Camp Fair Chance
National Archives Record Group 69-N
Agency: Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Completed: 1934
Quality of Information: Good
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Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) funded the construction of Camp Fairchance in Low Gap, Boone County. The buildings were constructed by FERA and later occupied by the WPA. The camp hired unemployed teachers through the WPA, and housed underprivileged children and children without legal guardians.
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Camp Fair Chance (verso)
Source notes
The West Virginia Encyclopedia: (https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/826), accessed February 16, 2018.
National Archives Record Group 69-N
Project originally submitted by Brent McKee on February 16, 2018.
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Hello,My mother lived at Camp Fairchance as a child from 9 to 12…she is 91 years old…can you please email me more about this project?