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Gymnasium – Elizabethtown NC

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a gymnasium in Elizabethtown, North Carolina in 1939-40. Living New Deal believes this to be the facility on King Street that now houses the Bladen County Recreation Department.

Water System – Elizabethtown NC

A substantial waterworks construction project in Elizabethtown, North Carolina was enabled by federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds during the Great Depression. The PWA provided an $36,000 loan and $13,544 outright grant to the community for the project, whose total… read more