- City:
- Mansfield, LA
- Site Type:
- Military and Public Safety, Archaeology and History, Archaeology, Historical Restoration
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
According to National Archive files, between 1935 and 1938 WPA crews “landscaped the battleground, installed drains and built drives through the historic site.”
Source notes
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Work Projects Administration, Information Service, Primary File, 1936-42, Box 15, Folder 290-B.Site originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on July 28, 2015.
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