WPA Limestone Walls
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One of the remaining walls runs from the scenic overlook and heads west along the bluff line behind the Indian Mounds. The second of the WPA work is a more dramatic curved limestone wall that follows the turn of Mounds Boulevard as it leaves the playground area.
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a federal jobs initiative that employed people during the Great Depression of the 1930’s. They created local projects including public buildings, roads, sidewalks and these walls.
The WPA was a centerpiece of Franklin Roosevelt’s economic stimulation programs and was aimed at smaller-scale projects that could be quickly undertaken and completed. WPA dollars began to reach Minnesota in late 1935. At its height in 1938, 68,000 Minnesotans were enrolled. The program lasted for eight years, ending in 1943.
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Minnesota W.P.A. in Action
The WPA was a centerpiece of Franklin Roosevelt's economic stimulation programs and was aimed at smaller-scale projects that could be quickly undertaken and completed. WPA dollars began to reach Minnesota in late 1935. At its height in 1938, 68,000 Minnesotans were enrolled. The program lasted for eight years, ending in 1943. Date: 1936 Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
Construction at fish hatcheries
Near Indian Mounds Park. Possibly a WPA project. Photographer: A.L. Arntzen Date: Approximately 1940 Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
Construction at fish hatcheries
Near Indian Mounds Park. Possibly a WPA project. Photographer: A.L. Arntzen Date: Approximately 1940 Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
Limestone wall, Mounds Boulevard
One of the remaining walls runs from the scenic overlook and heads west along the bluff line behind the Indian Mounds. The second of the WPA work is a more dramatic curved limestone wall that follows the turn of Mounds Boulevard as it leaves the playground area. Date: August, 2013 Photo by: Kimmy Tanaka
Limestone wall, Mounds Boulevard
One of the remaining walls runs from the scenic overlook and heads west along the bluff line behind the Indian Mounds. The second of the WPA work is a more dramatic curved limestone wall that follows the turn of Mounds Boulevard as it leaves the playground area. Date: August, 2013 Photo by: Kimmy Tanaka