- City:
- Salem, NH
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Cemeteries
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Work Relief Programs, Public Works Administration (PWA), Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1938
Description
According to annual town reports, federal assistance supported important improvements to the Pine Grove Cemetery during the New Deal. From 1935 to 1937 the Public Works Administration (PWA) was involved in work at the Pine Grove Cemetery, and in 1938 the Works Progress Administration (WPA) took over the job.
Source notes
Annual Report OF THE Selectmen, Treasurer, Overseers of the Poor and Board of Health OF THE TOWN OF SALEM, N. H. https://newenglandoddities.com/photos/photos-pine-grove-cemetery-salem-nh/Site originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on October 27, 2014.
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