• Fort Dix - NJ
    Dating from WWI, Fort Dix provided training for soldiers enlisted in the U.S. Army. According to a Works Progress Administration (WPA) Information Division document, the WPA engaged in “Campwide improvement to grounds, including grading, checking of soil erosion, improvements to drainage to eliminate mud, and clearing fire trails and brush; construction of target pits and machine gun range, landing field, one mile of railroad. Construction or repair of garage, motor repair shop, schools, tent floors, incinerator, sawmill, woodshop, quarters, storage buildings, mess hall, cold storage plant, hospital, airport buildings, disposal plant, improvements of water supply system, clearing of ditches...
  • Road Improvements - New Hanover Township NJ
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook improvement work on "public access roads" as part of a $1,704,036 project in several towns in Burlington County, in rough conjunction with development efforts at what was then Camp Dix. Work was sponsored by the New Jersey State Highway Department. WPA Official Project Number: 165‐1‐22‐458