• Post Office - Harrington DE
    Constructed in 1939.
  • Post Office Mural - Harrington DE
    Treasury funded wax tempera mural entitled "Men Hoeing" painted in 1941 by Eve Salisbury.
  • Road Repairs (Andrewsville) - Harrington 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 repair work at Andrewsville (known in old records as Jester's Corner), southwest of Harrington. 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.  
  • Route 14 Development - Harrington 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 what Living New Deal believes to be Route 14, west of Harrington, from Flemings Corner to the Maryland state line. 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.  
  • 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)