Norvelt

A New Deal Subsistence Homestead

Nonfiction, Travel, Pictorials, Art & Architecture, Photography, History
Cover of the book Norvelt by Sandra Wolk Schimizzi, Valeria Sofranko Wolk, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Author: Sandra Wolk Schimizzi, Valeria Sofranko Wolk ISBN: 9781439638408
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: February 15, 2010
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Sandra Wolk Schimizzi, Valeria Sofranko Wolk
ISBN: 9781439638408
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: February 15, 2010
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
In 1933, the town of Norvelt became the fourth of 99 planned subsistence homestead communities subsidized by the federal government as part of the National Industrial Recovery Act for dislocated miners and industrial workers. The American Field Service Committee was recruited to implement and build the subsistence project and established a work camp in the summer of 1934. More than 1,850 people applied for 250 lots, and the first 1,200 homesteaders helped build their own homes on a lease-to-purchase agreement. Homes were equipped with a grape arbor, 3.4 acres of land, and chicken coops. Cooperatively, homesteaders established community garden plots and raised livestock, hogs, and chickens. A format of cultural, political, and religious expression was provided to the residents, and through vintage photographs Norvelt: A New Deal Subsistence Homestead celebrates the remarkable life transformation the homesteaders were able to experience during the town's formative years.
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In 1933, the town of Norvelt became the fourth of 99 planned subsistence homestead communities subsidized by the federal government as part of the National Industrial Recovery Act for dislocated miners and industrial workers. The American Field Service Committee was recruited to implement and build the subsistence project and established a work camp in the summer of 1934. More than 1,850 people applied for 250 lots, and the first 1,200 homesteaders helped build their own homes on a lease-to-purchase agreement. Homes were equipped with a grape arbor, 3.4 acres of land, and chicken coops. Cooperatively, homesteaders established community garden plots and raised livestock, hogs, and chickens. A format of cultural, political, and religious expression was provided to the residents, and through vintage photographs Norvelt: A New Deal Subsistence Homestead celebrates the remarkable life transformation the homesteaders were able to experience during the town's formative years.

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