U.S. Naval Magazine and Naval Torpedo Factory Improvements – Alexandria VA

City:
Alexandria, VA

Site Type:
Military and Public Safety

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

Description

The index to WPA projects at the National Archives includes the following description of WPA efforts at the magazine and torpedo factory: “Rehabilitate buildings, roads, and walks at the Naval Magazine and Naval Torpedo Factory of the Navy Yard; Rehabilitate the Naval Torpedo Factory in the city of Alexandria, including painting, removing, reconstructing, raising and relaying floors, placing tile, overhauling and installing plumbing, heating and electrical facilities, installing foundations and resetting machinery, installing refrigeration facilities, constructing partitions.”

Source notes

National Archives, Record Group 69, “Microfilmed Index to WPA Projects.”

Site originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on June 17, 2013.

Location Info


105 North Union Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

Coordinates: 38.804943, -77.04000

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