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Hammonassett Beach Improvements – Madison CT

“The shoreline parks: Hammonassett Beach, Sherwood Island and Rocky Neck were all completed during this time period as WPA projects.” (waymarking.com) “Though the park was heavily damaged by the hurricane on September 21, 1938, the park reopened the following summer… read more

Post Office – Madison CT

The historic post office in Madison, Connecticut was constructed with Treasury Department funds and completed in 1940. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today.

Post Office Mural – Madison CT

Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Gathering Seaweed from the Sound” painted in 1940 by William Abbott Cheever.