In the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a dike to mitigate flood hazards on New York State Barge Canal in Whitehall. What was then referred to as “Barge Canal” is known today as New York State Canal System…. read more
The historic post office building in Whitehall, New York “was designed and built 1937-1938, and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department under… read more
The historic post office building in Whitehall, New York houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Settlement of Skenesborough,” painted by Axel Horn in 1939.