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During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the United States Government initiated a number of programs to put people to work. One of the best-known was the Works Progress Administration (WPA). As part of the WPA, several residents of Morrison County, Minnesota, found work through a project to collect oral histories from long-time residents.
A notable giveaway of a WPA project is locally available materials, assembled in a high craftsmanship manor. In this area you will see a lot of granite that is worked to a high level. It often looks over built to modern standards, but an honor to see materials and peoples skills showcased.
1. City Hall
“This Art Deco-style building smack-dab in the middle of the state was originally a Water Treatment Facility built in 1937 by the Works Progress Administration. When a new water treatment facility was built across the street in the 1970’s, the structure was converted to the City Hall building.” What a gem
2. Charles A. Lindbergh State Park: Park Shelter - Little Falls MNAddress: 1615 Lindbergh Drive South, Little Falls
Description: Known as the “Kitchen Shelter” because it includes a fireplace and stove, it was constructed in 1936, making it one of the first WPA buildings in the park. The WPA also put in two miles of...
Completion Date: 1936
Category: Parks and Recreation, Paths and Trails, Shelters
Agency: Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
State Park Water Tower
3. Built of native granite in 1939, it once held 5,000 gallons of water.
The WPA also put in two miles of footpaths, planted 4,000 trees and bushes, and built parking lots and other amenities on the Lindbergh property, creating what is now a state park.
4. Charles Lindbergh Boyhood home and museum
According to the Minnesota Historical Society: “By the 1930s, the boyhood home of famous aviator Charles A. Lindbergh had been badly damaged by souvenir-hunters. In 1936, the WPA began restoration of the house, which, along with the adjoining farmland, had been given to the state of Minnesota by the Lindberghs. Today, the homesite is a National Historic Landmark managed by the Minnesota Historical Society.”
The WPA also put in two miles of footpaths, planted 4,000 trees and bushes, and built parking lots and other amenities on the Lindbergh property, creating what is now a state park.
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Welcome to the Little Falls Area! We have a series of caches dedicated to the people that have and are making the area a great part of the Minnesota quilt. These caches are placed under the name TeamGeoPilot in honor of our team of Cache Hiders! Enjoy and hopefully you will all be Little Falls experts after you search these out.