• Ben Ficklin Park Improvements - San Angelo TX
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted development work at Ben Ficklin Park in San Angelo, Texas. Work included $3,095 on a garden.
  • Civic League Park - San Angelo TX
    Civic League Park sits on land donated by Uriah Gilliam Taylor to the San Angelo Civic League in 1904. The San Angelo City Council accepted the property as a park in 1907, and Taylor signed the deed over to the city in 1911. During the Depression, Works Progress Administration laborers improved the park based on the designs of Albert Nealy Carlin, the city’s first superintendent of parks. These improvements include a bridge and the rock work around the park. Civic League Park is still in use and is the site of one of the world's foremost waterlily collections.
  • Fish Hatchery (former) Improvements - San Angelo TX
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted $1,375 in improvement work on the "federal fish hatchery" in San Angelo, Texas. Living New Deal believes this to be what became known as Fish Hatchery No. 1, a property now managed by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. Charles Cruz: "No. 1 was located at the southern end of town near the Goodfellow AFB. It was constructed in 1929 and was one of the first state-run hatcheries built in Texas, producing walleye, channel catfish, largemouth bass and sunfish. The hatchery ceased operation in the late 1980s, and reopened in the early 1990s only to...
  • Foster Park - San Angelo TX
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) put more than 100 men to work developing Foster Park on Spring Creek southwest of San Angelo. The 10-acre park received $11,000 in improvements made possible by the CWA. In Feb. 1934 the San Angelo Morning Times noted that work was being "completed rapidly." It is probable that the CWA constructed many of the stone facilities that still serve the park today, including picnic benches, fireplaces, and a sizable shelter.
  • Lakeview Road Improvements - San Angelo TX
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted modest street improvement work in the Lakeview section of San Angelo, Texas.
  • Mary E. Lee Park - San Angelo TX
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) put more than 100 men to work developing Mary E. Lee Park (sometimes called Lake Nasworthy Park) in San Angelo. Work included tree planting.
  • Municipal Pool - San Angelo TX
    "In September 1936 a devastating flood swept down the South Concho River, inundating much of the city of San Angelo. Among the many properties lost or severely damaged were the city's parks and its public swimming pool. Plans were made to rebuild the parks and construct a new municipal swimming pool, but a bond election held in 1937 to finance the project was defeated by the voters. Once it was determined that the federal government would assist with Works Progress Administration funds and labor for the project, a new bond election was held and passed by sixty-six votes. Work on...
  • San Angelo Nature Center - San Angelo TX
    "San Angelo Nature Center, located in the former Lake Rangers Headquarters building at Lake Nasworthy, built by Works Progress Administration. Natural science and history museum emphasizing understanding of Edwards Plateau region."
  • Sixth Street Bridge - San Angelo TX
    The Sixth Street Bridge is a concrete beam bridge that currently carries the east bound frontage road of US Highway 67 over the North Concho River in San Angelo, Texas. The road is also referred to as West 6th Street. Contractor Purvis & Bertram built the bridge in 1936 with funds from the Public Works Administration. The bridge is referenced as project no. Texas 1540-A.
  • Veribest Road - San Angelo to Veribest TX
    The federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) employed hundreds of men constructing what was known as "Veribest Road" in 1934-5. The road is likely Farm-to-Market Road 380.