Project type: Military and Public Safety
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Description
The U.S. military had a sizable footprint on Peaks Island, and the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted improvement work at the site. Project information:
“Clean areas at Peaks Island and Long Island Military Reservation”
Official Project Number: 165‐2‐11‐122
Total project cost: $9,603.00
Source notes
Nationwide Context, Inventory, and Heritage Assessment of Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps Resources on Department of Defense Installations, July 2009 (page C-85).
http://www.islandjournal.com/article/world-war-ii-left-a-big-footprint-on-casco-bay-islands/
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 7, 2018.
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