WPA Steps - Downtown Purcell, OK
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hamquilter
N 35° 00.742 W 097° 21.685
14S E 649507 N 3875641
Stamped WPA sidewalks and steps are always a pleasant find.
Waymark Code: WMJCVY
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2013
Views: 2
Besides the wonderful old WPA-constructed buildings throughout the country, WPA labor was used to construct parks, walls, bridges. parks and numerous other items.
During our travels, we often come across sidewalks, even in residential parts of town, that are stamped with the WPA shield. In downtown Purcell, with our eyes focused on the Statue of Liberty sculpture in front of an old bank, we looked down in order to walk up the four concrete steps leading from the street level to the sidewalk...and lo and behold, we found that they were constructed in 1940 by the WPA. There's something so exciting about finding these evidences of a time in the past when Depression-era citizens were offered work, beautifying and adding much-needed infrastructure to towns throughout America.
Project type: Other
Date built or created: 1940
Location: Downtown
City: Purcell
Condition: Good upkeep with a little wear and tear
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