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Date added: May 17, 2017; Modified: May 17, 2017
The CWA paved Company Street between 1933 and 1934. “Entire block between Queen and King Cross asphalted and 200 ft. between King Cross and Princess Street also asphalted, balance of block 150 ft. graded ready for stones and asphalt.”
Date added: February 12, 2012; Modified: May 17, 2017
“Among the several projects in the Virgin Islands was the Bluebeard Castle Hotel. The group of buildings was erected on the summit of a hill 200 feet above the sea. An ancient stone tower with walls 5 1/2 feet thick,… read more
Date added: July 31, 2016; Modified: May 16, 2017
Government House, in Christiansted, St. Croix, was reconstructed and fireproofed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The Annual Report of the Governor of the Virgin Islands for 1941 mentions that the rehabilitation of the Government House in Christiansted… read more
Date added: May 15, 2017; Modified: May 15, 2017
The Works Progress Administration and the Work Projects Administration established, maintained, and operated homestead communities at Lindbergh Bay on St. Thomas. The work was funded by a $16,800 emergency relief grant (1933-1940) to the Government of the Virgin Islands. The 1939 Annual… read more
Date added: May 15, 2017; Modified: May 15, 2017
The Works Progress Administration and the Work Projects Administration established, maintained, and operated homestead communities at Estate Mandahl on St. Thomas. The work was funded by a $20,400 emergency relief grant (1933-1940) to the Government of the Virgin Islands. The 1939 Annual Report… read more
Date added: May 10, 2017; Modified: May 15, 2017
The CCC built camp facilities near Lindbergh Bay in St. Thomas. The Annual Report of the Governor of the Virgin Islands for 1938 describes the CCC’s effort to expand enrollment and camp facilities across the islands: “The senior camp in St. Thomas has… read more
Date added: May 12, 2017; Modified: May 13, 2017
“United States Marine Corps Airbase—The completion during the year of a P.W.A. project for the construction of a Marine Corps airbase at Lindbergh Bay estate has been important both because it has given employment to local labor and because it… read more
Date added: May 11, 2017; Modified: May 12, 2017
“The P. W. A. made an allotment of funds for the erection of low-rent housing in the Virgin Islands sufficient to allow for the development of three such projects. (…) Bassin Triangle erected on a vacant site of 5 acres at… read more
Date added: May 11, 2017; Modified: May 11, 2017
The CCC built camp facilities at Estate Grand Princess (La Grande Princesse) near Christiansted. The Annual Report of the Governor of the Virgin Islands for 1938 describes the CCC’s establishment and planned expansion of the camp in St. Croix, “the junior camps… read more
Date added: May 10, 2017; Modified: May 10, 2017
“Protestant Cay residence, St. Croix. The reconstruction of this attractively located and interesting structure was completed except for certain minor details and except for the reconstruction of adjacent outbuildings. This residence will be made available as quarters for an officer… read more
Date added: May 10, 2017; Modified: May 10, 2017
CCC workers carried out improvement work at the scenic Crown Mountain Road in St. Thomas.
Date added: May 8, 2017; Modified: May 8, 2017
The CCC built new camp facilities at Estate Mandahl on St. Thomas.
Date added: July 31, 2016; Modified: May 8, 2017
Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) laborers conducted grading and landscaping work on the Bluebeard Castle Hotel grounds. Improvements included the construction of additional sleeping quarters and a parking area. CCC workers also built a water storage system. “Since no well water is available… read more
Date added: May 5, 2017; Modified: May 5, 2017
The CCC worked on the construction of Mandahl Road in Saint Thomas.
Date added: September 2, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2017
The federal Public Works Administration helped to provide funding for the construction of an airport hangar during the 1930s (PWA Federal Project No. 223). The airport, under the name Bourne Field, served as a military airfield and, during the early… read more