U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery: Renovation – Washington DC

State:
WASHINGTON-DC

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Cemeteries

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Civil Works Administration (CWA)

Started:
1933

Completed:
1934

Quality of Information:
Good

Marked:
No

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

In 1933-34, the Civil Works Administration (CWA) worked at the United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery repairing the grounds and cleaning tombstones.  It is one of the country’s oldest national cemeteries, the final resting place for more than 14,000 veterans, mostly from the Civil War

Source notes

National Archives, Record Group 69, WPA Microfilm, District of Columbia, Box 969.

(https://www.nps.gov/)

Site originally submitted by Brent McKee on May 28, 2013.
Additional contributions by Richard A Walker.

Location Info


21 Harewood Rd NW
Washington, D.C. 20011

Coordinates: 38.9436, -77.0086

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