Connecticut Sites

Calf Pasture Beach is a Norwalk city park. Multiple New Deal agencies worked to improve the park during the 1930s. "Some additional buildings and sidewalks were constructed at Calf Pasture in 1935 with funding provided by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. Many of the buildings and sidewalks at Calf Pasture were washed away during the hurricane of September 1938. They were then replaced by Works Progress Administration workers."

The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted the following work at the former Camp Hartell: "Construct training facilities and improve grounds". Official Project Number: 265‐3‐15‐70 Total project cost: $54,689.00 Sponsor: U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division

The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted the following work at buildings at the facility later known as Camp Rell and now Camp Niantic: "Paint, shingle roof, and repair windows". Official Project Number: 165‐15‐2095 Total project cost: $4,984.00 Sponsor: Quartermaster General's Department

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) paved 34 streets in Hartford, Connecticut, including the 1.1-mile stretch of Campfield Avenue from Maple Avenue to Victoria Road, as part of a $2.5 million, two-year paving project begun in 1937. The federal government contributed $1 million.

Built as Canton's high school, what is now Canton Intermediate School was constructed as a New Deal project with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. supplied a $26,860 grant for the project, whose total cost was $98,402. Construction occurred between Sept. 1934 and Apr. 1935. P.W.A. Docket No. CT 4422

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) paved 34 streets in Hartford, Connecticut, including Capen Street, as part of a $2.5 million, two-year paving project begun in 1937. The federal government contributed $1 million.

W.P.A. improvements to the former Cavalry Armory building, which Living New Deal believes to be the facility at 270 Goffe St., include: Paint interior and exterior of Cavalry Armory building Official Project Number: 65‐15‐1947

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)'s Company #1193, Camp Britton, was based at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Windsor, Connecticut. It operated from Sept. 12, 1935 to May 26, 1937. Work included planting trees, insect eradication, forest improvements, road building, and clean-up work after the flood of 1936.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted substantial work at Shenipsit State Forest in northern Connecticut. Work was undertaken by Camp Conner, housing Company #1192, which operated from Sept. 5, 1935 to May 23, 1941. The physical camp resided south of Chestnut Hill Rd., at Thomas Rd. The prime remnant of the camp is the former camp officer / officers' office building, now the CCC Museum (which has its own page on our site). Additional structures that are still extant include the forest ranger's house and garage, located just east of the CCC Museum, which were constructed "from wood salvaged after the Hurricane of...

The Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.)'s Camp Cross housed Co. 182, S-51, and operated from June 20, 1933 to Apr. 1, 1941. It was based "in the rock-strewn valley of the Housatonic River." According to the CCC Museum, work included the "creation of 12 miles of truck trails, including Gold Road and Titus Road," and "clean-up work after the 1936 flood of the Housatonic River." CCCLegacy.org: "For eight years Camp Cross was set up in the Housatonic Meadows State Park in Sharon. The enrollees were World Was I veterans who pitched their tents across the road from the Housatonic River. They built 12...

The Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.)'s Camp Fechner, which housed Company #2102 at Wooster Mountain State Park in Danbury, Connecticut, conducted the following improvement and development work: "removal and burning of over 80,000 elm trees to control Dutch Elm Disease; construction of roads; forest fire suppression and prevention; forestry work; control the Pine Shoot Moth; assistance in the lower Connecticut River Valley after the Flood of 1936." The camp operated from Sept. 12, 1935 to May 24, 1937.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)’s Camp Roberts, which housed Company #175, was stationed at Black Rock State Park in Thomaston, Connecticut. The camp was established May 30, 1933 and was discontinued Sept. 28, 1937. The camp's "main projects were: building miles of truck trails, survey and boundary work, gypsy moth removal, tree planting."

The Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.)'s Camp Toumey was stationed at Mohawk State Forest from June 25, 1933 to July 26, 1941. "Named for James W. Toumey, Dean of the Yale School of Forestry, CCC men from this camp lived among the rugged hills and panoramic vistas of northwestern Connecticut. This camp was originally designed as a camp exclusively for veterans of World Was I and, as such, the enrollees were older. But as the veterans' need for employment waned, younger enrollees were gradually added to the camp." Among other projects linked to from this page, accomplishments included: "fighting forest fires; making improvements...

The Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.)'s Camp White, which housed Company #106 at American Legion State Forest in Barkhamsted, Connecticut, operated from Dec. 28, 1933 to Jan. 1, 1942. C.C.C. Museum: This camp was named for Alan C. White, who was a leader in the campaign to purchase the land that would become Peoples State Forest. The original site of Camp White is now used as a youth group camping area and the building site and camp roads are still visible. The camp had a tree nursery and built the Stone Museum as a natural interpretive center. The museum, nursery building, and camp office are...

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)'s Company #176, Camp Wolcott, was based at Paugnut State Forest in Torrington, Connecticut. It operated from 1933 to 1937. Work accomplished included construction of 8 miles of truck trails and many miles of cross-country ski trails.

“In 1935 CCC Camp Conner was established at the present site of the Shenipsit Forest Headquarters and CCC Museum." What is now the CCC Museum was originally the camp office and officers' quarters. "The Museum is located in the only remaining CCC barracks building in the State and pays homage to the dedicated men who worked in Connecticut camps. The museum features a large collection of tools, equipment, photographs, and memorabilia from the former Camp Conner and 21 other camps in the State.”

Among the work undertaken by C.C.C. Camp Filley was "building 23 miles of truck trails including Jericho Road and Cedar Swamp Road."

Originally constructed as Thomaston's high school, what is now the Center School was constructed between 1938 and 1939 with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. contributed a $129,375 grant for the project, whose total cost was $286,068. P.W.A. Docket No. CT 1019

Greenwich's Central Fire Station was constructed in 1937-9 as a New Deal project. The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $119,250 grant for the project, whose total cost was $326,788. PWA Docket No. CT 1274. CTHistory: "In February 1936 the Board of Selectmen recommended “the appointment of a paid fire chief who shall have charge of all fire departments within the town, the appointment of a 15-man force to be on duty at all times in the Central Fire Station, installation of an automatic fire alarm system to be housed in the Central Fire Station.” In addition $45,000 (over $700,000 today) was approved...

In 1933/4 the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) furnished the labor for redecoration / painting full interior of what was then known as the "south Center School." Living New Deal believes this to be the building now known as Charter Oak Elementary School.

Camp Roosevelt: C.C.C. Company #171 operated from May 23, 1933 to March 31, 1937, and worked to develop what was later designated as Chatfield Hollow State Park. It was originally "developed as a Civilian Conservation Corps recreation area within Cockaponset State Forest."

In operation from Dec. 9, 1933 to Jul. 30, 1941, C.C.C. Camp Filley conducted extensive development work in the Cockaponset State Forest in Middlesex County, Connecticut. Camp Hadley, Company #2101, also operated on this site, from Sept. 5, 1935 to Apr. 4, 1941. Projects included tree planting; renovations to the Forest Ranger's house; construction of a lumber shed, garage, brick charcoal kiln, a picnic shelter, and clean-up after the flood of 1936 in the town of Middletown. Work also included development at Chatfield Hollow State Park, designated as such in 1949. It was originally a Civilian Conservation Corps recreation area within Cockaponset State Forest.

Prospect, Connecticut's Community School was originally constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.)-sponsored project. The P.W.A. supplied a $19,675 grant for the project, whose total cost was $43,951. Construction occurred between Dec. 1935 and Oct. 1936. The facility has since been expanded. P.W.A. Docket No. CT 1032

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) paved 34 streets in Hartford, Connecticut, including Crane Court, as part of a $2.5 million, two-year paving project begun in 1937. The federal government contributed $1 million.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) built Cream Hill Road.

"The property long known as the Town Farm on Wolcott Road in Simsbury has both an interesting past and an exciting new future. The property was originally donated to the town by Amos Eno... in 1883, 'to be used for the occupation and maintenance of the town poor' according to the deed. Over the years, the town has managed the property in various ways, all with meeting this requirement as a guideline. The new Community Farm of Simsbury, Inc., in cooperation with other nonprofit organizations and the town, will be establishing programs in the areas of education, community service, historic...

The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted a large development / improvement program at Danbury Municipal Airport. Official Project Number: 165‐1‐15‐167 Total project cost: $1,202,620.00 Sponsor: Town of Danbury

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed a "dam to create Darling Pond" during the 1930s.

"Follow the gravel road on the right, past the metal gate and a pit toilet beyond, to the west end of Day Pond and the stone dam that was restored in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The original dam, constructed by the Colonialera Day family, once powered a sawmill. The pond’s root-beer-colored water, stained by tannins, now tumbles unimpeded over the spillway."

The Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) conducted development work at what was later established as Day Pond State Park. Work included development of a recreation area.

Bridge No. 1603 in Connecticut is one of three bridges constructed in 1937 to carry Hopyard Road over varying brooks within Devil's Hopyard State Park in East Haddam. They were built as part of a Federal Works Progress Administration project. The bridges were each added to the National Register of Historic Places, and Bridge No. 1603 bears NRHP reference number 93000641. Bridge No. 1603 is a stone arch bridge located on SSR 434: 6.70 miles east of the route's western terminus at Route 82. It crosses an unnamed creek. The structure was rehabilitated in 1988.

Bridge No. 1604 in Connecticut is one of three bridges constructed in 1937 to carry Hopyard Road over varying brooks within Devil's Hopyard State Park in East Haddam. They were built as part of a Federal Works Progress Administration project. The bridges were each added to the National Register of Historic Places, and Bridge No. 1604 bears NRHP reference number 93000642. Bridge No. 1604 is a stone arch bridge located on SSR 434: 7.18 miles east of the route's western terminus at Route 82. It crosses an unnamed creek. The structure was rehabilitated in 1988.

Bridge No. 1605 in Connecticut is one of three bridges constructed in 1937 to carry Hopyard Road over varying brooks within Devil's Hopyard State Park in East Haddam. They were built as part of a Federal Works Progress Administration project. The bridges were each added to the National Register of Historic Places, and Bridge No. 1605 bears NRHP reference number 93000643. Bridge No. 1605 is a stone arch bridge located on SSR 434: 7.32 miles east of the route's western terminus at Route 82. It crosses Muddy Brook . The structure was rehabilitated in 1988.

"The bridge is stamped as a Works Progress Administration project, built during the Great Depression in the 1930s as a way to create jobs to employ millions of out-of-work Americans. The federally-funded WPA built thousands of public works projects across the nation during the administration of President Franklin Roosevelt and was a key element in the nation's eventual economic recovery." The 1938 WPA bridge was slated for demolition in 2015, but is still standing as of 2018.

Multiple municipal improvement projects were conducted in West Hartford in 1937-8 utilizing Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor. One such project involved storm sewer construction along Dover Road.

The bridge carrying Durham Road across Muddy River in Wallingford, Connecticut was constructed by the W.P.A. in 1938.

In February 1935, "16 FERA workers complete a storm water sewer project on Hubbell Avenue in Ansonia. They will now join 18 other FERA workers doing a similar project on Dwight Street."

Ridgefield, CT timeline, 1939: "A Works Progress Administration project begins in June to alter and improve the athletic field on East Ridge at the high school."

In 1933 the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) furnished the labor for the installation of four light bulbs per classroom in what was then known as the East School. The next year the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) undertook repair work in the basement of the school; repaired concrete floors; and plastered walls. Furthermore F.E.R.A. labor re-painted the school's exterior, conducted roof repairs, repointed bricks, and continued the undertaking of lighting improvements. The school was closed and demolished. West Hartford Library explains that Whiting Lane Elementary School was constructed to replace the East School in 1954. However, it was not built on...

Prospect Community Elementary School in Prospect, Connecticut was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds during the 1930s. The building is "a red brick Colonial Revival design" and has since been added to structurally. The PWA gave the community a grant of $19,675; the school project cost a total of $43,951. PWA completion documents declare that construction on the building began December 1935; the building was completed the following year. PWA Docket No. CT 1032.