Just before the phase-out of the CWA began in January 1934, the City of Independence applied successfully for CWA funds to build a trio of small dams across the Wapsipinicon at Independence downstream from the city’s mill dam. On further… read more
The post office in Independence was completed in 1935 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Robert Tabor’s 1938 mural, “Postman in Storm,” painted for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and viewable in… read more
Robert Tabor painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled “Postman in Storm,” in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the post office library.