• Central Cemetery Improvements - Carver MA
    Federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor worked to improve the conditions at the Central Cemetery in Carver, Massachusetts.
  • Cranberry Road - Carver MA
    The Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) worked to develop and improve the safety of Cranberry Road in Carver, Massachusetts. Town report: "4000 feet of Cranberry Road was gravelled and given a Mixed in Place Tar top. This portion of Cranberry Road was widened and straightened under the C.W.A. last winter." The work was continued by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.).
  • Library (former) Improvements - Carver MA
    The federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) worked to improve the conditions of the library in Carver, Massachusetts in 1935. "The Library has been cleaned, painted and varnished, thanks to the W. P. A. workers, and new shelves have been added this year." The site of the library in 1935 is not confirmed to Living New Deal.
  • Meadow Street - Carver MA
    The federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) worked to improve the Meadow Street in Carver, Massachusetts. 1935: "Meadow Street was widened and graveled with W.P.A. furnishing the Common Labor." 1939: "The W. P. A. ... are now excavating and gravelling the portion of Meadow St. from Pine St. to Popes Point St." 1940: "The W. P. A. completed exavating and gravelling Meadow St."
  • Myles Standish State Forest Reforestation - South Carver MA
    “As a result of colonial wood utilization and wildfires, most of the original forest was cleared and burnt over by the mid-1800s. The Massachusetts Game Sanctuary Association initiated reforestation efforts in 1912 by planting 30,000 white pines around Barrett Pond and East Head Reservoir.  In 1916, the State Forest Commission purchased the 5,700-acre Game Sanctuary Association property, creating Myles Standish State Forest (MSSF).  By the end of the 1920s, the state had purchased the majority of the land we now know as MSSF.  Today, MSSF has approximately 12,404 acres and is the largest public recreation area in southeastern Massachusetts. “After acquiring...
  • Road Development (1936) - Carver MA
    Federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor worked to improve many roads in Carver, MA. In 1936: "Under W. P. A., Federal Road from Cranberry Road to the Wareham line was widened, straightened and graveled to the width of 16 feet." Furthermore, "One mile on Wareham Street and one mile on South Meadow Road, from Ward Street to the Plymouth line were each widened, straightened and graveled to the width of 18 feet. Spring Street from High Street to the Plympton line has been widened and straightened and about one half of this has been graveled. Forest Street, Fuller Street and about...
  • Road Development (1937) - Carver MA
    Federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor worked to improve several roads in Carver, MA. In 1937: "Under W. P. A. East Head Road was excavated and gravelled from Cranberry Road to the Plymouth line. ... Pleasant St. was completed with gravel. A part of High St. is now being widened and straightened."
  • Road Development (1938-1939) - Carver MA
    Federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor worked to improve several roads in Carver, MA. In 1938: "Under W. P. A. the County layed out High St. from Philip Coles’ corner to Brook St. and Brook St. from High St. to the Plympton line. Brook St. was excavated and graveled and a part of High St. excavated." 1939: "The W. P. A. completed excavating and gravelling High St. from Brook St. to the Bridge at the Maurice Robbins place ..."
  • Town Hall Parking Lot Improvements - Carver MA
    The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) worked to improve the parking lot at Town Hall in Carver, Massachusetts.
  • Tree Trimming - Carver MA
    The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) worked to trim trees along Savery in Carver, Massachusetts in 1934.