Alexandria National Cemetery Improvements – Alexandria VA

“During the 1930s, the Civilian Works Administration (CWA) made general repairs to the lodge and outbuildings and erected a new flagpole.”

Alton National Cemetery Improvements – Alton IL

“In 1938, the Alton Cemetery Association made an initial offer to donate land for a national cemetery with a proviso that the government build a rostrum or permanent speaker’s stand for use on Memorial Day. Once the offer was accepted,… read more

Annapolis National Cemetery Improvements – Annapolis MD

From the National Park Service: “One of the 14 national cemeteries that date from the Civil War, the Annapolis National Cemetery is the final resting place for many Union soldiers who died in the nearby ‘parole camps’ and hospitals of… read more

Arlington National Cemetery Improvements – Arlington VA

Project cards in the National Archives index describes extensive work to be undertaken by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Arlington National Cemetery in 1938-41.   “Reconstruct and improve roads and streets in Arlington National Cemetery Reservation located near Fort… read more

Baltimore National Cemetery – Baltimore MD

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the land that is now Baltimore National Cemetery was once called the Cloud Capped Estate: “Conversion of the Cloud Capped estate to a national shrine was the responsibility of the War Department,… read more

Barton Heights Cemeteries Fence – Richmond VA

The Barton Heights Cemeteries in Richmond, Virginia “are encircled by a fence erected by the Works Progress Administration in 1935.”

Bourland Cemetery Gateway – Keller TX

Text from the state historical marker reads: “Aurelius Delphus Bourland (1840-1904), a North Carolina native and a veteran of the Civil War, bought land here in 1873. A farmer and Primitive Baptist preacher, he first used this site as a… read more

Carlton Cemetery Improvements – Carlton MT

The WPA allocated $3,161 for “cemetery improvement” near Carlton, Montana in August 1938. It is presumed that this site is what’s presently known as Carlton Cemetery, which is located behind the Florence Carlton Church along Old U.S. 93.

Cayucos Morrow Bay Cemetery – Cayucos CA

Situated on the east side of Ocean Boulevard, in a little valley is the town of Cayucos’s only cemetery. The front of the cemetery is defined by a low masonry wall constructed by the WPA in 1940. It is made… read more

Cedar Hill Cemetery Improvements – Bessemer AL

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Bessemer, Alabama.

Cemetery and Municipal Improvements – Sandown NH

The 1935 Town report mentions: Public Service Enterprises Fence Construction Centre Cemetery ERA Project —– $563.69 employing 13 people WPA Highway Project $260.34 WPA Sewing Project $60.21 employing 2 people

Cemetery Expansion – Evanston WY

Works Progress Administration (WPA) built an expansion to the Evanston Cemetery in Wyoming’. Regarding the City Cemetery, Evanston, Wyoming’s website states: “The largest expansion of the cemetery took place in the mid 1930s, when the “New Section” was constructed as… read more

Cemetery Improvements – Brigham City UT

The Brigham City Cemetery grounds were improved by the WPA. “Major Cemetery improvements started after World War I when the existing roads were mapped out sprinkler systems installed, grave markers lined up and landscaping improved. Much of this work was… read more

Cemetery Improvements – Burlington MA

The C.W.A., F.E.R.A, and W.P.A. conducted development and improvement work at Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Burlington, Mass. Work included construction of new roads and grading a new addition of land.

Cemetery Improvements – Canosia Township MN

“The cemetery is located at the junction of Midway Road (County #13) and Seville Road (County #694), a short distance south of the intersection of Midway Road and US Highway 53… Some WPA funding in the 1930’s and 1940’s allowed… read more

Cemetery Improvements – Cardiff AL

The Civil Works Administration conducted improvement work at Cardiff Cemetery north of Cardiff, Alabama. CWA Project No. 37-C-162: completed. Work began Nov. 23, 1933.

Cemetery Improvements – Concord NH

Municipal reports from 1933-1942 detail PWA and WPA work on several local cemeteries. In 1933, the PWA spent nearly $5,000 on the following: Fencing Blossom Hill Cemetery. Crematory Blossom Hill Cemetery. Drainage Blossom Hill Cemetery. Grading Blossom Hill Cemetery, Maple… read more

Cemetery Improvements – Cottonwood AZ

“A committee was formed in 1937/1938 to maintain the area. This committee obtained a state and federal grant through WPA to fence the entire plot which includes the stone wall in front and the metal arch gateway that are still… read more

Cemetery Improvements – Fremont NH

A town report for 1938 says that the WPA helped in the reconstruction of the Curtis and Village cemeteries (located in what is now Chester, NH), in work that employed 30 men.

Cemetery Improvements – Goffstown NH

A municipal report of 1934 describes CWA work on a local cemetery: Cemetery Project US.Govt.Funds on C.W.A. Project Paid for labor $1,556.50 Stone furnished $57.00 Total $1,613.50 The town constructed a wrought iron fence, the CWA’s share was the granite… read more

Cemetery Improvements – Lakota ND

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to improve the cemetery in Lakota, North Dakota in 1936.

Cemetery Improvements – Minersville UT

National Youth Administration crews conducted various improvements to the Minersville cemetery.

Cemetery Improvements – Portales NM

Cemetery improvements were undertaken as a New Deal project, most likely by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).

Cemetery Wall – Villisca IA

A local newspaper from 1939 explains that, “The cemetery improvement work started on August 28, 1938, with provision of rebuilding some 500 feet of rock walls and rock masonary entrance portals; laying 1000 feet of water mains; sodding and landscaping… read more

Central Cemetery Improvements – Carver MA

Federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor worked to improve the conditions at the Central Cemetery in Carver, Massachusetts.

Central Cemetery Improvements – Millbury MA

Improvements were made to the Central Cemetery in Millbury, Massachusetts with Federal Emergency Relief Act funds in 1933. 282 Millbury locals were given employment in 1933 as a result of the federal E.R.A. The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed… read more

City Infrastructure Improvements – Keokuk IA

During the 1930s, the WPA did extensive work in Keokuk. In addition to grading city streets and installing sewers, stop signs and stop lights, the WPA also built a high school athletic field and made improvements to the National Cemetery… read more

City Section, Mt. Hope Cemetery – Bangor ME

“The City Section of Mt. Hope is located on the north side of Mt. Hope Avenue and also includes a portion of land south of Mt. Hope within the Mt. Hope Cemetery fence. This 30-acre site began to take form… read more

Cold Harbor National Cemetery Improvements – Mechanicsville VA

“In the early 20th century, service structures including tool, well and oil houses were built and rebuilt. Civil Works Administration laborers did much of this construction during the 1930s.”

Columbia, Summer House Gate Repair – Columbia AL

The Works Progress Administration repaired the fence and entrance gate to the Columbia Cemetery. The gate is known as the Summer House.

Crownhill Cemetery Improvements – Amherst OH

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) provided labor to improve Crownhill Cemetery in Amherst, Ohio in 1934.

Culpeper National Cemetery Improvements – Culpeper VA

“During the 1930s, the cemetery was improved through several Depression-era federal make-work programs. In 1934, the original tool house was demolished and replaced by a new brick garage-tool-comfort station erected by the Civil Works Administration (CWA) at a cost of… read more

Cypress Hills National Cemetery Improvements – Brooklyn NY

The WPA undertook work during the 1930s to improve Brooklyn, New York’s Cypress Hills National Cemetery (the only National Cemetery in New York City). One $110,000 project entailed: “[R]ehabilitate grounds and buildings which includes tree surgery, aligning, setting and resetting… read more

Davenport Cemetery Chapel – Davenport OK

“Davenport Cemetery is a Town-operated cemetery, 1.25 miles west of town off Route 66, on 3490 Road. The cemetery has graveled driveways forming a circle with north-south and east-west bisecting drives. At the center of the cemetery, at the intersection… read more

Elmwood Cemetery Wall – Bowie TX

A state historical marker at Elmwood Cemetery notes that the native stone wall along the perimeter of the cemetery on Patterson and Nelson Streets was constructed by employees of the Civilian Conservation Corps between 1935 and 1937.

Elmwood Cemetery Wall – Woodward OK

In 1937 the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed construction of this three foot high L-shaped granite rock wall that runs for hundreds of miles along the north and east sides of the Elmwood Cemetery in Woodward, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma… read more

Erie Street Cemetery Beautification – Cleveland OH

The Works Progress Administration worked to beautify Cleveland’s Erie Street Cemetery during the Great Depression. The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: “Complaints of neglect inspired WPA action, including erecting a fence fashioned from the demolished Superior Ave. viaduct’s sandstone. In 1940… read more

Evergreen Cemetery Improvements – Portland ME

Portland’s “Evergreen Cemetery” was improved by the WPA: “In 1936, the Public Works and Park Departments received $86,875 in WPA funds for engineering, supervision, a portion of the wages of skilled labor, equipment hire, and some materials. The Park Department… read more

Fairview Cemetery Wall – Shawnee OK

In 1936, the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a wall on the west side of the Fairview Cemetery. The wall, which is approximately 1320 feet long, runs north to south along the east side of N. Harrison Avenue. The… read more

Finns Point National Cemetery Improvements – Pennsville NJ

The WPA worked to improve the conditions at Finns Point National Cemetery near the former Fort Mott, southwest of Pennsville, New Jersey. Project description: “A non‐construction project to improve and rehabilitate buildings, install plumbing, heating, and electrical facilities, realign headstones,… read more