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  • Sewers - Cumberland KY
    The federal Works Progresss Administration (WPA) constructed sewers in Cumberland, Kentucky.
  • Sewers - Diamondville WY
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) extended the sewer system in Diamondville, Wyoming.
  • Sewers - Douglas WY
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) extended the sewer system in Douglas, Wyoming.
  • Sewers - Fort Kent ME
    The Bangor Daily News covered some extensive sewer line construction in the northern town of Fort Kent in the initial CWA jobs program of 1933. December 4: "OVER 100 EMPLOYED ON CWA SEWER PROJECT More than a hundred men are now digging ditches for the new sewer project as Fort Kent's share of the federal relief program. Most of the men selected had been receiving direct aid from the town. The sewer lines will run through Pleasant, Elm, Center and Market streets, the Center street line intersecting Main Street near the Fort Kent Drug Co. The number of feet of pipe...
  • Sewers - Fort Wayne IN
    "In 1938" the federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) "gave Fort Wayne a grant of $2,322,000 for the sewer project. Without this funding the municipal government would have been in desperate straits because it was under pressure from the State Board of Health to clean up the badly polluted Maumee River." The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) also contributed to the city's sewer system development.
  • Sewers - Fremont OH
    A sizable sewer construction project was undertaken in Fremont, Ohio with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $212,295 loan and $80,876 grant toward the project, whose total cost was $296,919. Work occurred between December 1933 and October 1934. (PWA Docket No. OH 773)
  • Sewers - Georgetown SC
    The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed sewers in Georgetown, South Carolina during the Great Depression. According to the Georgetown Times, "Among construction projects underway was ... installation of sewers in 26 blocks by the WPA."
  • Sewers - Gordon NE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed sanitary sewer lines in Gordon, Nebraska.
  • Sewers - Grove City PA
    The federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed sewers in Grove City, Pennsylvania.
  • Sewers - Harvey IL
    The federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed sewers in Harvey, Illinois ca. 1933-4. A CWA document photo is captioned: "This photograph, taken March 22, 1934, shows men engaged in laying a six-foot drainage sewer at Harvey."
  • Sewers - Kemmerer WY
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) extended the sewer system in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
  • Sewers - Lamar MO
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) conducted a sewer project in Lamar, Missouri in 1940.
  • Sewers - Lexington MA
    A sewer construction project in Lexington, Mass. was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. MA 2066
  • Sewers - Madison ME
    Community notes of April 25, 1935 document that FERA was involved in constructing sewer lines on Thomas and Heald Streets in a project that employed 34 men for several weeks. The Thomas St sewer pipe was 10 inches and the Heald St. pipe is 12 inches.
  • Sewers - Mayagüez PR
    Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration work relief division efforts included construction of "more than a mile of storm sewers" in Mayagüez, ca. 1937.
  • Sewers - McAllen TX
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) provided labor for a $60,000 storm sewer construction project in McAllen, Texas in 1934.
  • Sewers - McPherson KS
    A sewer construction project was undertaken in McPherson, Kansas with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $9,122 grant toward the $30,963 total cost of the project. Work occurred between November 1934 and February 1935. (PWA Docket No. KS 1898)
  • Sewers - Montpelier VT
    Annual Reports for the City of Montpelier detail expenses and locations for many sewer projects undertaken by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the city. The 1936 report details work undertaken in 1935: "With regular city funds and with W.P.A. funds 11 new connections were made, 2 new manholes and 41 new chimneys built and many repaired. 402 feet of 6" sewer was relaid on North Street. 339 feet of 6" sewer extended on Northfield Street to the Greaves house. 1466 feet of 6" sewer extended on Upper Main Street to the Calvin Murray farm and 300 feet of 8" sewer extended...
  • Sewers - North Andover MA
    WPA Bulletin, 1937: "North Andover — Seven important sewers, nearly blocked by the twisted roots of large trees, are being relaid by a WPA project which is employing more than 200 men."
  • Sewers - Ogdensburg NY
    The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) installed three miles of sanitary and storm sewers in Ogdensburg, New York. Among the sewer lines were laid by the WPA were those to "the Customs House, the Junior High School and the Ogdensburg Free Academy."
  • Sewers - Pawtucket RI
    Storm and sanitary sewer construction projects in Pawtucket, Rhode Island were undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied loans and grants for the endeavors, which were undertaken between 1934 and 1935. PWA Docket No. RI 4903, 4957.
  • Sewers - Pleasantville NY
    A sanitary sewer construction project in Pleasantville, New York was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $54,000 loan and $13,265 grant toward the $52,116 eventual total cost of the project. Work occurred between January and October 1935. (PWA Docket No. NY 5022)
  • Sewers - Point Pleasant WV
    A combination sewer construction project in Point Pleasant, West Virginia was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $83,000 loan and $27,552 grant toward the $109,994 eventual total cost of the project. Work occurred between Aug. 1934 and Feb 1935. PWA Docket No. 1648
  • Sewers - Powell WY
    A sanitary sewer construction project project in Powell, Wyoming was undertaken as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. PWA Docket No. WY 1100 Furthermore, the Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed sewers in Powell. Cassity: "In Powell, one CWA project set out to “extend, excavate, backfill Powell sewer for 1800 feet; lay 18” sewer pipe, construct manholes and connect to present sewer system."
  • Sewers - Quincy MA
    Multiple sewer construction projects in Quincy, Mass. were undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket Nos. MA 1985, 2051.
  • Sewers - Riverton WY
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) extended the sewer system in Riverton, Wyoming: "400 feet of sewer ditch dug and sewer laid at an average depth of 4 feet."
  • Sewers - Rushville NE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed sanitary sewer lines in Rushville, Nebraska.
  • Sewers - Scarsdale NY
    A combination sewer construction project in Scarsdale, New York was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $18,635 grant toward the $64,822 eventual total cost of the project. Work occurred between May and November 1935. (PWA Docket No. NY 4364)
  • Sewers - Sharon PA
    The WPA furnished labor for the construction of sewers and gutters in Sharon, Pennsylvania. Greenville's Record-Argus reported that some such work occurred during 1940.
  • Sewers - Shelby OH
    A sizable sewer construction project was undertaken in Shelby, Ohio with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $36,200 loan and $14,794 grant toward the project, whose total cost was $43,532. Work occurred between January and October 1934. (PWA Docket No. OH 929)
  • Sewers - Sheridan WY
    A large sanitary sewer construction project in Sheridan, Wyoming was undertaken as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. The P.W.A. supplied a $130,662 grant for the project, whose total cost was $248,168. PWA Docket No. WY 1093
  • Sewers - Somerville MA
    Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor constructed sewers in Somerville, Massachusetts. WPA Bulletin: WPA skilled and unskilled laboring men are engaged in laying 17 miles of sewage pipe, in Somerville. More than 1200 men have been engaged on this project at one time. More than 22,000 men and women are employed by WPA in the district.
  • Sewers - Taunton MA
    A sizable sewer construction project in Taunton, Mass. was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. MA 1711
  • Sewers - Thermopolis WY
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) extended the sewer system in Thermopolis, Wyoming.
  • Sewers - Wailuku HI
    A large sewer construction project in Wailuku, Hawaii was undertaken with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds in 1934-5. The P.W.A. supplied a $158,000 loan and $52,757 grant for the project, whose total cost was $192,986. P.W.A. Docket No. T. H. 2789
  • Sewers - Warren RI
    A sanitary sewer construction project in Warren, Rhode Island was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $39,500 loan and $10,959 grant for the project, whose total cost was $51,002; construction occurred between September 1934 and April 1935. PWA Docket No. RI 1318.
  • Sewers - Watertown SD
    Multiple sewer construction projects in Watertown, South Dakota were undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Storm sewers and sanitary sewers were constructed as part of two separate PWA grants. (PWA Docket No. SD 1045, 1076)
  • Sewers - Waterville KS
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted a sewer project in Waterville, Kansas in 1935. The project provided employment for seven men.
  • Sewers - West Springfield MA
    Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor constructed sewers in West Springfield, Mass. WPA Bulletin, 1937: Over in West Springfield ... WPA is installing two miles of sanitary sewers which are attracting considerable attention. No complaints have been registered for the job has resulted in a building boom in which the town fathers, real estate dealers, building supply people, store keepers and family groups have a keen, common interest. Since the start of the projects, seven new homes have been built on Amostown Road, two on Warren Street and many more will soon be built on Craiwell Avenue and Falmouth Street.  
  • Sewers - Winston-Salem NC
    A large sanitary sewer construction project in Winston-Salem was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $259,000 loan and $25,723 grant toward the $258,255 total cost of the project. Work occurred between June 1934 and October 1935. (PWA Docket No. NC 2052)
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