- City:
- Asheville, NC
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Winter Sports, Park Roads and Bridges, Shops and Auxiliary Buildings
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civil Works Administration (CWA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
- Site Survival:
- Unknown
Description
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) provided labor for the construction of multiple facilities at Recreation Park in Asheville, NC. The CWA constructed a barracks at the park, as well as developing a skating rink. The FERA improved roads at the park.
The status of these structures is unknown to Living New Deal.
Source notes
Emergency Relief in North Carolina. A Record of the Development and the Activities of the North Carolina Emergency Relief Administration, 1932-1935. North Carolina Emergency Relief Commission, State administrator, Mrs. Thomas O'Berry (pp. 218, 457-8): https://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/emergencyrelief/emergencyrelief.html (accessed Jun. 22, 2022)
https://www.legeros.com/history/stations/asheville/
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on June 22, 2022.
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