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  • Rail Removal - Rutland VT
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted a project in Rutland, Vermont, to remove and salvage streetcar rails from roads in the town and "pave disturbed areas." Project cost: $8,402. WPA Project No. 265‐1‐12‐22
  • U.S. 4 Development - Rutland County VT
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to develop U.S. 4—improving, widening, and straightening the road—in Rutland County, in Mendon and "Sherburne" (Sherburne Pass, Killington), Vermont. WPA Project No. 165-1-12-76
  • U.S. 40 - Richmond IN
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed U.S. 40 in Wayne County, Indiana from "Richmond to Ohio‐Ind. State line," an $25,837 project.
  • U.S. 41 - West Creek Township IN
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed U.S. 41 in Lake County, Indiana from "Jct. SR 2 to Cook," an $84,582 project. WPA Project No. 65‐1‐52‐2366
  • U.S. 20 - Michigan City IN
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed U.S. 20 in LaPorte County near Michigan City, Indiana, a $46,576 project. WPA Project No. 65‐1‐52‐2366
  • U.S. 31 - Jackson County IN
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed U.S. 31 from "Jackson Scott Co line north to Jct US 50 & SR 9" in Indiana, a $57,628 project. The ~14-mile stretch of road encompasses U.S. 31 through Crothersville.
  • U.S. 31 - Sellersburg to Henryville IN
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed U.S. 31 from Sellersburg to Henryville, Indiana, a $122,480 project.
  • Alexander Hamilton High School Sculpture - Los Angeles CA
    In 1941, an unknown artist created a marble sculpture of Alexander Hamilton for Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, CA. Completed under the auspices of the Work Projects Administration Arts Project (WPAAP), the 6 foot 10 inch high sculpture depicts a young Alexander Hamilton dressed in knee breeches, a vest and a long coat. It is located in the main entrance foyer.
  • Laurelhurst Park (maintenance) - Portland OR
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) became the New Deal's primary work relief program for the general population in 1935. WPA funds supported a number of projects in City of Portland parks. In the case of Laurelhurst Park, WPA funds provided wages for unemployed men to work on park maintenance.
  • Street, Water and Sewer Works - Arcata CA
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) carried out general improvements around the city of Arcata, California, during the late 1930s and early 1940s.  Three separate projects were approved in 1937 and 1939 for street work, new water lines and new sewers. The only location specified in the WPA project cards is a sewer line at 11th and B Streets, which probably runs alongside Gannon Slough.  Locations of the others WPA works are unknown to us and further confirmation of these improvements is needed. Evidence for these New Deal works comes from WPA project cards in the National Archives.  These projects were proposed more...
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