East Ferry Waterfront Upgrade – Jamestown RI

City:
Jamestown, RI

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Flood and Erosion Control

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Description

“In 1939, … there were thirty-two men employed [by the WPA], eight of them on the East Ferry waterfront upgrade.” Work included construction of a seawall, in which are embedded “Built by Work Projects Administration; R.I. 1940” shield plaques.

Source notes

"Jamestown: A History of Narragansett Bay's Island Town," by Rosemary Enright, Sue Maden, Jamestown Historical Society

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 9, 2018.

Location Info

Conanicus Ave.
Jamestown, RI

Location notes: Approx. location

Coordinates: 41.495438, -71.367284

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