Start Year: 1933

In 1933-34, relief workers of the Civil Works Administration (CWA) built the Sharlot Hall Museum building.  They also restored a rustic ranch house on the site and helped move and restore Fort Misery cabin, moved here from its original site. Sharlot Hall museum complex occupies a square block on the west side of downtown Prescott and includes several buildings and an archive in the city library across the street.  It was begun in 1928 by local historian, politician, and activist Sharlot Hall, whose founding act was to save the historic Governor's Mansion. The New Deal then came in to help build...

A road paving project in Montauk, New York (specifically, around Montauk Point) was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $16,400 grant toward the $65,938 total cost of the project. Work occurred between December 1933 and June 1934. (PWA Docket No. NY 1548)

According to annual town reports, the New Deal was helping Harrisville (population 512 in 1930) deal with the economic depression very early on after President Roosevelt was elected. 1933 Town Warrant #6. To see if the town will vote a sum not exceeding $500 to remodel and enlarge the town library if additional money can be secured from the C. W. A." R.F.C. loan of $336.89 for highway work. 1935 Selectmen and Treasurer Report F.E.R.A. ------ $1,000.00 Highways: 13. W. P. A. project No. 248, $584.90 (c) WPA project No. 248, MacVeagh road and Eastview road: Wilfred Record, foreman, truck drivers material, $584 90 "The highway projects have consisted of...

Everett, Washington's main library was constructed between 1933 and 1934 with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a grant of $23,600; the final cost of the project was $108,112.

The community Moth Inspector for the town of Oxford, Massachusetts received aid from multiple New Deal agencies beginning in 1933. The Civil Works Administration (CWA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), and Works Progress Administration (WPA) each provided funding for the endeavor during the 1930s.

Sometimes referred to as the Union Avenue Athletic Field, "Bowditch Field is the town's main athletic facility. It is located on Union Avenue midway between Downtown and Framingham Center and was the main athletic facility for the town. It houses a large multi-purpose football stadium that included permanent bleachers on both sides of the field. There is still a baseball field, tennis courts, a track and field practice area, and the headquarters of the town Parks Department. Bowditch, along with Butterworth and Winch Parks, were all built during the Great Depression of the 1930s as WPA projects. It underwent a...

Improvements were made to the Millbury, Massachusetts's old West Millbury School building and grounds with the assistance of federal New Deal funds. The old school, which also went by the name of Grass Hill School, has since been restored by the local historical society. The Civil Works Administration provided labor for a roof shingling project begun and completed in 1933. At the same time Federal Emergency Relief Act funds enabled other improvements at the school, such as the installation of concrete steps. The National Youth Administration conducted miscellaneous improvements at the school.

Improvements were made to the Millbury, Massachusetts's old Providence Street School building and grounds with the assistance of federal New Deal funds. The old school is now privately owned. The Civil Works Administration provided labor for a grounds grading project begun in 1933 as well as a roof shingling project begun and completed that year. At the same time Federal Emergency Relief Act funds enabled other improvements at the school, such as the installation of concrete steps. The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) redecorated the interior of the building in 1936 and constructed a fence and sidewalk "on the Pearl Street side...

Improvements were made to the Millbury, Massachusetts's old Union School (high school) building and grounds with the assistance of federal New Deal funds. The old high school is now the Mary Elizabeth McGrath Educational Center. The Civil Works Administration provided labor for a grounds grading project begun in 1933. At the same time Federal Emergency Relief Act funds enabled a retaining wall repair project and other building improvements, including the painting of the "outside woodwork." The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) redecorated the interior of the building in 1937 and continued retaining wall reconstruction. The National Youth Administration conducted miscellaneous improvements...

Improvements, including building painting, were made to the old Millbury, Massachusetts town hall (destroyed by fire in 1971) with Federal Emergency Relief Act funds in 1933. 282 Millbury locals were given employment in 1933 as a result of the federal E.R.A.