https://jessicadoeshistory.com/cnd/files/original/c1837e6c5e575a03bc63b2cc08e10316.JPG 309be354a98039ec28dc9d42541d945d https://jessicadoeshistory.com/cnd/files/original/6d495b5fa5b8e8b45b7af4f81aebaf59.MOV 9a135c0742a6c13f85e6ed711d621a86 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New Deal Sites Place-Based Stories Use this item type for your second skill assignment, in which you will document New Deal-era sites through image, sound, and text. Date Include the date of your project here. October 14, 2019 Format Describe the format of the file(s) included in this item. One photo of the entrance sign of the facility. One video of the front of the facility. Narrative Use this field to attach your narrative about the site. I ultimately chose this site because it was the closest to where I live, but as I read more about this facility, I was intrigued by the mystery surrounding it. The Noman M. Cole, Jr. Pollution Control Plant is not the original plant that was constructed in the 1930s. The original water treatment plant was replaced by the modern one that stands there today, but there is little information as to how, when, or why. This air of mystery only increased when I arrived at the plant and found it surrounded by gates and a tall chain-link fence. Unable to venture further, I recorded my video and took my photo. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Water Treatment Facilities-Lorton, VA Description An account of the resource Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and water disposal New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA), Works Progress Administration (WPA). According to an index of WPA projects in the National Archives, the WPA constructed a sewage disposal plant, sedimentation tanks, a sludge digestion tank, and dripping beds in Lorton in 1936. In 1938, the Washington Post reported that funds were allocated for the PWA to conduct further improvements. Exact location and status of project unknown, but the facility could now be the site of the Norman M. Cole, Jr. Pollution Control Plant, Virginia’s largest such facility. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ashley Rhein Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/water-treatment-facilities-lorton-va/ Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1936 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource National Archives, Record Group 69, “Microfilmed Index to WPA Projects.” “PWA rejects grant for a new armory,” Washington Post, September 3, 1938, p. X15 “Jobs for 2,300 here assured in PWA work,” Washington Post, October 26, 1938, p. X17 fall-2019