- City:
- Akron, NY
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
Multiple New Deal agencies are cited as having contributed to the development of Akron Falls Park, including the C.W.A. and the W.P.A. “The Civil Works Administration … initiated the development of Akron Falls. They hired 90 men to develop the park and each received a minimum of $15.00 per week.”
Source notes
https://www2.erie.gov/parks/index.php?q=akron-falls https://books.google.com/books?id=bLs1AQAAMAAJ&pg=PT34Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 17, 2014.
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