The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)’s Camp Roberts, which housed Company #175, was stationed at Black Rock State Park in Thomaston, Connecticut. The camp was established May 30, 1933 and was discontinued Sept. 28, 1937. The camp’s “main projects were: building… read more
Originally constructed as Thomaston’s high school, what is now the Center School was constructed between 1938 and 1939 with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. contributed a $129,375 grant for the project, whose total cost was $286,068. P.W.A…. read more
The historic post office building in Thomaston, Connecticut was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds and opened in 1938. The building, which houses a New Deal mural in its lobby, is still in active use.
The oil-on-canvas mural “Early Clockmaking” was painted by Suzanne and Lucerne McCullough for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural was installed in the Thomaston, Connecticut post office lobby in 1939.