- City:
- Galena, IL
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Swimming Pools
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1940
Description
“Galena wanted better fire protection. They also began efforts to get the federal government to build the new station. They would ultimately be successful … The WPA (Works Progress Administration) began construction on the fire station in 1940.”
Source notes
https://www.cityofgalena.org/documents/filelibrary/top_tabs/city_services/turner_hall/2015_Turner_Hall_Historic_Structure_71BE6714836E0.pdf (pg. 31; accessed Feb. 2018)
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 26, 2018.
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