Street Paving and Sidewalks – Sharon PA

City:
Sharon, PA

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Sidewalks and Stairs

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Description

The WPA furnished labor for the paving of streets and construction of sidewalks in Sharon, Pennsylvania. Greenville’s Record-Argus reported that some such work occurred during 1940.

Source notes

"W.P.A. Was Big Help in Sharon Improvements." Greenville Record-Argus, Jan. 21, 1941 (page 6) "Government Spends $96,089 in Sharon Work." Greenville Record-Argus, Jan. 14, 1941 (page 6)

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 24, 2015.

Location Info


Sharon, PA

Location notes: General location marker for Sharon

Coordinates: 41.233, -80.493

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