Tag Archives: {The Great Depression in South Georgia}
Ambrose Elementary School
This is the old school. The new one is just down the road. I wish I could have gotten a better shot, but with the chain-link fence, that wasn’t an option. I believe this is a WPA-built school, from the … Continue reading
Filed under --COFFEE COUNTY GA--, Ambrose GA
United States Post Office, Blackshear
This is a “New Deal” or WPA Post Office, built sometime in the late 1930s.
Filed under --PIERCE COUNTY GA--, Blackshear GA
Mitchell County Courthouse, 1936, Camilla
Designed for the WPA by William J. J. Chase.
Filed under --MITCHELL COUNTY GA--, Camilla GA
East Beach Station, 1936, St. Simons Island
This historic United States Coast Guard Station was built as a WPA project during the Great Depresstion, and had first watch on 1 April 1937. It now serves as a museum and interpretive center and is maintained by the Coastal … Continue reading
Filed under --GLYNN COUNTY GA--, St. Simons Island GA
