- City:
- Port Jefferson, NY
- Site Type:
- Schools, Education and Health
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1936
Description
What is now-Earl L. Vandermeulen High School was improved by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) between 1935 and 1936. According to the Suffolk County News, these improvements included “concrete walks, pavement, and drains on grounds of Port Jefferson High School and athletic field.”
Source notes
"$1,220,669 Federal WPA Funds Have Been Spent Here"; Suffolk County News [Sayville, NY], Sept. 4, 1936, page 12.
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 18, 2014.
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