- City:
- Martin, SD
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) “assisted in running telephone lines in rural counties” in South Dakota, including Bennett County, during the Great Depression.
Source notes
https://history.sd.gov/Preservation/OtherServices/SDFedRelief.pdf (page 67; .pdf page 74)Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on December 8, 2014.
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