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  • Greenlawn Cemetery Plantings - Salem MA
    "Major improvements were initiated in 1933 and 1934 with W.P.A. workers planting many botanical specimens. F. Carroll Sargent, noted arborist, brought many varieties of trees and shrubs from all over North America, China, Japan, Europe, Manchuria, Siberia and Korea to plant at the cemetery. Notable speciments are the following trees: Amur Cork, Dawn Redwood, Osage Orange, Yellowwood, and Katsura Trees. In 1934 the Workers Progress Administration (WPA) workers planted hundreds of trees." Given the dates, it is more likely that the author meant to attribute the Civil Works Administration (CWA), not the WPA.
  • Greenway - Grand Canyon Village AZ
    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted extensive development work at Grand Canyon Village. At the same time, the lesser-known and short-lived Civil Works Administration (CWA) of winter 1933-34 developed a path at the village in early 1934. A period photograph shows this as being a stone-lined path near Navajo Road. The information and photograph are consistent with the Grand Canyon Village Greenway.
  • Greystone Psychiatric Park Improvements - Morris Plains NJ
    "373 men are employed on the largest project, the improvement of roads, farm buildings, sewage and water works at Greystone Park."   (mcl.mainlib.org) "Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital (also known as Greystone Psychiatric Park, Greystone Psychiatric Hospital, or simply Greystone) refers to both the former psychiatric hospital and the historic building that it occupied in Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (formerly part of Hanover Township, New Jersey). Originally opened on August 17, 1876, the hospital was known as the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum at Morristown. The asylum officially received the familiar Greystone Park name in 1924."   (wikipedia)
  • Griffith Park: Vermont Canyon Tennis Complex - Los Angeles
    The CWA or the RFC (which early on in the New Deal directly hired temporary day labor) constructed a 12 court tennis complex in Griffith Park. Rubble wall construction typifies work done by the ND throughout the park.
  • Grove Place Clinic - St. Croix VI
    The CWA began building the Grove Place Clinic on St. Croix. By 1934, the following construction phases had been completed: “Wall foundation complete, floor fillings 2/3 complete and 60 blocks complete”
  • Gulfport Casino and Muncipal Pier - Gulfport FL
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Casino and Muncipal Pier in Gulfport FL. The marker on site states that, "The U.S. Department of the Interior has listed the Gulfport Casino in the National Register of Historic Places. This is the third such Casino on this location. The first fell in the 1921 hurricane; the second came down in the early 1930s. Using funds from the Works Progress Administration's Civil Works Authority. Gulfport dedicated the Casino on December 1, 1935. A crowd of 1,200 people attended the dedication, which included a flag raising and a concert by the Florida Military Academy. Throughout...
  • Guy Manson Recreation Center Improvements - Washington DC
    The Civil Works Administration funded improvements at the Industrial Home School for Colored Children, between 1933-1934. The structure appears to be today’s Guy Manson Recreation Center, but very little remains (see here and here). “Through Civil Works Administration assignment, some much needed work was done. The interiors of the cottages and administration building were painted and considerable flooring replaced. Some concrete walks were laid. A new cow shed was erected adjacent to the barn and extensive excavation for the replacement of the 6-inch water main was made.”
  • Hackensack Meadowlands - Carlstadt NJ
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) developed what is now the Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area in Carlstadt, New Jersey. NYTimes: "The Federal Government is cooperating in the important mosquito extermination program in the Hackensack meadows where a grant of $93,000 is giving work to 600 men. By the construction of dikes and tide gates large swamp areas are being drained and a considerable portion of land is being reclaimed."
  • Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport - Trenton ME
    Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport is a Hancock county owned, public use airport located in Trenton, Maine. During the summer months activity at the airport is the busiest in the State of Maine. From 1927 until 1934 there were discussions and investigations for a suitable location by the Bar Harbor chamber of commerce of the need of an airport to service the Bar Harbor region. "The Bar Harbor special town meeting was held on February 13, 1934, at 2 p.m. Julian Emery, the Moderator, read Article 2 to the meeting and then assured the voters that "the Jordan River mentioned was the one...
  • Happy Hollow Playground - Washington DC
    The Civil Works Administration and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) funded improvements at the Happy Hollow Playground in Washington DC. A wading pool was installed. In 1934-1935, FERA, “esurfaced one tennis court; painted house.”
  • Harmon Park - Williston ND
    Williston, North Dakota's Harmon Park was developed as a federal Civil Works Administration (WPA) project ca. 1933-4. Facilities were listed by a WPA publication as including a baseball diamond, football field, cinder track, and swimming pool.
  • Hartford-Gridley Road Development - Lyon County KS
    A portion of the county grid network in southeast Lyon County, Kansas between Hartford and Gridley was surfaced by the Civil Works Administration.
  • Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Volcano HI
    According to the National Park Service: “Within Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, as well as many other parks and forests, much of the work that the CCC did is still evident and still in use.  From the research offices to the hiking trails, the CCC laid the foundations for much of the infrastructure that we see and use today in the Park. In addition, a 200-person Emergency Conservation Work camp was set up for a period of six months. The allotted monthly pay per enrollee amounted to $25. These relief measures brought employment and much needed income to local families, some of...
  • Heald Street Sewer - Sheridan WY
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed sewers in Sheridan, Wyoming. Cassity: In Sheridan, CWA workers installed “two hundred feet of six inch and eight inch sanitary sewer from the north side of Heald Street in a south-easterly direction for improving sanitary conditions for residents and a tourist camp in this vicinity.”
  • Henry Hudson Parkway - New York NY
    The  Henry Hudson Parkway runs along the Hudson River from West 72nd Street to the Bronx-Westchester border and includes the Henry Hudson Bridge, which connects Manhattan with the Bronx. The Parkway was part and parcel of the West Side Improvement project of 1934-37, which included the reconstruction of Riverside Park.  The Parkway and Riverside Park were financed and built together, as noted here by researcher Frank da Cruz. Part of its route also runs through Van Cortlandt Park, as described here: "Moses chose to run the new parkway through Van Cortlandt Park because it was already city property. To run it outside...
  • High School (demolished) Additions - Butler AL
    The Alabama state archive has a photograph showing the construction of an addition to the High School by the Civil Works Administration (CWA). With the help of the city clerk, we've located the old high school which has been torn down. The photos here show an old gymnasium that might have been a New Deal project given how common towns requested help with gym construction during the New Deal period.
  • High School (demolished) Athletic Field - Sheridan WY
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) "added a practice field newly leveled and landscaped" at the since-demolished high school in Sheridan, Wyoming in 1933/4. The school, which was dedicated in 1926, served as the high school until 1987. It later became a junior high school and has since been demolished. The current Sheridan Junior High School occupies the site, which was on the south side of Lewis Street between Bellevue Ave. and Adair Ave.
  • High School (demolished) Improvements - Thermopolis WY
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted improvement work at a former high school building in Thermopolis, Wyoming in 1933/4: "At Thermopolis, the high school steps, a hundred feet long, were raised."
  • High School (demolished) Painting - Darby PA
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) painted the interior of the senior high school in Darby, Pennsylvania. The school, which was located on the east side of S 7th St. between Walnut St. and Spruce St., is no longer extant.
  • High School (former) Addition and Improvements - Lovell WY
    An addition to a former high school building in Lovell, Wyoming was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. PWA Docket No. WY 1067 Furthermore, the Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted improvement work at a former high school building in Lovell, Wyoming in 1933/4: " The flooring and stairways in the Lovell high school were torn out and replaced with concrete structures." The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • High School (former) Improvements - Framingham MA
    All 17 schoolhouses in Framingham, Massachusetts were painted, remodeled, and/or repaired with federally funded labor during the Great Depression. At the former High School (now Danforth Art Museum) the Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) conducted maintenance work in 1933. Heating facilities in the school's gymnasium were improved the following year, and further maintenance continued with New Deal labor. Most significantly, under a project begun by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.), the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) constructed a six-room addition to the school. Further improvements included the installation of a Public Address system. "Through a W.P.A. project, the necessary wires were installed from...
  • High School (former) Improvements - Mattoon IL
    The federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) improved Mattoon, Illinois's old high school ca. 1933-4. A CWA document photo is captioned: "A crew of painters refinishing exposed exterior wood work on a high school in Mattoon." The exact location and present status of the facility in question is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • High School (former) Improvements - New Castle DE
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) undertook a project conducting "painting and repairs to the old High School building" in New Castle, Delaware. The facility in question is unclear to Living New Deal.
  • High School (former) Improvements - Northumberland PA
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) undertook a project to paint and install new steps at what was then the high school in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. The location and status of this facility is unknown to Living New Deal, though we believe it to be no longer extant.
  • High School (former) Improvements - Oxford MA
    Oxford, Massachusetts's old high school received assistance from multiple New Deal programs during the 1930s. In 1933 the Civil Works Administration (CWA) painted  and decorated the school building, a project continued under the federal Emergency Relief Administration. The building, now known as the Norman J. LeBlanc, Sr., Memorial Building, now houses private offices.
  • High School (former) Improvements - Reading KS
    The Civil Works Administration "refinished" the Reading High School building in a project completed in early 1934. There is no more high school in Reading; its location and present status are presently unknown to Living New Deal.
  • High School Stadium - Rock Springs WY
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) started and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed a high school stadium in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) was likely also involved, given the timeline in the article below. Casper Star-Tribune, Nov. 1935: "The folks in Rock Springs take a lot of pride in their new athletic field, and deservingly so. Started as a CWA project (as was Casper's new stadium), the field was completed last year. It is a splendid asset to the community, and supplements the excellent high school athletic system of which Rock Springs is justly proud. Roosevelt field...
  • Highland Road Improvements - Bridgton ME
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) surfaced and replaced the sidewalks on Highland Road in Bridgton ME. According to a 1933 town report, on "Dec. 15 Fifty men to be employed on local CWA projects by next Saturday is the goal which is set for Bridgton, although the plan which has been adopted of selecting these men through the federal employment bureau instead of allowing the selection to be done locally, is handicapping the work some. The first job to be started was the surfacing of Highland Road and tearing up the old sidewalk."  
  • Highway Connector - Lusk WY
    Regarding a Civil Works Administration project in eastern Wyoming, Michael Cassity writes: "In Niobrara County, a local priority was to connect the new Highway 85 with the old Highway 85, "giving all the people of the north-east portion of the county a direct road into Lusk, thereby, keeping Lusk as the trading center of the county, in place of losing a great deal of trade to South Dakota and eastern Nebraska."
  • Highway Grading - New Castle DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was highway grading work at Rose Hill. Living New Deal believes the work in question to be along Route 9 between New Castle and Wilmington. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA’s road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Highway Improvements - Douglas to Glenrock WY
    Civil Works Administration projects in Wyoming included improvement work to what was then known as the Douglas-Glenrock Highway.
  • Highway Improvements - Rock Springs to Green River WY
    Civil Works Administration projects in Wyoming included "shaping up and graveling shoulders on both sides of state highway between Rock Springs and Green River, cleaning out ditches and culverts on same road."
  • Highway Improvements - Wheatland to Bosler WY
    Regarding a Civil Works Administration project in eastern Wyoming, Michael Cassity writes: "The local identities of the roads are evident in the definition of the terminus of some of the projects, such as the project to “Gravel Wheatland-Bosler highway in the muddy places from Thrasher’s store to approximately two miles west of Jones’ ranch.” These projects were locally identified and locally prioritized—not imported from Washington planners. The description of the Wheatland-Bosler highway also indicates the general conditions of the roads and why they needed attention."
  • Hillcrest Park Landscaping - Fullerton CA
    Hillcrest Park in Fullerton, California was originally built in 1920 and then from 1931-1940, relief funds from the Civil Works Administration (CWA), State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA), Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), and the Work Projects Administration (WPA) helped shape the landscaping of Hillcrest Park. No buildings at Hillcrest Park were created or funded by New Deal Programs.  Hillcrest Park sits on 35.6 acres and is considered the most historically significant park in Fullerton, CA. In 1920, the City of Fullerton purchased the land for $67,300. Johann George Seupelt, a horticulturist and landscape architect, was the park's first superintendent and designed the...
  • Holden Rhodes House Restoration - Richmond VA
    The City of Richmond, Virginia utilized Civil Works Administration funds to restore the Holden Rhodes House, a ca. 1840 Greek Revival granite house. An inappropriate addition of a two-story wraparound porch was removed and new porches constructed. In addition, handrails were restored to the steps leading to the house.
  • Hoover Playground Improvements - Washington DC
    The Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the Works Progress Administration, and the Civil Works Administration (WPA) funded improvements at the Hoover Playground in Washington DC. The work consisted of the following improvements: CWA and FERA, “Graded, fenced, 3 gates.” (Report of the Government of the District of Columbia 1935) FERA, 1934-1935, “Constructed new shelter 12 by 28 feet with toilet facilities; removed old shelter.” (Report of the Government of the District of Columbia 1936) WPA, 1935-1936, “grading 4,000 cubic yards.” (Report of the Government of the District of Columbia 1936) WPA, 1936-1937, “Completed grading, fencing 1,400 linear feet; three gates.” (Report of the Government of the District of Columbia 1937)
  • Horsetail Hill Road - Madison ME
    The August 24 1933 issue of the Independent Reporter lists 7 CWA projects for Somerset County, including $8,000 for the Horsetail Hill road from 12 corners all the way to Cass Corner in Cornville. A February 15, 1934 article adds some history.. From Clarks corner to Parkers corner, a large number of rocks to be used in the road were being taken from a former stagecoach stop called Deansville Depot. In clearing out the land for farming, an area next to the Bagley road was a dumping ground for large rocks and boulders and became the place to gather to...
  • Hospital (former) Improvements - Amherst OH
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) provided labor to undertake numerous municipal improvements in Amherst, Ohio, among which was painting the community's historic hospital building. Living New Deal believes it to be located at 254 Cleveland Ave., also the site of the current hospital.
  • Howell School Road - Kirkwood DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along Howell School Road to Kirkwood, including sidewalk development. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Hoyt Arboretum - Portland OR
    Once the site of Multnomah County's Poor Farm, the city began developing this land in the West Hills of Portland as an arboretum in 1930. In its first six years, much of the labor for tree planting and park development was provided through the Civil Works Administration (CWA), Works Progress Administration (WPA), and the National Youth Administration (NYA). The local newspaper, The Oregonian, gave particular attention to the NYA workers' contribution, noting that nearly 100 young people between the age of 16 and 25 were employed for three months. They began the transformation of what was then a 200-acre, rough, wooded landscape...
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