The Works Progress Administration was a national make-work project overseen by the federal government during the Great Depression. The W.P.A. led many projects in Champaign County.

WPA Projects Boneyard Improvements. Image courtesy City of Champaign 150th Anniversary Celebration Committee. Original of image may be from Champaign County Historical Archives. Click image to download high-resolution copy.

WPA Project Removal of Street Car Tracks Aug 18, 1937. Image courtesy City of Champaign 150th Anniversary Celebration Committee. Original of image may be from Champaign County Historical Archives. Click image to download high-resolution copy.