Veterans Administration Building, Veterans Administration Hospital

The New Deal in Murfreesboro

Veterans Administration Building, Veterans Administration Hospital

Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37130, United States

Created By: The Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County

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3400 Lebanon Pike: The VA Hospital was the major New Deal project in Rutherford County. The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the building, allocating $674,000 for it. WPA work crews did much of the construction and landscaping of the 21 buildings, golf course, ball fields, and gardens. The center produced its own electricity using dams built by WPA. The facility is now named the Alvin C. York Veterans Administration Medical Center.

This point of interest is part of the tour: The New Deal in Murfreesboro


 

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