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New Deal projects left lasting marks on Kansas history
Kansas benefited from New Deal funding through the Kansas Emergency Relief Committee and the Works Progress Administration. Rail bridges schools libraries and parks were rebuilt or created across Douglas County and beyond, fueling jobs and public facilities while debates continue on the programs’ overall impact. Notable sites include New York School in Lawrence Union Pacific underpass and a Carnegie Library expansion.
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Kansas
Ted Kennedy
Kennedy
Lawrence
Civilian Conservation Corps
Lone Star Lake
Corps
New Deal
Kansas Emergency Relief Committee
Works Progress Administration
Veatch
Douglas County
Kansas University
Federal
Public Works Administration
New York School
PWA
Union Pacific
Second Street
Massachusetts Street
Eudora
Carnegie
Ninth and
Vermont Streets
City Commission
Dyche Hall
Comanche
Little Big Horn
National Youth Administration
Pinckney
Clinton Park
Fifth Street
Pinckney School
Katie Armitage
WPA
Wyandotte High School
Lake Wabaunsee
Coronado Heights Park
Lindsborg
Newton
Roosevelt
Lawrence Journal-World