- City:
- Sea Bright, NJ
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Forestry and Agriculture, Fences
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1936
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a concrete wall along the west side of Ocean Avenue. A metal plaque reads “Built by Works Progress Administration 1935-1036.”
Source notes
WPA plaque on site, photographed by Bob Hespe on June 8th, 2020.
Site originally submitted by Bob Hespe on June 8, 2020.
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Bob Hespe
This wall was built to protect properties and structures
from storm surges off the Atlantic Ocean.