Long Island Military Reservation (former) Improvements – Portland ME

City:
Portland, ME

Site Type:
Military and Public Safety

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

Description

The U.S. military had a sizable footprint on Maine’s Long Island, and the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted improvement work at the site. Project information:

“Clean areas at Peaks Island and Long Island Military Reservation”
Official Project Number: 165‐2‐11‐122
Total project cost: $9,603.00

Source notes

Nationwide Context, Inventory, and Heritage Assessment of Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps Resources on Department of Defense Installations, July 2009 (page C-85).

https://www.islandjournal.com/article/world-war-ii-left-a-big-footprint-on-casco-bay-islands/

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 7, 2018.

Location Info


Long Island
Portland, ME

Coordinates: 43.694117, -70.156567

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