Power Plant Modernization – Vieques PR
Date added: April 19, 2017
Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration work relief division efforts included the modernization of the municipal power plant on Vieques, ca. 1937.
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Seine Bay Pier – Culebra PR
Date added: April 19, 2017
Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration work relief division efforts included “a concrete landing pier … at Sein[e] Bay, Culebra, where naval vessels and marines assemble for winter maneuvers.” The exact location and status of the project are unknown to Living New… read more
Isla de Mona Reforestation – PR
Date added: April 19, 2017
Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration forestry division efforts included reforestation work on Isla de Mona during the 1930s. Dept. of the Interior report: Mona Island—lying in the Mona passage separating Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic—some 25 square miles in extent,… read more
Garzas Dam – Adjuntas PR
Date added: April 19, 2017
Garzas Dam, a hydroelectric generation facility, was constructed as part of a large rural electrification plan undertaken by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration, a New Deal agency. Construction began in 1935 and it included “the reservoir, hydroelectric plant, and three minor river… read more
Lago Dos Bocas – Arecibo and Utuado PR
Date added: April 19, 2017
Lago Dos Bocas was created upon completion of the Dos Bocas Dam, a Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration project, in 1942. It primarily serves as a reservoir.
Dos Bocas Dam – Arecibo PR
Date added: April 19, 2017
Dos Bocas Dam, a hydroelectric generation facility, was constructed as part of a large rural electrification plan undertaken by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration, a New Deal agency. Construction began in 1937 and was completed in 1942. The plant is located… read more
Cataño Cement Plant (former) – Guaynabo PR
Date added: April 19, 2017
“Located between the low hills and marshy bay shore of Guaynabo,” what was known as the Cataño cement plant by government sources was constructed with federal funds administered through the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA), a New Deal agency. Completed… read more
Schools – Dorado PR
Date added: April 19, 2017
Multiple small schools across Dorado, Puerto Rico were constructed as a New Deal project with the aid of Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds in 1937. The P.W.A. supplied a $19,000 loan and $13,346 grant for the project, whose total cost… read more
San Juan National Historic Site: Castillo San Felipe del Morro Restoration – San Juan PR
Date added: July 28, 2015
Between 1935 and 1939, WPA crews conducted extensive historic restoration and renovation work, including restoration of the fortress walls, at this site, a 16th century fort later used as a military site during WWII.
San Juan National Historic Site: Casa Blanca Historical Monument and Museum – San Juan PR
Date added: July 28, 2015
Between 1935 and 1939, WPA crews conducted historic restoration and renovation work at this site, Casa-Torre de Ponce de León, built in 1521 for the notoriously brutal conquistador who died before ever occupying the residence. It is better known as… read more
San Juan National Historic Site: Castillo de San Cristóbal Restoration – San Juan PR
Date added: July 28, 2015
WPA crews conducted extensive renovation and restoration work at this 18th century Spanish fort, including repair of the fortress walls, and cleaning, repairing, and lighting tunnels under the fortress, in order to facilitate tourism.
La Fortaleza (Governor’s Mansion) Renovations – San Juan PR
Date added: July 28, 2015
The work relief division of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) conducted “extensive repairs to the patio” of La Fortaleza, the 16th Century governor’s mansion in San Juan, capitol of the territory of Puerto Rico, ca. 1937. In 1940-1 the… read more
El Yunque National Rainforest – Rio Grande PR
Date added: January 14, 2013
In addition to the New Deal Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration ( PRRA), the PWA, CCC, and Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration (PRERA) all operated on the island as well. As on the US mainland, the CCC built many of the trails,… read more