• Bennington Local Protection Project - Bennington VT
    The Bennington Local Protection Project was undertaken by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), in Bennington, Vermont during the Great Depression. Later reconstruction projects were handled by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. "The Bennington Local Protection Project is located along the left bank of Roaring Branch, a tributary of the Walloomsac River, in Bennington. The project protects Bennington from damage caused by the floodwaters of Roaring Branch. The project, about one mile in length, begins about 1,000 feet upstream of the Brooklyn Bridge and ends on Park Street. It consists of: Three sections of concrete floodwall with stone slope protection...
  • Southshire Courthouse - Bennington VT
    Bennington's Southshire courthouse was constructed between 1936 and 1937 as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. It was designed "as a replica of the original Southshire courthouse in Old Bennington that burned in 1869." The PWA provided a $43,293 grant toward the $97,496 total cost of the project. 1036.]