• Armory (former) Improvements - Fall River MA
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at the old 'Bank Street Armory' in Fall River, Mass. WPA project details: "Improve and reconstruct Armory building" Official Project Number: 665‐14‐2‐332 Total project cost: $22,271.00 Sponsor: Quartermaster's Department, Massachusetts National Guard
  • Resiliency Preparatory School Murals - Fall River MA
    The city of Fall River was originally home to the Wampanoag Native American tribe, but this group was displaced relatively rapidly in the 1600s with the establishment of colonies in modern day Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The city of Fall River grew during the colonial era, but reached its heyday in the 1800s with the expansion of the textile industry. The fast moving Quequechan River provided an excellent source of water power that helped the city to become known as the "Queen City of the Cotton Industry" in the United States. This rich history was the inspiration for the...
  • Wattuppa Pond Reservoir - Fall River MA
    "Many visible reminders of the  work are still in use. They include Fall River's Wattuppa Pond reservoir ..."
  • White Brook Drain - Fall River MA
    Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor conducted sewer and drainage work in Fall River, Massachusetts. WPA Bulletin: Inadequate drainage resulting in flooded conditions about Bedford and Stinzo Streets. Fall River, will be remedied with the replacement of this new WPA White Brook drain from Bedford Street to Quequchan River. This area has been heavily redeveloped since the Depression era.