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Hide Search OptionsDate added: May 25, 2014; Modified: November 2, 2014
The federal Public Works Administration helped to finance a large jetty construction project in Rye Harbor, New Hampshire. The PWA provided a $126,000 grant toward the project, whose construction occurred between 1938 and 1939. (PWA Docket No. NH [X]1090.) A… read more
Date added: November 2, 2014
Four murals depicting pivotal scenes from the history of Portsmouth, New Hampshire were commissioned by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) and painted by artist Gladys Brannigan. They were installed in the auditorium of Portsmouth Middle School (on Parrott Avenue)… read more
Date added: June 5, 2014; Modified: August 29, 2014
What today is the Elm Street Junior High was the Nashua senior high school until 1975. In the Town Report for 1936, Mayor Alvin A. Lucier wrote in his summary for the year: “In the latter part of 1935, the… read more
Date added: May 14, 2014; Modified: August 29, 2014
“The year 1938 is most remembered for the devastating hurricane and subsequent floods, but this was also the year steps were taken that resulted in a new library building being built. Although an urgent need for expanded library facilities had… read more
Date added: July 20, 2014; Modified: July 20, 2014
Nashua municipal reports for 1934 document that a project to paint the old city hall was either a CWA or FERA project. In 1936, the town decided that the old building was no longer adequate and applied to the PWA… read more
Date added: July 20, 2014
A huge amount of road, street, and sidewalk infrastructure work employed hundreds of the unemployed all throughout the life of the New Deal by the CWA, FERA, and WPA. Town reports throughout the 1930s document such work in Nashua, NH…. read more
Date added: July 20, 2014
In 1934, town officials resolved to use $2,500 of CWA money for constructing bleachers at Memorial Athletic Field. In 1940, more bleachers from nearby were moved and set up at Memorial Field.
Date added: July 20, 2014
Municipal reports for the town of Concord document New Deal improvements to the park throughout the late 1930s and early 1940s. In 1935, the CWA funded a stone wall along Broadway, enlarged the park’s wading pool and removed dead trees… read more
Date added: July 20, 2014
Municipal reports for the town of Concord document extensive New Deal improvements in White Park. In 1935, the entrance to White Park at the corner of Center and High streets was remodeled. In 1936, the PWA completed a cement bathing… read more
Date added: July 20, 2014; Modified: July 20, 2014
In 1940, the WPA helped construct a new wading pool at Rolfe Park. A municipal report from that year reported that: “This pool, which has a depth ranging from three and one-half to four feet, meets a long felt need… read more
Date added: July 20, 2014; Modified: July 20, 2014
Municipal reports for the city of Concord report extensive New Deal road work throughout the 1930s. In 1933, the PWA contributed almost $5,000 to improvements on South Main St., South State St., Pleasant St., Warren St. and School St. The… read more
Date added: June 5, 2014; Modified: July 18, 2014
Nashua Airport at Boire Field is a public use airport located northwest of Nashua. Municipal reports from the 1930s detail New Deal assistance building the airport. A 1934 report explained that local authorities had been authorized to buy land, which… read more
Date added: July 18, 2014; Modified: July 18, 2014
A 1935 municipal report described extensive PWA support for a town pumping station and pipes to provide better fire protection: “The plan as adopted provided for the erection of a 250,000 gallon stand-pipe on the height of land on the… read more
Date added: July 17, 2014
An annual town report for 1939 describes WPA improvements to Moody Park: “The Commissioners of the Park are pleased to report that the interest in the Park is increasing each year. More and more people are finding out about it… read more
Date added: July 16, 2014
Annual municipal reports for Claremont document extensive New Deal involvement in developing the city’s water supply and sewage systems. In 1935, this work included WPA aid in the construction of the local Rice Reservoir, and CCC construction of five “water… read more