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Ipswich in the Great Depression

October 29, 2021June 22, 2025 Gordon Harris4 Comments

In March 1934, Congress passed the Civilian Conservation bill, creating the Works Progress Administration and the Civil Conservation Corps which accomplished several projects in Ipswich.

Posted in HistoryTagged 1933, ccc, poor, town government, wpa, WW2

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