Public Works Administration
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What is the PWA???
-What did are agency's do ? The PWA set up public works projects to increase employment and to stabilize the economy
-The PWA was created by the NIRA on June 6th 1933
-The Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes lead the project
-Between 1933-1939 spent 4 billion+ dollars on 34 thousand different projects
-Built 70% education buildings,65% court houses, 35% public health facilities, 10% bridges and road ways
-The PWA was created by the NIRA on June 6th 1933
-The Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes lead the project
-Between 1933-1939 spent 4 billion+ dollars on 34 thousand different projects
-Built 70% education buildings,65% court houses, 35% public health facilities, 10% bridges and road ways
Helping Society One Step At A Time
Leaders and Contributions to the PWA
Harold L. Ickes
Was the leader of the PWA
PWA projects
-educational buildings
-improving public welfare
-contributing to American industry