Historical Marker Series

Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects

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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMK8W_parker-high-school-auditorium_Greenville-SC.html
Built in 1938 by the Works ProgressAdministration, it was a part ofthe largest WPA school project inthe state of South Carolina. Theauditorium was built at a cost of$50,000 and named for Thomas F. Parker,local mill executive. The dedicationceremony was held…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMKMR_lumpkin-court-house_Dahlonega-GA.html
This court house, built in 1836, replaced the small log structure used since the establishment of Lumpkin County in 1832. The town was named Dahlonega in October, 1833, for the Cherokee word "Talonega" meaning "golden." From its steps in 1849, Dr. M.F. S…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HML6X_loves-lookout_Jacksonville-TX.html
On this nine mile long ridge there are two historic lookout points which command a view of 30 to 35 miles. Between this site, with an elevation of 713 ft., and Point Lookout (1/4 mi. NW), lies a narrow valley. An Indian trail and later a pioneer road crosse…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMM3X_prescott-national-guard-armory_Prescott-AZ.html
Prescott was one of the first towns in Arizona to have a National Guard Unit. Companies B and C of the First Territorial Rifles were organized in Prescott in 1865 and Company M of the First Arizona Infantry was organized in 1910. Company M of the 158th Infa…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMM3Y_grace-m-sparkes_Prescott-AZ.html
There was a time when progress in Yavapai County was spelled S-P-A-R-K-E-S. Grace M. Sparkes came to Prescott, Arizona Territory, at the age of 14 in 1906. By 1911, she was working for the Yavapai County Chamber of Commerce as Secretary, a job she held for …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMM5M_meadow-garden_Augusta-GA.html
Residence George Walton 1792 - 1804Signer ofThe Declaration of IndependenceDelegate to Continental CongressRepresentative & SenatorChief Justice and Twice Governorof Georgia W.P.A. 1936 D.A.R.
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMMBG_hightower-trail_Social-Circle-GA.html
This road is a portion of Hightower Trail, old Indian path to Etowah River, which ran from High Shoals of the Appalachee westward to Shallow Ford on the Chattahoochee. It formed a boundary between Cherokee lands to the north and Creek lands to the South. In…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMMHY_middleton-senior-high-school_Tampa-FL.html
In 1934 Middleton Senior High School, named for George S. Middleton, opened on 24th and Chelsea Streets in East Tampa as the first high school for African Americans in Hillsborough County. Previously, Booker T. Washington School had accommodated both junior…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMMRX_veedersburg-scout-cabin_Veedersburg-IN.html
Built 1934 for "Boy Scouts"by W.P.A. - Local WorkersGuy Smith - Project Mgr.Logs - Walter Marshall FarmBricks - Veedersbrg Paving
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMMSM_in-the-beginning_Tampa-FL.html
On July 14, 1939, the Tampa Morning Tribune announced the war department's decision to build the "Southeast Air Base" in Tampa. The land selected was a 6000 acre marshy area known as Catfish Point. As part of President Roosevelt's New Deal Program, the Work…
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