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Crescent Weir Flood Control – Riverdale CA

As part of $106,612 spent on 38 projects in Fresno County in March 1934, the Civil Works Administration spent $12,416.67 on the Crescent Weir, a flood control structure on the Kings River. 91 men were employed. By April, the CWA… read more

Project type: Flood and Erosion Control, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs

Fairmount Park Improvements – Riverside CA

Other small improvements were made by the WPA in Riverside in the area of culture and recreation. The zoo and tennis courts which had been built at Fairmount Park by the Emergency Relief Appropriations (ERA) in 1933 were supplemented in… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation
Agency: Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Riverdale Ditch (dismantled) – Riverdale CA

A CWA project in March 1934 rebuilt an irrigation ditch to go around the Riverdale High School athletic field. $2,937.05 was the amount provided for the project as part of the employment of 262 men that month in Fresno County…. read more

Project type: Water Supply, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs

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