- City:
- Fishers Island, NY
- Site Type:
- Military and Public Safety, Infrastructure and Utilities, Airports
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) developed what is now Elizabeth Field on Fishers Island, as part of what was then Fort H. G. Wright. The following projects were sponsored by the Commanding Officer, Fort H. G. Wright, U.S. Army.
- Description: Develop airport facilities
Official Project Number: 165‐2‐15‐138
Total project cost: $145,765.00 - Description: Develop airport
Official Project Number: 165‐3‐15‐151
Total project cost: $250,423.00
Source notes
Nationwide Context, Inventory, and Heritage Assessment of Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps Resources on Department of Defense Installations, July 2009 (page C-26).
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on December 22, 2017.
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