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Start Year: 1934

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Sewers – McAllen TX

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) provided labor for a $60,000 storm sewer construction project in McAllen, Texas in 1934.

Project type: Sanitation and water disposal, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Work Relief Programs, Civil Works Administration (CWA)

School Improvements – Moorhead MS

Public Works Administration project 4592 was approved 2/21/1934 for a $22,500 loan and $7,719 grant for additions to the Moorhead consolidated school. Construction started 6/8/1934 and was completed 10/10/1934. The project included the construction of a six-room addition and other… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works

Ledyard Bridge (replaced) – Norwich VT to Hanover NH

Ledyard Bridge

The second of the (now) three bridges to be designated Ledyard Bridge spanning the Connecticut River between Norwich, Vermont and Hanover, New Hampshire was financed in part by the federal Public Works Administration (PWA) during the Great Depression. The PWA… read more

Project type: Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

City Garage – Hutchinson KS

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed a new/enlarged municipal garage just south of the Convention Hall (Memorial Hall), at the northwest corner of E Ave. B and S. Walnut St. in Hutchinson, Kansas. The Hutchinson News: “The city is acquiring… read more

Project type: Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Civic Facilities
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA)

Avenue C Bridge (demolished) – Hutchinson KS

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed “a bridge across Cow Creek at the city tool yard on Avenue C.” There is no longer a bridge at this location.

Project type: Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA)

Differential Analyzer (Mechanical Computer) – Philadelphia PA

Close-up of differential analyzer - Philadelphia PA

In 1934-1935, the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania built a differential analyzer, an early type of computer. Designed by Oscar Schuck, it was the second of its kind – the first differential analyzer was constructed… read more

Project type: Culverts & Drainage
Agency: Work Relief Programs, Civil Works Administration (CWA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Locomotive No. 50 – St. Louis MO

Postage stamp of B&O No. 50 and Abraham Lincoln train 

In 1934, the Public Works Administration (PWA) loaned the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad $900,000 for 16 streamlined cars, one diesel-electric locomotive [No. 50], and enough “… to rebuild a steam engine [the “Lady Baltimore”] to develop exceptionally high speed” (The… read more

Project type: Mass Transportation, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Locomotive No. 1102 (demolished) – Pittsburgh PA

Close-up of engine number and details, Locomotive 1102, P & WV Railway, 1940  

In 1934, the Public Works Administration (PWA) provided $331,000 in loans to the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway, for the purchase of three new locomotives. The engines were Class J-1, numbered 1100-1102, and had somewhat unusual 2-6-6-4 wheel configurations. Howard… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Locomotive No. 1101 (demolished) – Pittsburgh PA

Locomotive 1101, P & WV Railway, c. 1934 - Pittsburgh PA

In 1934, the Public Works Administration (PWA) provided $331,000 in loans to the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway, for the purchase of three new locomotives. The engines were Class J-1, numbered 1100-1102, and had somewhat unusual 2-6-6-4 wheel configurations. Howard… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Locomotive No. 1100 (demolished) – Pittsburgh PA

Locomotive 1100, P & WV Railway, 1934 - PIttsburgh PA

In 1934, the Public Works Administration (PWA) provided $331,000 in loans to the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway, for the purchase of three new locomotives. The engines were Class J-1, numbered 1100-1102, and had somewhat unusual 2-6-6-4 wheel configurations. Howard… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)
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