- State:
- WASHINGTON-DC
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Water Supply
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civil Works Administration (CWA)
- Started:
- 1933
- Completed:
- 1934
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Unknown
Description
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) installed a 16-inch water main along Alabama Avenue SE in 1933-4. This was at the beginning of an extensive program of building new water mains and sewers all across the District of Columbia by New Deal agencies.
Source notes
National Archives, Record Group 69, WPA Microfilm, District of Columbia, Box 969.
Site originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on May 25, 2013.
Additional contributions by Richard A Walker.
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