Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Electricity, Landscaping and Tree Planting, Maritime: Harbors, Ports & Lighthouses, Military and Public Safety, Parks and Recreation, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Sanitation and Water Disposal, Sidewalks and Stairs, Tennis Courts, Water Supply
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Description
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted substantial development work at the former Fort Hancock. Numerous projects undertaken by the New Deal agency, totaling more than two million dollars [not adjusted for inflation], included utility and infrastructure overhauls, building new military facilities, reconstructing docks, erecting a training camp, and even building tennis courts.
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-117 to C-118).
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 21, 2018.
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