The WPA worked to improve the water supply of the town of Stoughton, Mass. Muddy Pond is located within neighboring Canton. “The Muddy Pond projects which has been going on now for over a year to improve the town’s water supply… read more
This former post office building was constructed by the Treasury in 1937. It is now privately owned. The post office originally contained a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “A Massachusetts Countryside” painted by Jean Watson in 1940. “The mural… read more
The WPA built sidewalks in the town of Stoughton, Mass. “The sidewalk project is expected to be completed about October 1 [1939]. The sidewalk crew has 14 men and as soon as the Sum[m?]er Street sidewalk is finished they will build… read more
A 1939 article cited work the WPA had been accomplishing in Stoughton, Mass. “They just completed the rebuilding of railroad [avenue] from Washington Street to the railroad …”
A 1939 article cited work the WPA had been accomplishing in Stoughton, Mass. “They … are now about to start the finishing work on laying out and rebuilding of Walnut Court as a town way. The street has been widened,… read more
A 1939 article cited work the WPA had been accomplishing in Stoughton, Mass. “The water main projects are employing upwards of 30 men and this project has given steady work to a similar number of men and a few more… read more
The WPA built sidewalks in the town of Stoughton, Mass. “The sidewalk project is expected to be completed about October 1 [1939]. The sidewalk crew has 14 men and as soon as the Sum[m?]er Street sidewalk is finished they will build… read more
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
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