Water Mains – Medina NY

City:
Medina, NY

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Water Supply

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

Started:
1937

Description

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) installed nearly 5,000 feet of water mains along Maple Ridge Road in Medina, New York in 1937, extending the reach of the town’s water system to some of its more rural residents.

Source notes

"Work Started on Extension Water Mains in Village." The Medina Tribune, May 13, 1937, page 1. https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031556/1937-05-13/ed-1/seq-1/

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 28, 2015.

Location Info


Maple Ridge Rd.
Medina, NY

Coordinates: 43.207086, -78.392594

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