- City:
- Sharpsburg, PA
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Sanitation and Water Disposal
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1935
Description
Among a set of 26 WPA projects approved for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in Sept. 1935 was the “repaving and recurbing streets and alleys and installing sewer connections” in Sharpsburg. The Federal government allocated $50,968 for the project and local sponsors contributed $15,588.
Source notes
"Allot $454,015 For WPA Jobs in This Area"; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sept. 7, 1935 (page 5)Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on June 2, 2014.
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