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On May 6, 1935, Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to employ the millions of Americans left unemployed by economic depression. This category is to waymark the projects created by the people employed by the WPA agency.
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WPA ProjectsMunicipal Auditorium - Charleston, WV

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Municipal Auditorium is a NRHP listed building built in 1939 in Charleston, West Virginia.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bobfrapples8

location: West Virginia

date approved: 09/10/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsU.S. Post Office - Grand Ledge, MI

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WPA funded U.S. Post Office located in Grand Ledge, Michigan.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bobfrapples8

location: Michigan

date approved: 08/21/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsNational Guard Armory - Memphis, TN

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The former National Guard Armory in Memphis.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1

location: Tennessee

date approved: 07/25/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsWPA Culvert - Crescent, OK

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This WPA culvert is at the southwest corner of the intersection of two unpaved country roads - southwest of Crescent, Oklahoma.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member The Snowdog

location: Oklahoma

date approved: 06/25/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsArroyo Seco Parkway - Los Angeles, CA

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One of the earliest freeways in the United States connects travelers from downtown Los Angeles to Pasadena. It carries US 66 and CA-110. It was built by the WPA in 1940.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote

location: California

date approved: 06/19/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsCaddo Gap Indian - Caddo Gap, AR

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This imposing statue of a Tula warrier and the brick foundation were constructed by the WPA in 1935 - in Caddo Gap, Arkansas.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member The Snowdog

location: Arkansas

date approved: 06/03/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsSiuslaw River Bridge - Florence, OR

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The bridge was designed by Conde McCullough, built by the Mercer-Fraser Company of Eureka, California, and funded by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (later renamed the Public Works Administration).

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache

location: Oregon

date approved: 06/01/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsSaucon Park Stone Bleachers - Bethlehem, PA, USA

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The Stone Bleachers in the southern part of Saucon Park was a WPA Project.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lightnin Bug

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 05/31/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsSaucon Park Suspension Bridge - Bethlehem, PA, USA

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The Saucon Park Suspension Bridge crosses Saucon Creek.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lightnin Bug

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 05/31/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsLane Field Baseball - San Diego, CA

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This is the Lane Field Ballpark Site, the first home of the San Diego Padres built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1936

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T-Team!

location: California

date approved: 05/27/2023

last visited: 07/18/2023

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WPA ProjectsKitsap Regional Library, Downtown Bremerton Branch - Bremerton, WA

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This small but beautiful art deco-style building was a WPA project, completed in 1938 for the city of Bremerton to use as its library.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member The Pirate King

location: Washington

date approved: 05/21/2023

last visited: 05/24/2023

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WPA ProjectsAllentown Post Office - Allentown, PA, USA

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The Allentown Post Office (main branch) was constructed during 1933-1934.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lightnin Bug

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 05/06/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsUS Post Office - Lake Placid - Lake Placid, NY

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The post office in Lake Placid, NY was an earlier WPA Project.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lightnin Bug

location: New York

date approved: 05/03/2023

last visited: 07/28/2023

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WPA ProjectsBascom Lodge - Mt. Greylock, MA, USA

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The Bascom Lodge sits atop Mt. Greylock, the highest peak in Massachusetts.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lightnin Bug

location: Massachusetts

date approved: 05/02/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsParkland Hospital Grounds Beautification Project -- Old Parkland Campus, Dallas TX USA

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In 1938-1939, the National Youth Administration partnered with several local organizations, civic and governmental, to beautify the grounds of what was then Dallas' Parkland Hospital, the public hospital serving the poor citizens of Dallas County, TX

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Texas

date approved: 04/20/2023

last visited: 04/21/2023

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WPA ProjectsArizona Museum of Natural History (Old City Hall) - Mesa, AZ

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This building was the original Mesa City Hall. It is now used as a natural history museum and is adorned with a dinosaur breaking through the outer wall.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member rjmcdonough1

location: Arizona

date approved: 04/12/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsFederal Building (Old Post Office) - Mesa, AZ

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The Federal Building still has that name on the front but it is being remodeled.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member rjmcdonough1

location: Arizona

date approved: 04/12/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsWhitney Memorial Airport - Saint Cloud, Minnesota

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These brick columns mark the entrance to the old Whitney Memorial Airport (1935-1970), located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member giacaches

location: Minnesota

date approved: 04/09/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsUnion Terrace Amphitheater - Allentown, PA, USA

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The Union Terrace Amphitheater is a WPA Era Project located at Union and St. Elmo Streets in Allentown, PA.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lightnin Bug

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 04/08/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsEmmaus Borough Hall - Emmaus, PA, USA

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Emmaus Borough Hall was constructed between 1938 and 1939.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lightnin Bug

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 04/05/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsState Highway Department Building – Allentown, PA, USA

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The State Highway Department Building is located along Lehigh Street in the vicinity of Queen City Municipal Airport.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lightnin Bug

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 03/31/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsGeorge Washington Carver School - Fulton, Missouri

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Historic black school in Fulton, Missouri. Building is boarded up now, prep for new owners.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Missouri

date approved: 03/27/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsSoldiers' Memorial Building Sculptures - St Louis MO

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These four statues are a separate project of the WPA from the memorial building itself.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Missouri

date approved: 03/23/2023

last visited: 07/17/2023

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WPA ProjectsWatershops Pond Bridge - Springfield, MA

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The Watershops Pond Bridge, a.k.a. the General Clarence R. Edwards/Roosevelt Avenue Bridge, is a vehicular and pedestrian bridge that carries Roosevelt Avenue over the Mill River at Watershops Pond in Springfield, MA.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1

location: Massachusetts

date approved: 03/13/2023

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsMountain View Cemetery - Big Timber, MT

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The Mountain View Cemetery is near I90 though the only access is on the frontage road. It is across the road from the Crazy Mountain Museum, with a sign indicating where to turn for the museum.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: Montana

date approved: 03/02/2023

last visited: never

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