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Municipal Improvements – Hyattsville MD

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Parks and Recreation, Sanitation and Water Disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)
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Description

WPA records in the National Archives indicate that the WPA installed various water mains in Hyattsville in 1935.

The WPA also improved what was listed as “University Park” in Hyattsville. It is not known whether this referred to a specific municipal park or instead to the incorporated community bordering Hyattsville and known as University Park.

Source notes

National Archives, Record Group 69, “Microfilmed Index to WPA Projects.”

Project originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on June 10, 2013.

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Location Info

Hyattsville, MD

Location notes: Location marker is general marker for the city of Hyattsville.

Coordinates: 38.9559442, -76.94553009999998

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