24th Street Retaining Walls – Parkersburg WV

The Works Progress Administration built retaining walls on 24th Street in Parkersburg.

26th Street Storm Sewers – Parkersburg WV

The Works Progress Administration built storm sewers on 26th Street in Parkersburg.

Adams Avenue Improvements – Fairmont WV

The Works Progress Administration completed improvements on Adams Avenue in Fairmont, Marion County. The work consisted of “Widening Adams avenue and installing new traffic lights.”

Adams Avenue Repairs – Huntington WV

The Works Progress Administration completed repairs on Adams Avenue in Huntington, Cabell County.

Alley Improvement – Parkersburg WV

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) paved approximately six miles of alleys throughout Parkersburg, Wood County.

Alleys Paving – Elkins WV

The Works Progress Administration paved alleys in Elkins, Randolph County.

Babcock State Park – Clifftop WV

“Babcock, one of the earliest state parks, covers 4,127 acres. It was opened on July 1, 1937, and built as a public works program during the Great Depression. The main facilities and trails were constructed between 1934 and 1937 by… read more

Babcock State Park: Car Bridge – Clifftop WV

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built a car bridge in Babcock State Park in Clifftop WV. Babcock State Park contains 46 New Deal/CCC era resources on 4,127 acres near Clifftop, Fayette County, West Virginia. The land was purchased from the… read more

Babcock State Park: Glade Creek Dam – Clifftop WV

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the Glade Creek Dam in Babcock State Park in Clifftop WV. Babcock State Park contains 46 New Deal/CCC era resources on 4,127 acres near Clifftop, Fayette County, West Virginia. The land was purchased from the Babcock… read more

Babcock State Park: Park Headquarters and Administration Building – Clifftop WV

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the Park Headquarters and Administration Building in Babcock State Park, Clifftop WV. Babcock State Park contains 46 New Deal/CCC era resources on 4,127 acres near Clifftop, Fayette County, West Virginia. The land was purchased from… read more

Babcock State Park: Pump House #1 – Clifftop WV

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the Pump House #1 in Babcock State Park, Clifftop WV. Babcock State Park contains 46 New Deal/CCC era resources on 4,127 acres near Clifftop, Fayette County, West Virginia. The land was purchased from the Babcock… read more

Baseball Stadium – St. Marys WV

The National Youth Administration built a baseball stadium in St. Marys WV, Pleasants County. Project No. 8904. The exact location of this facility is unknown to the Living New Deal.  

Bathhouse at 4H Pool – Dunbar/Institute WV

According to a newspaper account, FERA built a new bathhouse at the 4H pool west of Dunbar.It is unclear if the pool that currently exists at the site is the original, and it is believed that the current bathhouse is… read more

Bear Creek Farm-to-Market Road – West Hamlin WV

The Works Progress Administration built the Bear Creek farm-to-market road in the vicinity of West Hamlin in Lincoln County. The work included the relocation of the road away from the creek bed.  

Berkeley Springs Sanitarium Rehabilitation – Berkeley Springs WV

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed rehabilitation work at the Berkeley Springs Sanitarium. The work was done following the 1936 spring floods that had damaged the facilities. The high water left behind mold and debris in the Sanitarium building. The… read more

Beverly Street Sidewalks – Kingwood WV

The Works Progress Administration built sidewalks on several streets in Kingwood. Work on Beverly Street was started in 1935.

Blue Bridge No. 1532 and Approaches – Blue WV

The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of the Youngs Creek Bridge No. 1541 in Nallen WV. Excerpt from Legal Advertisement, Notice to Contractors, The Charleston (WV) Gazette, March 18, 1939, p. 11.: “Public Works Administration Projects Docket 1197-F… read more

Bluestone Dam – Hinton WV

The Bluestone Dam began by an executive order of FDR in 1935 with work beginning in 1941 on the dam itself. The Bluestone Dam is constructed with concrete reinforced by steel rods. A unique feature of the dam was the… read more

Bluff Street and Third Street to Elk Creek Storm Sewer – Clarksburg WV

The Works Progress Administration built storm sewers from Bluff Street and Third Street to Elk Creek in Clarksburg.

Boreman Hall (WVU) – Morgantown WV

West Virginia University’s Boreman Hall was constructed between May 1934 and October 1935 with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a loan of $446,080 and a grant of $179,876 for the project, whose total cost was $632,996…. read more

Broadway Avenue Improvements – Elkins WV

The Works Progress Administration completed road improvements on Broadway Avenue. The work included “Stone-basing and surfacing Broadway Avenue.” The exact location of this project is unknown to the Living New Deal. The name of Broadway Avenue has changed.

Broadway Avenue Sewer Construction – Clarksburg WV

The Works Progress Administration built storm sewers on Broadway Avenue in Clarksburg. The work consisted of “Construction of 24- and 18-Inch sewers.”

Brown Avenue Sidewalks – Kingwood WV

The Works Progress Administration built sidewalks on several streets in Kingwood. Work on Brown Avenue was completed in 1937.

Bruce Park Swimming Pool – New Martinsville WV

This swimming pool, with a unique design (above ground, concrete), is in New Martinsville, West Virginia. It was operational until just a few years ago. I swam there often as a child. Unfortunately, though it is still in existence, the… read more

Buffalo Church Outbuildings – Palestine WV

“… three outbuildings: two pit toilets and a storage building that were constructed by workers associated with the Work Projects Administration.”

Cacapon State Park – Berkeley Springs WV

According to the West Virginia Department of Commerce: “Cacapon Resort State Park was the first CCC state park to be completed. Camp Morgan was established October 4, 1934 in what is now the main picnic area in the park. The… read more

Calhoun County Courthouse – Grantsville WV

The Works Progress Administration built this courthouse in Grantsville between 1941 and 1942. The building is stone construction with an entrance marked by a portico and a taller central portion. The massing of the rear facade is minimized by a… read more

Cameron Swimming Pool – Cameron WV

In 1939, the Public Works Administration funded the construction of a swimming pool in Cameron, WV.

Camp Conley: Ammunition Magazine and Ground Improvements – Point Pleasant WV

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built ammunition magazine and made ground improvements to the Camp Conley in Point Pleasant WV. “In 1940, the Works Progress Administration built a new ammunition magazine, modernized the buildings and grounds, and constructed tent floors…. read more

Camp Conley: Drainage System Improvements – Point Pleasant WV

The Works Progress Administration completed drainage system improvements at Camp Conley in Point Pleasant WV. Construction began on the camp in 1927. Named for Wiliam Gustavson Conley (1929–33) in 1929. The state police used the camp to train in 1928… read more

Camp Dawson: Drainage Systems – Kingwood WV

The Works Progress Administration completed upgrades to the drainage systems at Camp Dawson in Kingwood WV. Guard. Camp Dawson was established in 1909 when almost 200 acres were acquired along the Cheat River, just south of Kingwood in Preston County…. read more

Camp Fairchance – Low Gap WV

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) funded the construction of Camp Fairchance in Low Gap, Boone County. The buildings were constructed by FERA and later occupied by the WPA. The camp hired unemployed teachers… read more

Camp Greenbrier – Hines WV

Located on CCC Road, the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Greenbrier was set up on private land in Hines, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Camp Greenbrier was under W.V. Division of Forestry and occupied by Company 1539, 6/23/1933 – 8/30/1935 and Company… read more

Camp War (P-63) – War WV

Located on private land about 5 miles east of War and on the edge of Cucumber (town, likely a coal camp at one point) in McDowell County along WV Route 16. Occupied on 11 July 1935 with CCC Company 3538-C…. read more

Capitol Street Improvements – Charleston WV

The Works Progress Administration completed improvement work on Capitol Street in Charleston, Kanawha County.

CCC Camp – Mount Clare WV

According to a plaque: “In 1935 the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established Camp Harrison on the site [which was also the site of the Quiet Dell Grade School, dating from 1922]. This camp was one of 67 in West Virginia during… read more

CCC Camp SCS-10 Camp Cabell – Culloden WV

The Civilian Conservation Corps builtCamp Cabell in the vicinity of Culloden between 1939 and 1941. The 1940 Enumeration District Map shows the camp location.

CCC Camps Lee and Beaver, Hawk’s Nest State Park – Ansted WV

Hawk’s Nest State Park began as 31 acres bought by the state of West Virginia and is now an 838 acre park southwest of Anstead, Fayette County, West Virginia. The park overlooks the New River along the Midland Trail (US… read more

CCC Dam and Pond – Culloden WV

“SCS-10 Camp Cabell was located in Cabell County about two miles east of Milton on bottom land of the Thomas Joseph Berkeley farm, south of US Rt. 60 and between the highway and the railroad tracks… Due to its location,… read more

Circleville School – Circleville WV

“Circleville School is a historic school building located at Circleville, Pendleton County, West Virginia. It was built in 1937-1938, as a project of the federal Works Progress Administration. It is a two-story masonry building in the Georgian Revival style. It… read more