Paving (Texas A&M) – College Station TX

City:
College Station, TX

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Education and Health, Colleges and Universities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels

New Deal Agencies:
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Work Relief Programs

Started:
1934

Description

Several projects at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) were undertaken with New Deal assistance. “An extensive paving program was also started with New Deal funds of $10,500.” Begun in 1934, this most likely involved the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.).

Source notes

"Building the New Deal: Federal Construction on College Campuses in 1930s Texas," by Kaitlyn Waynen

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 10, 2017.

Location Info


Texas A&M University
College Station, TX

Location notes: General location marker for campus

Coordinates: 30.611603, -96.348850

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