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Municipal Improvements – Occoquan VA

Occoquan Waterfront

Occoquan Waterfront

Photo: Robert Krause © Creative Commons BY-NC-ND

Occoquan Waterfront

Occoquan Waterfront

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Civil Works Administration (CWA), Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Public Works Funding, Work Relief Programs
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Description

In 1933-34, the CWA erected a wharf in Occoquan. The PWA and CCC also worked on other nearby improvements.

The original docks and wharves have been replaced over time due to disastrous floods in 1965 and 1974, but the photos shown here the documented site where New Deal works were conducted in Occoquan.

Source notes

National Archives, Record Group 69, WPA Microfilm, District of Columbia, Box 969.

Further project information submitted by Robert Krause.

Project originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on June 16, 2013.

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Location Info

Occoquan, VA

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

Coordinates: 38.6837271, -77.26026100000001

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