- City:
- Elizabeth, NJ
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to clean, beautify and generally improve the condition of the Elizabeth River in Elizabeth, New Jersey during the Great Depression.
Source notes
"The Dawn," a New Jersey WPA publication; July 1936 issue, page 24. Found at the Jersey City Public Library's New Jersey Room.Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 8, 2015.
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