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Dunn Field – Elmira NY

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Stadiums
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
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Description

The construction of Dunn Field during the Great Depression was enabled by a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) grant. Construction occurred between 1938 and 1939. The ballpark is still in use today.

(PWA Docket No. [W]1619)

Source notes

National Archives: Record Group 135: Public Works Administration; Projects Control Division; Entry 52: Indices to Non-Federal Projects; Report No. 5: Status of All Completed Non-Federal Allotted Projects, page 27.

Elmira, by James E. Hare, James Arthur Kieffer (page 88).

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 16, 2014.

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Location Info

546 Luce Street
Elmira, NY 14904

Coordinates: 42.080, -76.7809

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