- City:
- East Moriches, NY
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Sidewalks and Stairs
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1939
Description
Sayville’s Suffolk County News reported that the construction of “approximately two miles of sidewalks at East Moriches,” New York, was a town-sponsored WPA project. The Federal government was expected to contribute about $18,000 toward the project. The project included sidewalk construction along Montauk Highway.
Source notes
"Await Start of Sidewalk Project"; Suffolk County News [Sayville, NY], Sept. 22, 1939 (page 9). "State Approves New Sidewalks"; Suffolk County News, Dec. 5, 1941 (page 9).Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 9, 2014.
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