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Pierce County—WPA Contributions, Plainview City Park Liz SheaMcCoy and Mike McCoy A lasting legacy of the Great Depression... In 1933 President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Works Progress Administration (WPA), one of the many “New Deal” relief programs to counter the Great Depression by putting unemployed Americans to work. Out of the ten million jobless men in the United States in 1935, three million received monetary aid by building highways, schools, hospitals, airports, and parks. The Plainview Band Shell complex, including this fountain, was constructed between 1939 and 1942 by the WPA. The concrete band shell, fountain, benches, and light posts are excellent examples of the Moderne architectural style used for public buildings and structures built by the WPA and other New Deal public works programs. The group of park structures is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Applicable Nebraska Social Studies Standards (Grade 4): Economics Government (4.2.10.a. Identify goods and services funded through state government) Geography The World in Spatial Terms (4.3.1.a. Read local and state maps and atlases to locate physical and human features in Nebraska) Places and Regions (4.3.2.c. Identify and classify regions (e.g. counties and cities across Nebraska) History Chronological Thinking (4.4.1.d Examine the chronology of historical events in Nebraska and their impact on the past, present, and future.) Historical Comprehension (4.4.2.a. Describe and explain the relationships among historical events, people, ideas and symbols including various culture and ethnic group in Nebraska by era) and (4.4.2.b. Describe how Nebraska and the Great Plains Region have changed over the course of time using maps, documents and other artifacts) Historic Analysis and Interpretation (4.4.4.e Describe the relationships among historical events in Nebraska and the students’ lives and today) Historical Research Skills (4.4.5.a Develop questions about Nebraska history.) A Few Quick Facts About Pierce County: • Pierce County was founded in 1856 and formed in 1859 • It is name after President Franklin Pierce, the 14 th President of the United States • Its area is 575 Square miles
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Pierce County—WPA Contributions, Plainview City Park Liz Shea-‐McCoy and Mike McCoy
A lasting legacy of the Great Depression...
In 1933 President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Works Progress Administration (WPA), one of the many “New Deal” relief programs to counter the Great Depression by putting unemployed Americans to work. Out of the ten million jobless men in the United States in 1935, three million received monetary aid by building highways, schools, hospitals, airports, and parks. The Plainview Band Shell complex, including this fountain, was constructed between 1939 and 1942 by the WPA. The concrete band shell, fountain, benches, and light posts are excellent examples of the Moderne architectural style used for public buildings and structures built by the WPA and other New Deal public works programs. The group of park structures is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Applicable Nebraska Social Studies Standards (Grade 4): Economics Government (4.2.10.a. Identify goods and services funded through state government) Geography The World in Spatial Terms (4.3.1.a. Read local and state maps and atlases to locate physical and human features in Nebraska) Places and Regions (4.3.2.c. Identify and classify regions (e.g. counties and cities across Nebraska) History Chronological Thinking (4.4.1.d Examine the chronology of historical events in Nebraska and their impact on the past, present, and future.) Historical Comprehension (4.4.2.a. Describe and explain the relationships among historical events, people, ideas and symbols including various culture and ethnic group in Nebraska by era) and (4.4.2.b. Describe how Nebraska and the Great Plains Region have changed over the course of time using maps, documents and other artifacts) Historic Analysis and Interpretation (4.4.4.e Describe the relationships among historical events in Nebraska and the students’ lives and today) Historical Research Skills (4.4.5.a Develop questions about Nebraska history.) A Few Quick Facts About Pierce County:
• Pierce County was founded in 1856 and formed in 1859 • It is name after President Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United
States • Its area is 575 Square miles
• Pierce is the County Seat • Originally Pierce County contained fifteen townships but through some
“creative” county line manipulation with its neighbor, Cedar County, it gained an additional township (nicknamed “Dog Town”) and without cost and several miles of railroad for taxation purposes
• Established during the Presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, the WPA provided employment in public works that would benefit society as a whole and communities such as Plainview
Discussion Questions:
• Who was Franklin Pierce and what were his accomplishments? • What is the Moderne style in architecture? • What was the Great Depression?
Additional Resources: History of Pierce County http://www.co.pierce.ne.us/webpages/about/history.html FDR and the WPA http://www.history.com/this-‐day-‐in-‐history/fdr-‐creates-‐the-‐wpa National Register of Historic Places http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/pierce.htm
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