Description
The Good Hope community in Leake County was awarded a $9,816 grant and a $12,000 loan through the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works. Project W1062 was approved November 14, 1935. Construction started May 13, 1936 and was completed January 15, 1937 at a cost of $21, 816.
Source notes
Report #5 Status of Completed Non-Federal Allotted Projects Region 3, Mississippi. January 3, 1940, Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, p. 104.
More state PWA work is okehed: Final approval is given to twelve more construction jobs. Clarion-Ledger, Nov. 25, 1935.
PWA aided in construction of 228 school buildings in state; complete list given. Clarion-Ledger, Sep. 25, 1939.
Project originally submitted by Susan Allen on September 23, 2018.
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