- City:
- Irvington, NJ
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1936
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook a tree-planting project throughout Irvington, New Jersey beginning in 1936. The WPA planted 700 trees in the city at a total cost of $15,844.50, with the WPA supplying $12,132.
Source notes
"The Dawn," a New Jersey WPA publication; August 1936 issue, page 6. Found at the Jersey City Public Library's New Jersey Room. "WPA to Spent $34,000 Here, Plant 700 Trees, Improve Playground"; Herald, Irvington, NJ, June 26, 1936.Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 8, 2015.
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