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New Deal places in White County

6 New Deal places in White County are on the map. Parks and recreation (1); Courthouses, post offices and city halls (2); Schools, gyms and job training (2); Libraries, armories and community buildings (1). 3 have a full story with sources.

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Parks and recreation 1

Park site, White County White County

Courthouses, post offices and city halls 2

Russell Jail Russell, White County · Works Progress Administration (WPA)
This tiny one-room jail in Russell is cast concrete with a concrete roof, built around 1935, apparently with WPA help.
Courthouse Repairs Searcy, White County · Civil Works Administration (CWA)

Schools, gyms and job training 2

Griffithville School White County · Works Progress Administration (WPA) · reported gone
After six small schools merged into Griffithville's district, the WPA helped build this one-story brick school in 1939 for about 100 students.
Old Hopewell District #45 School Hopewell, White County · Works Progress Administration (WPA)
This one-story native-stone school near Bald Knob has the features of the federally funded buildings put up in White County in the late 1930s, including a central porch with an arched entry.

Libraries, armories and community buildings 1

Armstrong-Campbell Post No. 106 White County · Civil Works Administration (CWA)

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