Address: | El Reno, OK | County: | Canadian |
Started: | Completed: | 1936 | |
Agencies: | PWA, WPA | NRHP: | No |
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Description:
A substantial waterworks improvement project was undertaken in El Reno, Oklahoma during the Great Depression with the assistance of a federal Public Work Administration (PWA) grant. The PWA provided a $36,112 grant to the city for the project, whose eventual total cost was $80,642. Construction occurred during 1936.
Sources:
- The Living New Deal
- National Archives: Record Group 135: Public Works Administration; Projects Control Division; Entry 52: Indices to Non-Federal Projects; Report No. 5: Status of All Completed Non-Federal Allotted Projects, page 176.
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