Public Works Administration
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The Public Works Administration was a major U.S. New Deal agency that funded large-scale public construction projects to stimulate economic recovery and create jobs during the Great Depression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Public Works Administration canonical | 8 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal agency
ⓘ
United States federal government agency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
PWA
ⓘ
Public Works Administration (PWA) ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| approvedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | National Industrial Recovery Act ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1944 ⓘ |
| employer |
architects
ⓘ
civil engineers ⓘ construction workers ⓘ laborers ⓘ |
| followedBy | various wartime construction agencies of the United States ⓘ |
| follows | no direct predecessor ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
building airports
ⓘ
building bridges ⓘ building dams ⓘ building highways ⓘ building hospitals ⓘ building public buildings ⓘ building schools ⓘ building sewage systems ⓘ building waterworks ⓘ contracting with private construction firms ⓘ financing public works ⓘ granting loans to state and local governments ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
expanded role of federal government in infrastructure development
ⓘ
increased employment in construction sector ⓘ long-term improvement of U.S. public infrastructure ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1933 ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
create jobs through public works projects
ⓘ
fund large-scale public construction projects ⓘ modernize United States infrastructure ⓘ stimulate economic recovery during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| notableProject |
Boulder Canyon Project-related works
ⓘ
Grand Coulee Dam ⓘ Hoover Dam ⓘ LaGuardia Airport ⓘ Lincoln Tunnel ⓘ U.S. Route 1 ⓘ
surface form:
Overseas Highway
Triborough Bridge ⓘ various public housing projects in U.S. cities ⓘ |
| partOf | New Deal ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
United States Department of the Interior
ⓘ
surface form:
Department of the Interior of the United States
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| timePeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Federal Emergency Relief Administration