Municipal Improvements – Dunbarton NH

City:
Dunbarton, NH

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels

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

Started:
1940

Completed:
1941

Description

In 1940 and 1941, the Works Progress Administration supported a variety of municipal improvements in Dunbarton NH. Annual town reports note the following projects and costs:

1940
W.P.A. sponsors’ share, road project $788.60
W.P.A. sponsors’ share, map project $39.65

1941
W.P.A. sponsors’ share, road project $2,083.26
W.P.A. sponsors’ share, map project $1,245.50

Source notes

Annual Reports OF THE SELECTMEN, TREASURER, AUDITORS, TOWN CLERK, TRUSTEES, AND OFFICERS OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY FIRE WARDEN AND TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE OF THE Town of Dunbarton NEW HAMPSHIRE

Site originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on October 17, 2014.

Location Info


Dunbarton, NH 03046
Merrimack County

Coordinates: 43.1025818, -71.61646150000001

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One comment on “Municipal Improvements – Dunbarton NH

  1. Jeff Trexler

    1937 WPA performed renovations to Dunbarton Town Hall, including excavating for a full basement, new foundations, and repairs to first floor framing. Where can I find WPA records for this work?

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    1937 WPA performed renovations to Dunbarton Town Hall, including excavating for a full basement, new foundations, and repairs to first floor framing. Where can I find WPA records for this work?

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