Huntsville School WPA Labor - Huntsville AR
N 36° 05.305 W 093° 44.525
15S E 433191 N 3994010
Quick Description: A nice monument to local WPA labor used to build a local school.
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 5/27/2012 7:05:35 PM
Waymark Code: WMEGHJ
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Long Description:
THE STONES IN THIS MONUMENT, QUARRIED IN
MADISON COUNTY BY LOCAL CITIZENS, WERE A
PART OF ONE OF HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S
WPA ERA BUILDINGS. THE CONSTRUCTION OF
THE SCHOOL BEGAN IN 1933 WITH WPA LABOR
AND THEN HALTED BECAUSE OF WW II
IT WAS FINALLY COMPLETED IN 1946.
DURING ITS 54 YEARS, IT SERVED AS AN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND A JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL. TO HONOR EVERYONE WHO PROVIDED
LABOR FOR AND ATTENDED SCHOOL IN THIS
BUILDING, STUDENTS FROM HUNTSVILLE HIGH
SCHOOL DESIGNED THIS PERMANENT MEMORIAL.
----- 2001 ----
"THE PAST SHOULD NEVER BE FORGOTTEN"
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