- City:
- Fayette, MS
- Site Type:
- Military and Public Safety, Penal Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1940
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Unknown
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Mississippi state legislature approved Sb231 authorizing Jefferson County to issue $20,000 bonds for the construction of a new jail. President Roosevelt signed approval for Works Progress Administration project No. 50,036 September 26, 1940 for $23,775 to construction the jail. It is extant but not in use.
Source notes
Calendar of the Legislature. (Mar 17, 1940). Clarion-Ledger, p. 8.
WPA Projects are Approved. (Sep 27, 1940). Clarion-Ledger, p. 7.
Site originally submitted by Susan Allen on August 25, 2020.
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