Lake Carasaljo Boat House – Lakewood NJ

City:
Lakewood, NJ

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Lakes and Ponds

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Description

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a boat house along Lake Carasaljo in Lakewood, New Jersey in 1936. The structure was constructed “from wood and stone salvaged from the surrounding countryside.” The exact location of the house and its current status are unknown to Living New Deal. WPA Project No. 5-15-11.

Source notes

"The Dawn," a New Jersey WPA publication; August 1936 issue, page 12-13. Found at the Jersey City Public Library's New Jersey Room.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 9, 2015.

Location Info


Lake Carasaljo
West Milford, NJ

Location notes: Approximate location

Coordinates: 40.095086, -74.232645

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