Reno Gravel Pit
Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: National Recovery Administration (NRA), Civil Works Administration (CWA), Public Works Funding, Work Relief Programs
Started: 1934
Completed: 1938
Quality of Information: Minimal
Marked:
No
Site Survival: No Longer Extant
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Description
Sitting one mile west of the city limit on the Reno Truckee highway (today West 4th Street). Most of the sand and gravel used in New Deal projects in Reno came from here. The CWA and NIRA gave the city of Reno $14248.00 for development and operation of this pit.
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Reno Gravel Pit
Source notes
"Men at Work" federal-City of Reno Relief Program, by John A Cooper Mayor of Reno 1935-1939
Project originally submitted by David Kerr on April 18, 2016.
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