- City:
- Fossil, OR
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Quality of Information:
- Minimal
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Partially Extant
Description
In fall 1935, the Oregonian announced that an additional $201,305 had been received to support Works Progress Administration (WPA) relief workers, including a project for Wheeler County. The project identified for funding involved improving four miles of road “from seven miles from Fossil to Kinzua.”
Improving access between Fossil and Kinzua served as an important economic link between the two towns. Fossil was, and still is, the county seat of Wheeler County. Kinzua, now a ghost town, was the site of the Kinzua Pine Mill Company’s sawmill operation. The company town had been established in 1927 and would operate as such until 1978. When it opened, the company built 125 houses for its employees.
Source notes
"Kinzua (town," Oregon Encyclopedia. https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/kinzua/#.Y12y9nbMK3A
"Oregon Receives Funds Under (PWA sic) WPA," Oregonian. September 27, 1935.
Site originally submitted by Judith T Kenny on October 29, 2022.
Site Details
| Federal Cost | Local Cost | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|
| $1140 | $1063 | $2203 |
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