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FEDERAL WOFKS AGENCY '.VORK PROJ];CTS .ADi-.HNISTRATION For Immediate Rolco..se Thursdc,y , J1L11e 6, 1940 . PRIORITY ORDERED BY COLO}.J":SL EARRi l'JGTOtJ FOR 73 WFA PROJECTS R.A'.i:13:C MO S'l1 HfPORTANT BY WAR AND NAVY DEPARTl.fEj:,iij;S Co l o nel F . C. Hnrr ington , Commj_ssi on()r of Wo r ';::. Project ::, , todc..;y notif i ed WPA Administrat o rs in 31 StD.t cs , the District of Columbia and th o Territory of Hawaii to gi v 0 J riori ty t o a tok,l of 73 projects which th e War o.ncl N2..v7 Dcpartmci1ts co:1s ider of first iraJ)o rto..acc o.t this timo to national defense . 11 This p r ogr am c ov er s many nnvy- yo..rds , milita ry r oscrvo..tions of mc.jor ni ze and certcdn civil D-irpor ts locat ed in strategic ~e::-.,s, Colonel H.'.'.rringbn said . 11 T-y-:pes 11 '.)f WPA work t ,) be expeditect L1 ever~· poss ible vmy include , in c.dd.iti on to ::i.iryio rts .?..nd milit ary t'.ir fi e lds , construction of housing o,nd other f o.cili t ies f or enL1.r g0a. ;,1ili tc..17· g2.1·ris ons , c.:1.mp and c zi.n t onment c onstruction and. various im"'J rov omen ts in nc, vy ~fo,rds • 11 Sto.tes included in t he progr ::un c,r e Alc.ki,ma , Ariz oP..o.. , Co.lifornin , Col orado , Conne :~ti cu t , Florid.a , Geo r gia , Illi nois , I nd.i.::1.110 , Ko..ns o.s , Kentuck;:v , Loui s i a na. , Maine , i'fassr,chusetts, Michi go.,..r1., Liissour i , Hevo.do.. , Ne v, Ha mpshire , New J e rs ey , New Mexico , rew -York, Oi:lo..homn , Pennsyl v.'.lnia, South Carolina , Texc:.s , Utah , Virginio. , Washing t on , TI'ent Virginie. , Wisconsin , and. Wyoming , in ad.di ti on t o the Distri ct of Columbi1:1 l'-nd t he Terri t o r-.r of Hrnv:1ii . Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 4-2140 - 2 - r~'1.lly of the projects given priority have been started or are apprqved f:llld ready for operation. 11 Others are described as still in the planning stage" but are expe ct ed t o be r eady for oper a tion at an earl y date . (Attached is a list of proj ect s ites, by States , designated for preference in the def ense program.) ---oOo-Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 4-2140 STATE Al o.b o,r1-?.. Southeast Air De po t, Mobile Fort Mc Cl elllm M'"'l.xwell field A:ci zone, '.rucson Munic i p<:i.l Airpo rt No1·tlle rn Cnlif orni o., Camp Ord Fort Mason Fort Scott ' Sacrn,,rnento Air '.Depo t Sou t}iern Ca l if ornia :Fort 1:hcArthur Fort :R,osecr::1-ns Uarch Field N.'.'LVY p ro j ects at Sp,n Pedro Colo ro,do Lowr y Fi eld Coi1,1e cticut Hartford Hunicipnl Airnort 11 11 New Hr.wen 11 11 Bridgepo rt District of Col wnb i n Boll ing Field Ho.Yy p ro jec ts in An,q,costia floricto.. Gainesvill e Munici pal Airpor t 11 Mi ami 11 11 11 St . Pe tersbn r g Tampa Air Base Army gurn~e ry b 2. se at Vclpe.r2.i so No,vy Airfiel ds at Key West nnd J acksonville Fort Benn i ng Ill ino5. s Scott Field Grea t k i.kes No.val Air Station Fort Be nj ~rnin Harrison Fort EiJ.ey Fort Knox Bnrks ei.n.le : B' i e ld Portl ac1d lvrunicipr,1 Air:rio rt 11 11 \1i'[1.terville 1;0,s sachucetts Digitized by NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Chicopee F o,lls ~fos t f i eld l-iun ici pal Airpo r t Sow1ntum Airfield :i:k~vy nrojects D,t . C:h els ea ond · 0 rrginarfrom H~ESTERN UNIVERSITY 4...... 2140 2 ... i:,I ichi gan CaL1p Custer Mis no uri Jefferson Barracks St. Louis Munic i pal Air-oort Nevada Tonn.pah Municipnl Airport How Hampshire !funches t er Municipal Airport How Jersey Co.mp Dix Na,v-y- p rl'.ljects at Lc:1ko Deri..marl:: Now Eexico Albuquerque Lhmicipal Airport lifow York Sta te Fort Tilden !iii tchol Field lfav<'..1 Arrmuni tion Depot at Iou Island. Qklclloma, Fort Sill P ennsy l v@i a Ei cldlotovm idr Fi e ld Navy projects in Philo.dolpl1i£1. Navo.,l .Amrrmni tion Dopot o..t Fort Hifflin Sout h Ca,rolina Cn.rir_p Jackson So.n ~\ntonio Ar co. Fort Bliss 1iid.lond Municipc,l Airp ort Ut.::.,h Ogdon Air Depo t Virginia Lo..ngley Field lfavy pro joct a t Yorktown 170,shington Fort Lowis and McChord Ficlcl Bollingho.m l!.u.nicipal Airpo rt Everett " tt Na v-J p rojects in Seattle Ties t Virginia Na vy :r,i rojects in South Ch arleston Wisconsin Camg McCoy , S)_) arta Uyoming Fort Warren TerritoI"J of Hawaii Wheeler Field Hic:s:am Field Fort Sl1aft er Naval Reservation Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
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