New Deal Projects – Living New Deal

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Cemetery Wall – Villisca IA

A local newspaper from 1939 explains that, “The cemetery improvement work started on August 28, 1938, with provision of rebuilding some 500 feet of rock walls and rock masonary entrance portals; laying 1000 feet of water mains; sodding and landscaping… read more

Swimming Pool – Villisca IA

“The Villisca Swimming Pool was built in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration, (WPA), which was a government program that found work for those unemployed by the Great Depression. This was at a cost of approximately $40,000.” (http://www.villisca.com) The… read more