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New Deal places in Independence County

10 New Deal places in Independence County are on the map. Courthouses, post offices and city halls (1); Schools, gyms and job training (5); Libraries, armories and community buildings (1); Roads and bridges (2); CCC camps (1). 8 have a full story with sources.

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Courthouses, post offices and city halls 1

Independence County Courthouse Batesville, Independence County · Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Independence County's courthouse in Batesville is a two-story, H-shaped building faced with Batesville marble, with a central entrance on Main Street.

Schools, gyms and job training 5

Charlotte Elementary School Charlotte, Independence County · Works Progress Administration (WPA)
In 1936 the WPA replaced Charlotte's old wooden school with a sandstone building; classes met in the Methodist church while it was built.
Moorefield School Moorefield, Independence County · National Youth Administration (NYA)
Four miles east of Batesville, Moorefield kept its own school district, and in 1939 it got National Youth Administration money for a new fieldstone school, a common look for NYA work in the Ozarks.
Old Newark Gymnasium Newark, Independence County · Works Progress Administration (WPA) · reported gone
When Newark's one-room schools merged, the district applied in December 1941 for WPA help building a gym, a project totaling about $47,000.
Old Oil Trough Elementary School Gymnasium Oil Trough, Independence County · Works Progress Administration (WPA) · reported gone
The WPA approved $11,244 in 1941 to build a gym for the Oil Trough school district, with about 38 people working on it.
University of Arkansas Livestock Forestry Station Batesville, Independence County · Works Progress Administration (WPA)
The University of Arkansas research station near Batesville covers about 3,000 acres, with pastures, a 350-cow herd and 1,750 acres of hardwood and shortleaf pine forest used for cattle and forestry research.

Libraries, armories and community buildings 1

Batesville National Guard Armory Batesville, Independence County · Works Progress Administration (WPA)
The WPA helped build this Art Deco armory for Batesville's National Guard company in 1936 and 1937.

Roads and bridges 2

Cedar Creek Bridge Independence County · Works Progress Administration (WPA)
This small stone-faced concrete bridge with two pointed arches carries County Road 235 over Cedar Creek near Rosie.
Dry Run Bridge Bethesda, Independence County

CCC camps 1

Camp Charlotte (CCC camp SCS-18) Charlotte, Independence County · Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

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