- City:
- Burlington, VT
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1937
- Completed:
- 1937
Description
The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) constructed a masonry entrance at the south end of Ethan Allen Park. The W.P.A. also widened the entrance to 26 feet (W.P.A. Project No. 65-12-344).
Source notes
Before WPA work: Ethan Allen Park, Burlington, Special Collections, University of Vermont Library, https://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/mcalA10F12i10 (accessed May 17, 2017) Stone entrance: Ethan Allen Park, Burlington, Special Collections, University of Vermont Library, https://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/mcalA10F12i01 (accessed May 17, 2017) After widening: Ethan Allen Park, Burlington, Special Collections, University of Vermont Library, https://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/mcalA10F12i11 (accessed May 17, 2017)Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 17, 2017.
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