- City:
- Portland, ME
- Site Type:
- Military and Public Safety
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted improvement work at the former Fort McKinley on Great Diamond Island in Portland, Maine. Project information:
“Rehabilitation of buildings including plumbing, heating, and electrical”
Official Project Number: 13‐2‐11‐108
Total project cost: $40,000.00
Sponsor: War Department ‐Q.M.C.
“Fts. Williams, McKinley, & Preble: Improve roads”
Official Project Number: 165‐2‐11‐8
Total project cost: $189,576.00
Sponsor: Commanding Officer, Fort Williams, U.S. Army
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-85).
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 7, 2018.
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