Edenton in Chowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
North Carolina National Guard Armory
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2023
1. North Carolina National Guard Armory Marker
Works Progress Administration
of
North Carolina
in cooperation with
City Government and Co. F. 105 M.R.
1935-1937
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.
Location. 36° 4.077′ N, 76° 36.327′ W. Marker is in Edenton, North Carolina, in Chowan County. Marker is on North Broad Street (North Carolina Route 32) just south of Park Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right/south of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 702 North Broad Street, Edenton NC 27932, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Edenton, 1962 (within shouting distance of this marker); First Post Road (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1897 Kadesh A.M.E. Zion Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rosenwald Schools (approx. 0.4 miles away); Harriet Jacobs (approx. 0.4 miles away); Edenton United Methodist Church (approx.
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Also see . . . Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Millions of Americans found themselves without jobs in April 1935, about six years after the stock market crash. Congress created a New Deal agency called the Works Progress Administration (WPA), with plans to hire 3.5 million people nationally at a cost of $5 billion. After two years of “direct relief,” or grants of money not tied to working, the federal government was switching to “work relief,” paying people to work on projects for agencies like the WPA. Between 1935 and 1940, the WPA in North Carolina employed 125,000 men and women of all races, completed 3,984 projects, and touched the lives of nearly everyone in the state.(Submitted on May 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2023
2. North Carolina National Guard Armory
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 85 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
