Historical Marker Series

Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects

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Amsden Dam built by Brown and Day Counties Works Progress Administration W.P.A. Project Number 455 Nineteen Thirty Six
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Erected through the cooperation of Federal, State and local governments by Works Progress Administration Dedicated to the enrichment of human lives A record of permanent achievement
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Erected through the cooperation of Federal, State and local governments by Works Progress Administration Dedicated to the enrichment of human lives A record of permanent achievement
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM28M0_heart-of-brookings_Brookings-SD.html
Brookings County Courthouse The Renaissance Revival-style courthouse was built in 1911 for $100,000 to replace the original 1885 two-story $7,000 wooden courthouse. Oscar Lee, an amateur artist from Volga, South Dakota, painted several interior murals as…
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Improved By City of Parkston and Works Progress Administration Project Number 2974 1938 City Officials Mayor - W.A. Koehn Councilmen M. Hohenthaner Fred Ceidel H.K. Meisenhoelder Edward E. Blum J.J. Weidenbach …
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Public education in the Kyle area dates to the Texas Constitution of 1876 and its establishment of a statewide free school system. Under this legislation, school trustees D.A. Barbee, D.J.B. Barbee and Captain Fergus Kyle founded the Summit School that same…
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Lead's earliest city hall was located in the old business district, an area that was eventually lost due to ground subsidence. A new City Hall had then been constructed in 1912 on the corner of Main and Siever Streets and served the community until 1937. …
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Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works Project SC 1233 F. College of Charleston Gymnasium—. The trustees of the College of Charleston laid the foundations of this building on the 21st day of December 1938 Erected by the City of Charleston …
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Memorial Field. State College Historic Site—. Heeding calls for a "public playground," the State College School Board bought this natural amphitheater, known as "the sink hole," in 1914. It was foreseen as one of Pennsylvania's "most modern playground…
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Alamo Wall and Bulldog Stadium. . . Jasper Bulldog Stadium, established circa 1922, served as the centerpiece for the town's athletic competitions, becoming ever more popular over the years. By 1936, the bleachers were being filled at every game and rivalr…