Village of Norvelt
Project type: Forestry and Agriculture, Resettlement Communities
Agency: Resettlement Administration (RA)
Started: 1933
Completed: 1937
Quality of Information: Moderate
Marked:
Yes
Site Survival: Extant
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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.”
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Norvelt Historical Marker
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Norvelt Church
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Norvelt Post Office
Source notes
norvelt.org http://explorepahistory.com
Project originally submitted by Camilla Guerrieri on October 25, 2015.
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