Athletic Fields – Provincetown MA
The WPA provided labor for the construction of athletic fields in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The exact location of these recreation areas is not known to Living New Deal.
Province Lands Improvements – Provincetown MA
The Provincetown Advocate wrote in March 1940 that WPA funds were to be used to improve the Province Lands north of Provincetown, MA, now part of Cape Cod National Seashore. “Within a month 30 men will go to work on… read more
Provincetown Cemetery Improvements – Provincetown MA
The Provincetown Advocate reported in 1937: “Work on the Provincetown cemetery is being resumed after a shutdown since last spring. Harry W. Jordan, WPA foreman, reports that 12 men started work last Saturday on a project to fill in and… read more
Provincetown Harbor Clam Reseeding – Provincetown MA
WPA laborers worked to “transplant clams from polluted to clean waters” in Provincetown Harbor in a project begun Dec. 13, 1938. 13 workers were initially involved in the project, as reported by the Provincetown Advocate: Edward Amoral Henry Martin Francis… read more
Race Point Road – Provincetown MA
The Providence Advocate reported in 1936: “Work was started on the new road to the Airport on Monday [Feb. 17]. This is a WPA project and at present is employing 16 men.
Town Hall Murals – Provincetown MA
“Ross Moffett studied with Hawthorne and was one of the first year-round painters in Provincetown, moving into Days Lumberyard in 1914. “Gathering Beach Plums” and “Spreading Nets,” his large murals in the Town Hall entrance were painted in 1934 under… read more