Bolster Reservoir Improvements – Barre VT
In 1934 E.R.A. labor drained and cleaned Barre’s Bolster Reservoir.
Edward F. Knapp State Airport – Berlin VT
Located between Montpelier and Barre, what is now Edward F. Knapp State Airport in the Town of Berlin, Vermont was developed as a New Deal project in conjunction with the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.). Wikipedia: “Originally called the Barre-Montpelier Airport,… read more
Municipal Auditorium – Barre VT
Barre Auditorium was constructed in 1938-9 as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA provided a $105,882 grant toward the $239,668 total cost of the project. (PWA Docket No. VT [X]1122.) The facility is still in use today… read more
North Barre Playground Improvements – Barre VT
The National Youth Administration (N.Y.A.) conducted grading work and development of a cement wading pool at the North Barre Playground at Fourth St.
Park Development – Barre VT
The municipal park at the end of Mill Street, alongside Parkside Terrace, in Barre, Vermont, was developed and improved with the assistance of federal funds and labor in 1934. According to a town report work attributable in part to the… read more
Reservoir Dam Developments – Orange VT
In 1938 the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted “extensive improvement and extension” work to the spillway at the Wheeler Pond / Thurman W. Dix Reservoir dam by Barre in Orange, Vermont.
Road Development – Barre VT
The City of Barre relied greatly on multiple federal relief programs for the improvement and development of its street network during the Great Depression. Such included reconstruction, grading, paving. Work also included related safety measures such as the construction of… read more
Sewers – Barre VT
The City of Barre relied heavily on federal relief programs for the improvement and development of its sewer network during the Great Depression.
Sidewalks – Barre VT
Federal relief programs conducted sidewalk construction and improvement work in Barre, Vermont.
South Main St. Improvements – Barre VT
In 1934 the Emergency Relief Administration (E.R.A.) conducted the following improvement work along a part of South Main St. in the City of Barre: The street was widened, curbings and gutters built, gravel sidewalks constructed and all banks carefully were… read more
Spaulding School Retaining Wall – Barre VT
The W.P.A. provided labor toward the construction of a retaining wall at what was then the Spaulding School in 1938.
Washington St. Improvements – Barre VT
In 1934 the Civil Works Adminiistration (C.W.A.) and Emergency Relief Administration (E.R.A.) conducted the following improvement work along part of Washington St. in the City of Barre: The street was widened, graded, drained, slopes sodded and granite retaining walls built…. read more
Water Mains – Barre VT
Barre relied heavily on federal funds and labor during the Great Depression to improve and develop its water distribution system. The city’s annual reports attest that work began under the Emergency Relief Administration (E.R.A.) and persisted several years with the… read more