WPA in the Wissahickon Part 2 with Debra Brackett, Peter Curatolo, and Doug Gibson
WPA in the Wissahickon: Wonderful Park Assets or Worrisome Park Additions – Part 2 Meeting at Blue Bell Field Parking Lot (see map here) This hike is the second of a two-part series covering the WPA additions at the southern end of the park. Ever walk past a structure in the Wissahickon and observe a cornerstone with the initials WPA and a date? WPA is short for the Works Progress Administration, a federal New Deal program during the Great Depression that helped provide jobs for unemployed workers. Fairmount Park and the Wissahickon Valley were sites for multiple WPA projects and