- City:
- Occoquan, VA
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Work Relief Programs, Public Works Administration (PWA), Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Civil Works Administration (CWA)
- Started:
- 1933
Description
In 1933-34, the CWA erected a wharf in Occoquan. The PWA and CCC also worked on other nearby improvements.
The original docks and wharves have been replaced over time due to disastrous floods in 1965 and 1974, but the photos shown here the documented site where New Deal works were conducted in Occoquan.
Source notes
National Archives, Record Group 69, WPA Microfilm, District of Columbia, Box 969. Further project information submitted by Robert Krause.Site originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on June 16, 2013.
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