Playground – Williamson WV

The National Youth Administration built a playground in Williamson, Mingo County. The exact location of this facility is unknown to the Living New Deal.
The National Youth Administration built a playground in Williamson, Mingo County. The exact location of this facility is unknown to the Living New Deal.
The Civilian Conservation Corps built a road in the Monongahela National Forest. The company likely belonged to Camp Nicholas P-53.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built Camp Nicholas P-53 in the Monongahela National Forest. Pictured are CCC crews carrying out construction activities in 1935.
The Works Progress Administration supported Paleontologist Roland T. Bird in the excavation of Sauropod footprints near West Verde Creek in southern Bandera County, Texas. The workers cleaned out the tracks and removed debris from the excavation area. The project number… read more
The Works Progress Administration completed repairs and renovations for the City Fire Station, Parkersburg. The exact location of these facilities is unknown to the Living New Deal.
The Works Progress Administration built a sanitary sewer in the Simpson Hill section of Pine Grove, Wetzel County.
The Works Progress Administration completed road improvements in Parsons, Tucker County. The work included stone-basing the streets.
The Works Progress Administration completed road improvements in Beckley, Raleigh County. The work included “patching and surface treating, 17,000 yards of bituminous macadam streets.”
The Works Progress Administration completed road and alley improvements in Mill Creek. The work included stone basing streets.
The Works Progress Administration completed road improvements on Broadway Avenue. The work included “Stone-basing and surfacing Broadway Avenue.” The exact location of this project is unknown to the Living New Deal. The name of Broadway Avenue has changed.
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