Road and Sidewalk Improvements – Truth or Consequences NM

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From The New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties (2004): “The coming of the New Deal and many of the work relief programs funded by the WPA proved to a boon for improving downtown Hot Springs [now Truth or Consequences] and for civic organizations to improve amenities for the community. Under the first New Deal program, the Civil Works Administration, in 1934 the Women’s Improvement Club provided landscaping for a public drinking fountain. Other improvement projects included road and sidewalk construction (with most of the sidewalks within the historic district still bearing WPA or Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) imprints), construction of a gym and auditorium at the school, and improvement of the Government Bathhouse.”