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  • Sewer System and Water Treatment Plant - Harrington DE
    The original sewer system and water treatment facility for the town of Harrington, Delaware were constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $106,180 loan and $28,000 grant toward the project, whose total cost was $121,289. Work occurred between July 1934 and February 1935. The treatment plant is no longer in use. (PWA Docket No. DE 931)
  • Water System - Wilmington DE
    Multiple waterworks construction project were undertaken in Wilmington, Delaware with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Work on the projects in 1934. It is also listed in the records of the WPA. (PWA Docket No. DE 1317, W1015) The building pictured has since been demolished.
  • Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Log Lodge - Beltsville MD
    The Log Lodge at the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) from pine and white oak logs harvested on-site.  Construction of the lodge was started in 1934 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), but little advanced when work halted. It was completed in 1937 by the CCC. "Construction of the lodge was started in 1934 by the Works Progress Administration, but work stopped when the structure was four logs high. It was completed in 1937 by the CCC. The building was modeled after lodges in Yellowstone National Park. All logs and lumber used...
  • Wastewater Treatment Plant - Columbus OH
    Columbus, Ohio received a new wastewater treatment facility on Jackson Pike during the Great Depression. The facility was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA supplied a $460,000 loan and $1,083,756 grant toward the eventual $4,029,946 total cost of the project. Work occurred between July 1934 and June 1938. "The plant consisted of influent head works with screens and pumping, four grit chambers with dedicated/integrated primary tanks, eight aerators, and eight final clarifiers. Solids handling consisted of eight anaerobic digesters, sludge drying vacuum filters and one multiple-hearth sludge incinerator. Treatment capacity was rated at 50 MGD." (Columbus.gov) (PWA...
  • Sewers - Bowling Green OH
    A sizable sewer construction project was undertaken in Bowling Green, Ohio with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $200,300 loan and $74,975 grant toward the eventual $276,675 total cost of the project. Work occurred between November 1934 and November 1935. (PWA Docket No. OH 2236)
  • Storm Sewers - Cheviot OH
    A storm sewer construction project was undertaken in Cheviot, Ohio during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. (PWA Docket No. OH 2376)
  • Water System - Ashville OH
    A waterworks construction project was undertaken in Ashville, Ohio with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $48,000 loan and $19,000 grant toward the project, whose total cost was $69,648. Work occurred between October 1934 and May 1935. (PWA Docket No. OH 2744)
  • Water System - Worthington OH
    A waterworks construction project was undertaken in Worthington, Ohio with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $14,210 loan and $6,128 grant toward the project, whose total cost was $23,328. Work occurred between August 1934 and May 1935. (PWA Docket No. OH 2326)
  • Sewers - Columbus OH
    A massive sewer construction project was undertaken in Columbus, Ohio with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $710,000 loan and $390,000 grant toward the eventual $1,879,813 total cost of the project. Work occurred between June 1934 and June 1938. (PWA Docket No. OH 1961)
  • Water System - Grafton OH
    A waterworks construction project was undertaken in Grafton, Ohio with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $14,500 loan and $5,980 grant toward the project, whose total cost was $21,743. Work occurred between October 1934 and April 1935. (PWA Docket No. OH 1643)
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