Morse Field – Ka Lae (South Point) HI
Morse Field was a military air field from about 1941-1953. WPA funds helped improve the air field between 1941 and 1942.
Post Office (former) Mural – Ellicott City MD
This 1942 Section of Fine Arts tempera on plaster mural depicts “Scenes of Old Ellicott City.” The mural is 4′ by 12′ and was painted by R. Dunne for what was the then-new (and now former) Ellicott City post office.
Post Office Mural – Geneva NY
The historic Geneva post office houses a Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural, “Vineyard”, painted by Peter Blume. Additionally, New Deal-commissioned bas reliefs can be found on the building’s exterior.
Shiloh National Military Park Improvements – Savannah TN
Beginning in 1934, 400 African American WWI veterans were employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to participate in restoration of the Civil War battlefield. As Timothy Smith writes in “Black Soldiers and the CCC at Shiloh National Military Park”: “Among… read more
Pettigrew State Park – Connelly Springs NC
The federal Works Progress Administration contributed to the early development of Pettigrew State Park.
South Mountains State Park – Connelly Springs NC
“Development of land in what is now South Mountains State Park began in the 1930s when Camp Dryer, a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp, was established at Enola. Those employed at the camp constructed forest service roads, cleaned stream beds… read more
Morrow Mountain State Park – Albemarle NC
“Early development of park property was a cooperative effort between state and federal governments. Work crews of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Work Projects Administration constructed many of the facilities from 1937 to 1942.”
Naval Reserve Armory – Seattle WA
From the National Register of Historic Places nomination file: “Built on the eve of World War II, on the southwest shore of Seattle’s Lake Union, the Naval Reserve Armory is a historically and architecturally significant structure closely associated with the… read more
Watauga State Park (former) – Bristol TN
Construction for Watauga State Park began in 1939 with the CCC arrival to survey, clear land, and begin dam construction and other facilities (Van West, 2001). Kingsport Times (Sept. 18, 1939) indicated the name Watauga was rejected due to so… read more
Post Office Mural – Alvin TX
Texas artist Loren Mozley completed “Emigrants at Nightfall” in 1942 for the Alvin Post Office, also a New Deal Project. After years of storage, it was recently restored with help from a donation from former Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan… read more