- City:
- Santa Fe, NM
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Cemeteries
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted numerous improvement and development projects at Santa Fe National Cemetery.
- “Improve cemetery”
Official Project Number: 165‐2‐85‐143
Total project cost: $14,833.00
Sponsor: Commanding General, 8th Corps Area, U.S. Army - “Develop landing area at airport”
Official Project Number: 165‐3‐85‐144
Total project cost: $16,588.00
Sponsor: Commanding General, 8th Corps Area, U.S. Army - “Construct landing strips at airport”
Official Project Number: 165‐3‐85‐72
Total project cost: $56,513.00
Sponsor: Commanding General, 8th Corps Area, U.S. Army - “Construct and improve buildings, facilities, and grounds at cemetery”
Official Project Number: 265‐3‐85‐71
Total project cost: $44,900.00
Sponsor: Commanding General, 8th Corps Area, U.S. Army - “Grade, drain, and landscape grounds and improve buildings”
Official Project Number: 265‐85‐8000
Total project cost: $6,972.00
Sponsor: Commanding Officer, Santa Fe National Cemetery, U.S. Army
Source notes
Nationwide Context, Inventory, and Heritage Assessment of Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps Resources on Department of Defense Installations, July 2009 (pages C-125, C-126).
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 5, 2018.
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