Waterworks and Sewers – Matewan WV

City:
Matewan, WV

Site Type:
Water Supply, Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and Water Disposal

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Started:
1935

Completed:
1935

Description

A waterworks and sewer construction project in Matewan, West Virginia was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $42,000 loan and $12,866 grant toward the $54,523 eventual total cost of the project. Work occurred between Jan. and Oct. 1935.

PWA Docket No. 7043

Source notes

Record Group 135: Public Works Administration; Projects Control Division; Entry 52: Indices to Non-Federal Projects; Report No. 5: Status of All Completed Non-Federal Allotted Projects, page 78.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on July 15, 2022.

Location Info


Matewan, WV

Location notes: General location marker

Coordinates: 37.622, -82.163

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