming pool, and… read more
Date added: April 27, 2016; Modified: April 27, 2016
“Nottely Dam is a hydroelectric and flood storage dam on the Nottely River in Union County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The dam is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early… read more
Date added: October 14, 2014; Modified: July 23, 2015
Caroline Speare Rohland completed this 5′ x 13′ mural, entitled “Spring,” in 1941 with funds provided by the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP). “The mural was originally in the Sylvania GA post office. It was removed in 1980… read more
Date added: July 8, 2015; Modified: July 9, 2015
According to the Jones County governmental website, “The original 9-hole layout was designed and built in 1939 by the WPA in conjunction with the Jonesco Clubhouse. The original construction included two small lakes, a pavilion, a swimming and diving facility… read more
Date added: July 7, 2015; Modified: July 9, 2015
From Marguerite Cline in the Cherokee Tribune: “Construction of the current Canton Golf Course was a part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s 1930s New Deal. It was built by the WPA – Works Progress Administration program. Critics joked about the program… read more
Date added: July 7, 2015; Modified: July 7, 2015
The WPA helped build Bowden Golf Course in 1940. From the Bowden Golf Course website: “The 18-hole Bowden Golf Course in Macon, Georgia is a public golf course that opened in 1940. Designed by W.P.A., Bowden Golf Course measures 6570… read more
Date added: August 11, 2013; Modified: June 24, 2015
The mural “Pelham Landscape,” which hangs in the lobby of the historic post office in Pelham, Georgia, was completed with New Deal funds in 1941.
Date added: October 28, 2012; Modified: May 12, 2015
Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “The Land is Bought from the Indians” painted in 1938 by Daniel Putnam Brinley.
Date added: September 26, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
“One of Georgia’s oldest and most beloved state parks, Vogel is located at the base of Blood Mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest. Driving from the south, visitors pass through Neel Gap, a beautiful mountain pass near Brasstown Bald, the… read more
Date added: April 26, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
“McKinnon worked tirelessly to secure Works Progress Administration and other federal funds. In 1933, Coffin and Jones donated a sizeable tract of land for the new airport. The major portion of the Sea Island Co. land was once part of… read more
Date added: October 29, 2012; Modified: March 14, 2015
This mahogany relief, entitled “Game Bird Hunt,” was completed by Erwin Springweiler with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It was installed in 1941 in the city’s historic post office building. The work was restored and moved to… read more
Date added: August 11, 2013; Modified: March 9, 2015
“The Country Store and Post Office” by Daniel Celentano was created with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funding. During renovations at the old post office building, the middle section of the mural was destroyed. The City restored the mural as… read more
Date added: October 28, 2012; Modified: February 11, 2015
The historic Cuthbert post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Last Indian Troubles in Randolph County—1836,” painted in 1939 by Carlo Ciampaglia.
Date added: October 29, 2012; Modified: February 9, 2015
“A Henry County treasure that many people in our community have never seen, ‘Cotton Gin’ was created by modernist artist Louis Henri Jean Charlot (1898-1979) in the early forties as part of the recovery process after the Great Depression. Located in… read more
Date added: October 29, 2012; Modified: February 9, 2015
The historic post office in Lyons, Georgia contains New Deal artwork: Section of Fine Arts-commissioned terra cotta reliefs entitled “Wild Duck and Deer,” completed in 1942 by Albino Manca.