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  • Alapocas Drive - Wilmington DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along a road through Alapocas Woods (Alapocas Drive). An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Armory (destroyed) Improvements - Dover DE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted an improvement project at the former armory building in Dover, Delaware. The building was destroyed by a hurricane in 1954 and replaced by the Haslet Armory. The location of the old armory is unknown to Living New Deal. WPA Project No. 65‐1‐24‐2079. Sponsor: War Department
  • Armory (former) Improvements - Newark DE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted an improvement project at the former armory building in Newark, Delaware. The location and status of the old armory is unknown to Living New Deal. WPA Project No. 65‐1‐24‐2079. Sponsor: War Department
  • Armory Improvements - Georgetown DE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted a grounds improvement project at the armory facility in Georgetown, Delaware. Living New Deal believes the current Delaware Army National Guard building is this same facility, though further confirmation is needed of whether the building existed during the 1930s. WPA Project No. 165‐1‐24‐7. Cost: $4,917. Sponsor: Delaware National Guard
  • Armory Improvements - Milford DE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted a modernization project at the armory in Milford, Delaware. Living New Deal believes this facility to be what is now known as the Milford Armory Community Center, though further confirmation is needed as to whether the building existed during the 1930s. WPA Project No. 65-24-182.
  • Armstrong Corner Road Development - Middletown DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along a road from "Reynolds Cor. to Armstrongs Cor." The location or name of the road(s) in question is unknown to Living New Deal. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Barkers Landing Bridge - Dover DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction at the Barkers Landing Bridge, several miles southeast of Dover. Living New Deal believes the bridge to have been replaced. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Big Stone Beach Road Development - Milford DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was road construction between 'Tub Mill' and Big Stone Beach, northeast of Milford. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Birds Corner Road - Delaware City DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along Birds Corner Road, a.k.a. Cox Neck Rd., west of Delaware City. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge - Smyrna DE
    "In 1937, 12,000 acres (49 km²), mostly tidal salt marsh stretching eight miles (13 km) along Delaware Bay, were purchased to establish the Bombay Hook Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. The land was purchased with duck stamp funds. On April 1, 1938, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) based at Leipsic, Delaware started work on the refuge. They cleared wooded swamps and built a dike to create Raymond and Shearness Pools and a causeway to separate Shearness and Finis Pools, creating three freshwater impoundments; they planted over fifty thousand trees; and they built a headquarters building, a boathouse and marine railway, an observation tower, and houses...
  • Bridge Approaches - Delaware City DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction at the bridge approaches of what Living New Deal believes to be the former Reedy Point Bridge south of Delaware City. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.
  • Carr Road - Wilmington DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along Carr Road to the Washington Street Extension in Wilmington. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Cedar Beach Road Development - Milford DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along a thoroughfare connecting Lincoln (south of Milford) and Shawnee (SW of Milford). An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Chestnut Hill Road Development - Newark DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along Chestnut Hill Road in Newark. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Chestnut Street Development - New Castle DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was filling and paving work done along Chestnut Street in New Castle. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Christiana River Dikes - Wilmington DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was raising and repairing dikes along the Christiana River. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Church Street Development - Wilmington DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along Church Street in Wilmington. According to Delaware's Annual Report of the Chief Engineer State Highway Department, 1934: The work was carried on throughout the State, and consisted largely of clearing and grubbing, ditching, grading, sodding, construction of sidewalks, building of masonry culverts and bridges and the re­ pairing of dikes along the banks of the Delaware and Christian Rivers. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week...
  • Clinton Street Sewer - Delaware City DE
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a project "which consisted of sewer extensions on lower Clinton street ..." in Delaware City. The project was completed in Jan. 1934.
  • Court Street Bridge Balustrades - Dover DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction of balustrades at the Court Street bridge, east of the Capitol building in Dover. The street has since been renamed for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the status of the structures is presently unknown to Living New Deal. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Delaware State College Improvements - Dover DE
    The WPA conducted improvements, including a sewage disposal plant, at the State Negro College, which was established in 1921. From the Delaware Public Archives: "On June 17, 1921, the Board of Trustees of the State College for colored students, later known as Delaware State College, approved a resolution recommending the establishment of a four year high school for Negro students on its campus. This was the second such institution in the state, and the first outside of Wilmington. Many of the classes were held in the Dupont Building, also known as the Practice School. This building was named for Pierre S....
  • Delmar School (demolished) - Delmar DE
    The PWA completed this addition to the Delmar School in 1939. The school was reportedly demolished and rebuilt in 2000.
  • Dike Repair - New Castle DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was the repair of dikes in New Castle. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Dover Park - Dover DE
    The WPA constructed this park from a reclaimed landfill c. 1937.
  • East Fourth Street Repairs - Laurel DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was repair work in Laurel along Lindbergh Avenue, which had been a renaming of E 4th Street at the time. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Erosion Control - Bethany Beach DE
    Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 in Delaware was the construction of groins—small jetties designed to prevent beach erosion—in Bethany Beach.
  • Erosion Control - Rehoboth Beach DE
    Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 in Delaware was the construction of groins—small jetties designed to prevent beach erosion—in Rehoboth Beach.
  • Foulk Road - Wilmington DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along Foulk Road in New Castle County north of Wilmington, through Naamans Rd. to the border with Pennsylvania. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Frankford Town Hall and Fire Department - Frankford DE
    The PWA helped construct this fire station, which evidently doubled as a town hall. Subsequent additions have been made but the original building stands.
  • Frederica Causeway Improvements - Frederica DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction at the Frederica Causeway, including road paving and the installation of guard rails. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Goodwill Fire Company Improvements - New Castle DE
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) undertook a project conducting "painting and repairs to the Good Will Fire House on South street" in New Castle, Delaware.
  • Hall of Records - Dover DE
    "The Hall of Records is a much needed addition to the group of State buildings at Dover. It contains offices for the governor and the secretary of state, the research room, the archives lobby, and a vault 19 by 24 feet for the storage of records, on the first floor. On the second floor are offices for the motor-vehicle department and the franchise-tax department. The building is fireproof throughout. The exterior walls are red brick laid in flemish bond and the trim is marble and wood. The roof is covered with slate. The finish throughout the interior is...
  • High School (former) Improvements - New Castle DE
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) undertook a project conducting "painting and repairs to the old High School building" in New Castle, Delaware. The facility in question is unclear to Living New Deal.
  • High School (former) Mural - Claymont DE
    Currently a community center, what was previously known as Claymont Middle School, Claymont High School, Claymont School (in that order, going backwards) houses an example of New Deal artwork: a pair of Works Progress Administration (WPA) murals by Walter Pyle, Jr. The works were installed in the school around 1935 with the aim of inspiring people who were suffering through the Great Depression. The murals were restored in 2013-2014. According to the project's original contributor, the works are "located upstairs in the Executive Offices (or at least they were when I worked there in 2005) in a back stairway that no one...
  • Highway Grading - New Castle DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was highway grading work at Rose Hill. Living New Deal believes the work in question to be along Route 9 between New Castle and Wilmington. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA’s road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Howell School Road - Kirkwood DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along Howell School Road to Kirkwood, including sidewalk development. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Hullihen Hall - Newark DE
    Hullihen Hall, located between South College Avenue and The Green on the University of Delaware campus in Newark, Delaware, was financed with federal New Deal funds. "The following year, he provided the matching funds, which, together with federal support from the Public Works Administration, financed the construction of the building’s twin, now called Hullihen Hall, which was designated to house the central administration and the humanities departments." (UDel.edu)
  • J. Ralph McIlvaine Elementary School - Magnolia DE
    "The new Magnolia School replaces a four-room frame structure which had served the school district for 50 years and which was heated by stoves and lacked proper sanitary accommodations. The new building is one story in height, with provision in the basement for the heating plant, and provides four classrooms and an auditorium with a stage. The construction is semifireproof. The exterior walls are red brick backed up with hollow tile and trimmed with wood and limestone. The first floor is a concrete slab and the roof construction is wood covered with slate. The project was completed in June 1935 at a construction...
  • John Bassett Moore School Addition - Smyrna DE
    This addition to what is now John Bassett Moore Intermediate School was built with assistance from the WPA.
  • John Bassett Moore School Murals - Smyrna DE
    A collection of murals was painted for what is now the John Bassett Moore School in Smyrna, Delaware, commissioned by the WPA. Produced by Brandywine River School artists Walter Pyle, Jr., Stafford Good, and Edward Grant, the murals are entitled: "Shipping Industry" "Scenes of Agriculture" "Cavalcade of Delaware" "Student Activities" "School Scenes" "Heritage of Shakespeare" The works were restored during extensive school district renovations in the 2000s.
  • Laurel Town Offices - Laurel DE
    The Town Offices of Laurel, Delaware, were constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $14,122 grant toward the $37,246 project. Construction on the project began December 1936 and was completed July 1937. PWA Docket No. DE 1017.
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