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Hide Search OptionsDate added: October 27, 2014; Modified: January 9, 2015
Town leaders early on in the New Deal took advantage of Federal largesse to make improvements according to annual reports from 1934 to 1941. 1934 Amount Raised by Issue of Bonds or Notes: P. W. A. Water Bonds 37,000.00 P…. read more
Date added: November 30, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
Up until 1933, the sewer system of Hampton Beach was simply a system built by the Hampton Beach Improvement Company which piped raw sewage directly into the ocean. Under threat from state health officials due to “deplorable conditions” that would… read more
Date added: November 22, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
The federal Work Projects Administration (WPA) put seven men to work ca. 1940 constructing sewers in Allenstown, New Hampshire. Sewer Construction — $1,462.76 Balance W.P.A. Project $60.06 $1,522.82 7 men employed
Date added: May 30, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
Extensive work was done in Berlin by a combination of the CWA, FERA, PWA, NYA, CCC and WPA all during the existence of the New Deal when “in 1935, under the leadership of newly-elected Mayor Arthur Bergeron, the Farmer-Labor Party… read more
Date added: June 11, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
1933 – WPA road relief construction contributes $1,954.00 to Deering. 1934 – PWA loan of $5000 for power line construction. 1935 – Emergency Relief to Unemployed gives Deering $4,401. Federal Government gives Deering 4,658 for various public works projects. 1936… read more
Date added: January 2, 2015; Modified: January 2, 2015
The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works provided funds for the construction of a “Fire Protection, Health Conservation and Parking Project” in Rochester, New Hampshire during the Great Depression. The lot currently serves as a popular staging grounds for public… read more
Date added: December 27, 2014
“Enjoy trails and roads laid out by the CCC in the Great Depression. There are also a few ponds and marshes to check out. These trails connect to a local inn’s cross-country ski trail network.”
Date added: August 14, 2012; Modified: December 25, 2014
Andrew Winter painted this oil-on-canvas mural, entitled “New Hampshire Sugar Camp,” in 1938 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby of the Wolfeboro post office.
Date added: December 15, 2014; Modified: December 15, 2014
The PWA was involved in construction of a seawall along the Atlantic coast of New Hampshire, in particular, the Hampton Beach resort area. Up to the advent of the New Deal, the condition of the very popular Hampton Beach area… read more
Date added: November 22, 2014
Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor conducted road repair work in Kensington, New Hampshire during the Great Depression. 1936 “We were faced last spring by badly damaged roads due to rains of flood propensities that ruined nearly every hill and… read more
Date added: November 18, 2014
1936 Town Paid W.P.A. Account 13 employed $696.74 W.P.A. Paid Labor 16 employed $2,257.20 P. W. A. PROJECT NO. 1028R Pursuant to the vote taken by the town the Federal Project No. 1028R was completed. The water main extension was… read more
Date added: November 18, 2014
The federal Public Works Administration provided grants to the town of Charlestown, New Hampshire for the development of its water system through the construction of water mains. The BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS in the 1936 town report noted: PWA WATER… read more
Date added: November 12, 2014; Modified: November 12, 2014
Between 1936 and 1940 the Works Progress Administration provided funding for a ranged of municipal improvements in Conway, NH. These included funds for youth skills training, road work, the library, and the arts, “1936 Library Report April — A Craftsman’s… read more
Date added: June 2, 2014; Modified: November 6, 2014
“The recreational area known as Lewis Fields at the University of New Hampshire was begun in December of 1933 and finished in September of 1936. It was named for President Edward M. Lewis. The facility was built using funds from… read more
Date added: September 13, 2013; Modified: November 6, 2014
This outdoor, one acre, “flow-through” pool was constructed by the WPA in 1937-38 on the UNH campus near the center of town. It has been a popular site ever since. This summer, the university announced plans to close the pool,… read more