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Works Progress Administration
- A program of the New Deal in the 1930s. The WPA built sidewalks, government buildings, and similar public works throughout the United States. During the Great Depression , the WPA employed many people who could not find other work.
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Some steps would offend some Republicans, such as restarting a modern version of the Depression era Works Progress Administration.
From The Daily Beast
The first trails at the area were cut by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the winter of 1936.
From The Daily Beast
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