Lincoln School Assistance (former) – Trenton NJ

City:
Trenton, NJ

Site Type:
Education and Health, Parks and Recreation, Schools

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, National Youth Administration (NYA)

Description

Trenton, New Jersey’s old Lincoln School, then a segregated facility, was improved by the federal National Youth Administration (NYA) ca. 1936. The facility now operates as the Rivera School. Quote “The Dawn,” a monthly WPA newsletter, July 1936:

Twelve colored boys are constructing a baseball diamond at the Lincoln School, and eight girls are doing bookbinding work at the same school.

Source notes

"The Dawn," a New Jersey WPA publication; July 1936 issue, page 3. Found at the Jersey City Public Library's New Jersey Room.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 8, 2015.

Location Info


400 N. Montgomery Ave.
Trenton, NJ 08616

Coordinates: 40.225647, -74.762562

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