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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 ProjectsThe Pageant of Texas - Goliad, TX

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On display on the north wall of the mission museum at Goliad State Park is a large mural created under Public Works of Art Project.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 7/8/2016

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsRefugio Hospital - Refugio, TX

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Three story white Art Deco hospital building, still in use today.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 6/15/2019

last visited: never

Image for Bee County Courthouse Addition – Beeville TXview gallery

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WPA ProjectsBee County Courthouse Addition – Beeville TX

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The Bee County, Texas Courthouse was built in 1912. In 1941 a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project built an L-plan brick addition to the south side of the courthouse.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 9/4/2018

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsGuadalupe River Bridge – Cuero TX

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The Guadalupe River bridge was built to replace a truss bridge built by DeWitt county in 1887 because the bridge suffered a “light load capacity and inadequate roadway width.”

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 6/9/2018

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsUS Post Office - Kenedy, TX

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The historic post office in Kenedy, Texas was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was constructed in 1937, houses New Deal artwork inside and is still in use today.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 7/8/2016

last visited: never

Image for Post Office Mural - Kenedy, TXview gallery

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WPA ProjectsPost Office Mural - Kenedy, TX

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New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural, titled “Grist for the Mill,” completed in 1939.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 7/8/2016

last visited: never

Image for Municipal Park – Cuero TXview gallery

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WPA ProjectsMunicipal Park – Cuero TX

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The Works Progress (WPA) Administration built a lake, golf course, clubhouse, swimming pool, entrance portals and a baseball stadium between 1935 and 1937.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 6/9/2018

last visited: never

Image for City Hall and Auditorium - Karnes City, TXview gallery

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WPA ProjectsCity Hall and Auditorium - Karnes City, TX

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One story brick building in the Art Deco Style. City hall is at the front and the auditorium is behind it with a lovely columned entry. The City Hall entrance is covered and the words "City Hall" are metal along the edge.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 6/6/2018

last visited: 4/7/2020

Image for Elementary School - Karnes City, TXview gallery

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WPA ProjectsElementary School - Karnes City, TX

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One story beige brick building is part of Roger E. Sides Elementary School

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 6/6/2018

last visited: never

Image for Aransas Migratory Waterfowl Refuge -- Austwell TX USAview gallery

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WPA ProjectsAransas Migratory Waterfowl Refuge -- Austwell TX USA

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The Aransas Migratory Waterfowl Refuge (now known as the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge) was created in 1937 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, built by CCC Company 880, and administered by the WPA

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Texas

date approved: 4/15/2022

last visited: 4/27/2022

Image for Rockport School (former) – Rockport, TXview gallery

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WPA ProjectsRockport School (former) – Rockport, TX

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Workers completed construction on the Rockport School, labeled Project Number 2813, under the PWA. The school was built on the site of an earlier Rockport school, a wooden structure.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 7/8/2016

last visited: never

Image for Roadside Park - Gonzales, TXview gallery

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WPA ProjectsRoadside Park - Gonzales, TX

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Work was done by the National Youth Administration (NYA).

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 3/6/2021

last visited: never

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WPA ProjectsAuditorium-Gymnasium & School Building - Gonzales, TX

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Both buildings have cornerstones with markings. They are blond brick structures.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 10/24/2017

last visited: 3/5/2021

Image for Gonzales Memorial Museum, Amphitheater and Reflecting Pool – Gonzales, TXview gallery

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WPA ProjectsGonzales Memorial Museum, Amphitheater and Reflecting Pool – Gonzales, TX

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The memorial includes a museum, amphitheatre and reflecting pool designed by acclaimed architects Phelps & Dewees.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 10/24/2017

last visited: 3/5/2021

Image for Wynn Seale Junior High School – Corpus Christi TXview gallery

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WPA ProjectsWynn Seale Junior High School – Corpus Christi TX

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Completed in 1936 with a grant from the Public Works Administration. It is a Spanish Colonial Revival style with arcaded entry loggia, Churrigueresque ornamentation, fountains and red tiled roofs.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 6/6/2018

last visited: never

Image for Post Office – Robstown TXview gallery

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WPA ProjectsPost Office – Robstown TX

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This historic post office constructed in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 6/6/2018

last visited: never

Image for Founding and Subsequent Development of Robstown - Robstown, TXview gallery

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WPA ProjectsFounding and Subsequent Development of Robstown - Robstown, TX

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The mural in the lobby of the Robstown post office was painted by Alice Reynolds in 1941. The mural is in the business office section but can be viewed through glass doors from the post office box section.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 6/6/2018

last visited: never

Image for Auditorium-Gymnasium - Moulton, TXview gallery

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WPA ProjectsAuditorium-Gymnasium - Moulton, TX

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Erected by the Federal Emergewncy Administration of Public Works in 1939.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 9/9/2019

last visited: never

Image for Saffold Dam - Seguin, TXview gallery

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WPA ProjectsSaffold Dam - Seguin, TX

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Overflow dam on the Guadalupe River south of Seguin.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 6/15/2022

last visited: never

Image for Max Starcke Park - Seguin, TXview gallery

NWNW114.6 km

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WPA ProjectsMax Starcke Park - Seguin, TX

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A local park in Seguin, TX that was at least partially built by the Works Progress Administration.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member ggmorton

location: Texas

date approved: 6/20/2008

last visited: 6/2/2018

Image for Park Square Fountain - Seguin, TXview gallery

NWNW115.7 km

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WPA ProjectsPark Square Fountain - Seguin, TX

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A 1935 WPA Project.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 10/18/2018

last visited: 8/30/2021

Image for School Gymnasium – Waelder, TXview gallery

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WPA ProjectsSchool Gymnasium – Waelder, TX

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Gymnasium in bad repair.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 9/9/2019

last visited: never

Image for Guadalupe County Courthouse – Seguin, TXview gallery

NWNW115.9 km

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WPA ProjectsGuadalupe County Courthouse – Seguin, TX

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The County Courthouse built in 1935 is the 3rd courthouse for Guadalupe County.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 5/20/2015

last visited: 8/31/2021

Image for School Gymnasium (demolished) – Jourdanton TXview gallery

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WPA ProjectsSchool Gymnasium (demolished) – Jourdanton TX

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The gym’s cornerstone and WPA plaque have been preserved in a brick enclosure on the school grounds.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 9/22/2018

last visited: never

Image for Seguin Municipal Building - Seguin, TXview gallery

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WPA ProjectsSeguin Municipal Building - Seguin, TX

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A 1935 WPA project designed by architect Louis Wirtz, the building exemplifies one period of architecture in Seguin.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX

location: Texas

date approved: 10/18/2018

last visited: 11/3/2018

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