- City:
- Dormont, PA
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Schools
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1935
Description
Among a set of 26 WPA projects for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania approved in Sept. 1935 was the “grading and draining [of the] Kelton school playground.” The Federal government allocated $10,360 to the project while local sponsors contributed $2,422.
The school in question is no longer in operation; its exact location and current status are presently unknown to Living New Deal.
Source notes
"Allot $454,015 For WPA Jobs in This Area"; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sept. 7, 1935 (page 5)Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on June 1, 2014.
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