The Suffolk County News reported that between 1935 and 1936, the WPA “improved recreational facilities in [the] following State Parks [in Suffolk County]: Sunken Meadow, Heckscher, Wildwood, Orient Point and Hither Hills…”
This late 18th century lighthouse in Montauk Point State Park was repaired by the WPA in the 1930s.
A road paving project in Montauk, New York (specifically, around Montauk Point) was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $16,400 grant toward the $65,938 total cost of the project. Work occurred… read more