- City:
- Norvelt, PA
- Site Type:
- Forestry and Agriculture, Resettlement Communities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Housing Programs, Resettlement Administration (RA)
- Started:
- 1933
- Completed:
- 1937
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Norvelt is located in southwestern Pennsylvania. “Originally called ‘Westmoreland Homesteads,’ Norvelt was established in 1934 by the Federal government as part of a New Deal Homestead Project. With 250 homes, Norvelt provided housing, work, and a community environment to unemployed workers and their families during the Great Depression. It was renamed ‘Norvelt’ in 1937 in honor of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and her interest in the project.”
Source notes
norvelt.org https://explorepahistory.comSite originally submitted by Camilla Guerrieri on October 25, 2015.
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