Bearden Waterworks (Bearden, AR)

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 water tower, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, water tank, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]
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Historic water tower and waterworks facility listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1936
Areas of significance: Engineering; Politics/Government
Area: less than 1 acre
Structures:
- water tower
- two well houses
- concrete water holding tank
Date added to NRHP: 10/5/2006
Other designations: part of the New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas Multiple Property Submission
Notes: This waterworks facility was constructed by the Public Works Administration, a New Deal program that operated between 1933 and 1944. The program provided work in the form of construction projects for unemployed men during the Great Depression.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearden_Waterworks
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Coordinates:   33°43'32"N   92°37'0"W
This article was last modified 8 years ago