Aeronautical Navigation Improvements – Augusta ME

City:
Augusta, ME

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Airports

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

Completed:
1937

Description

“By January, 1937, the Works Progress Administration had supervised the painting of one hundred and eight town markers, airport symbols, and meridian markers throughout Maine.”

(Marker is for the capital of Maine, but work was spread throughout the state)

Source notes

https://archive.org/stream/maineguidedownea00federich/maineguidedownea00federich_djvu.txt

Site originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on April 24, 2014.

Location Info

Augusta, ME

Location notes: General location marker for state of Maine.

Coordinates: 44.3106241, -69.7794897

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