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Date added: July 23, 2012; Modified: August 3, 2016
“In 1934, under the Resettlement Administration, federal and state agencies united to buy 5,000 acres of this submarginal land to develop a recreation area. The Civilian Conservation Corps, as well as the Works Progress Administration, helped construct the site while… read more
Date added: July 23, 2012; Modified: August 3, 2016
“Mount Jefferson State Natural Area is a North Carolina state park in Ashe County, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Jefferson, North Carolina, it includes the peak of Mount Jefferson, named for Thomas Jefferson, who owned land nearby…. read more
Date added: August 3, 2016; Modified: August 3, 2016
“West Salem’s own Granville Park has the WPA’s mark in its majestic gazebo and its artful bridges.”
Date added: August 3, 2016
“Bowman Gray Memorial Stadium was built as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project aided by private funds from the Bowman Gray family.”
Date added: August 3, 2016
“The Works Progress Administration, an agency of the Federal Government, adopted as one of its projects the improvement of Hanes Park, which is a public park and playground owned by the city of Winston-Salem. Within the park is located an… read more
Date added: May 26, 2010; Modified: August 2, 2016
From Wikipedia: “Emerson Middle School’s main building was designed by architect Richard Neutra in the International Style of Architecture, and built between 1937 and 1938. It is a two-story, steel-framed structure with strong horizontals. The first-floor classrooms have large, 15-foot… read more
Date added: March 14, 2015; Modified: August 1, 2016
New York’s historic First Avenue Retail Market Market was one of eight similar markets constructed with the assistance of the federal Work Projects Administration (WPA). These structures were built in order to replace the informal pushcart markets common on New York… read more
Date added: July 27, 2015; Modified: August 1, 2016
The Graham County Courthouse was constructed as a WPA project between 1940 and 1942. According to the National Register of Historic Places, it was designed by the Knoxville architecture firm of Barber and McMurry, and built with stone quarried from… read more
Date added: July 24, 2016; Modified: August 1, 2016
The PWA built the Physical Education building at what was then the Western Washington College of Education (docket #W1049-R). From the WWU Library Special Collections site: “The Physical Education Building, designed by Bebb and Gould of Seattle, was completed in… read more
Date added: July 26, 2016; Modified: August 1, 2016
Many projects were launched in town during the Depression in an effort at reducing relief rolls. The following CWA and FERA projects were reported in the Independent Reporter: Aug 24, 33 – Road projects announced. $5,000 for the Middle Rd…. read more
Date added: July 24, 2016; Modified: August 1, 2016
The community notes of the Independent Reporter, January 11, 1934 mention CWA work: “The CWA road project above town is progressing slowly. The next four weeks will be spent in blasting the ledge at the bottom of Mill Hill. The… read more
Date added: July 24, 2016; Modified: August 1, 2016
Text from the state historical marker reads: “The town of Godley began in 1886, as rancher and lumber merchant B. B. Godley donated land for a townsite and right-of-way to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. Predating the railroad… read more
Date added: July 24, 2016; Modified: August 1, 2016
During 1933 and 1934 much-needed repairs were undertaken to the school system. From the annual reports of the city of Waterville: 1933 “School Superintendent: Through the efforts of the city officials, funds from the Federal government have been made available… read more
Date added: August 1, 2016
“June, 1936, city water was taken to the cemetery, W.P.A. Labor laying the pipes, 8 3/4″ freezeless hydrants were placed. Two rows of trees were planted from the highway to the cemetery gates …”
Date added: April 1, 2012; Modified: August 1, 2016
“A number of other APS buildings were built, remodeled, or had additions built as the result of this source of this [WPA] source of funding. Likewise adjacent school playgrounds, ball fields, etc. were also created. The schools include Armijo, Coronado,… read more