- City:
- Salem, MA
- Site Type:
- Sidewalks and Stairs, Infrastructure and Utilities, Maritime: Harbors, Ports & Lighthouses
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Completed:
- 1937
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) completed a project in 1937 that involved “building of a new wharf bridging and steps at the Baker’s Island lighthouse,” a project intended to improve safety at the lighthouse for both visitors and the keeper. The W.P.A. replaced 82-year-old rotting timbers at the wharf. Workers were transported via daily water taxi from Salem.
Source notes
Works Progress Bulletin, Massachusetts: Sept. 16, 1937 (pg. 2).
https://archive.org/details/worksprogressbul3637unit
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 18, 2017.
Additional contributions by Helen Bethell, February 26, 2018.
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