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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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…. read more
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… read more
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…. read more
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… read more
“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… read more
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,… read more
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.
[National Bridge Inventory] Bridge No. 1603 in Connecticut is one of three bridges constructed in 1937 to carry Hopyard Road [State Road 434] over varying brooks within Devil’s Hopyard State Park in East Haddam. They were built as part of… read more
[National Bridge Inventory] Bridge No. 1604 in Connecticut is one of three bridges constructed in 1937 to carry Hopyard Road [State Road 434] over varying brooks within Devil’s Hopyard State Park in East Haddam. They were built as part of… read more
[National Bridge Inventory] Bridge No. 1605 in Connecticut is one of three bridges constructed in 1937 to carry Hopyard Road [State Road 434] over varying brooks within Devil’s Hopyard State Park in East Haddam. They were built as part of… read more
“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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
Bridgeport’s Normal School received one or more murals under the WPA’s Federal Art Project. The City Normal School was part of Grammar School No. 3, which was later renamed the Elias Howe School. The Elias Howe School still stands today,… read more
Elisabeth C. Adams Middle School in Guilford, Connecticut was originally constructed as the community’s high school. Its construction was enabled by the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds during the 1930s. The original structure has since been significantly added… read more
Formerly known as Ellsworth Memorial High School, this Colonial Revival building incorporates elements of what was a seminary built in 1834. The project was undertaken with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) sponsorship. The P.W.A. supplied a $56,250 grant for the… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed improvements on Elton St., a farm-to-market road in Berlin CT. The project consisted of 7,500 lineal feet of improvements. Pictured is Elton St. under construction with a WPA sign.
FERA started and the WPA completed the construction of these two 18-hole golf courses between 1933 and 1940.
In 1935-36 the WPA worked on reconstruction and renovation of the historic 1794 Fairfield Town Hall building, including the addition of wings to both sides of building; basement improvements and utility upgrades; a new cupola to replace an older cupola… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed Fayette Road in Eastford, Connecticut. One source refers to it as “Fayette Wright Road.”
The Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut was constructed with Treasury Department funds and completed in 1940. The facility is still in use today.
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 Fern Street.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed Fernow Bridge, which spans the Natchaug River, in Eastport, Connecticut. The bridge was dedicated June. 4, 1934.