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Pertaining to the New Deal agency The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration). Commonly referred to as the WPA. Projects were carried out by both state and federal WPAs.

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What WPA projects took place in my (or my relatives') hometown?

Several of the city directory listings I've found list people as being employed by the WPA (Work Projects Administration). In the comments on Thanks for one government “boondoggle”, on the blog ...
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