- City:
- Glasgow, KY
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Water Supply
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1937
- Completed:
- 1938
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a water plant in Glasgow, Kentucky. The plant is still in service, producing 800,000 gallons of drinking water per day.
The city of Glasgow purchased its water systems from a private operator in May 1937. The city received a grant from WPA totaling $26,000 – $22,000 for labor, the remainder for materials, and preliminary work was underway by August 12, 1937. Among other work, WPA workers crushed 850 cubic yards of stone (1,100 tons) from the city quarry for the water plant.
Source notes
Glasgow Water Company web page, “About GWC”. https://glasgowh2o.com/about-gwc/#history.
Newspaper sources from newspapers.com, World Edition, accessed at Bartholomew County Public Library, Columbus, IN, July 15, 2025:
“City Ordinance”, The Glasgow Times, May 20, 1937, pg 7 col 2.
“Regular Meet of the City Council is Held”, The Glasgow Times, August 12, 1937, pg 1 col 1.
“New Sidewalks on West Cherry St., Started by WPA”, The Glasgow Times, October 21, 1937, pg 2 col 6.
Plaque located on site.
Site originally submitted by Doug Logan on August 17, 2025.
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