New Deal Projects – Living New Deal

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Fort Foote Preservation Project – Fort Washington MD

A HABS Survey Report describes CCC work at Fort Foote Park: “Constructed as part of a ring of Civil War fortifications surrounding Washington, DC, and intended to replace the aging Fort Washington located a few miles down the river, Fort… read more

Fort Washington Park – Fort Washington MD

Fort Washington was built to defend the river access to Washington D.C. in the early 19th century. In the 1930s, both the WPA and the CCC made general improvements to the Fort and surrounding park. The WPA made “general improvements… read more