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Facts About Austin Acres Project
Title
Facts About Austin Acres Project
Subject
subsistence homesteads
Austin Acres, Minnesota
Excerpt
Austin Acres project was initiated by the Subsistence Homesteads Division of the Department of the Interior in December 1933, and transferred to the Resettlement Administration, May 15, 1935. It was completed on December 15 of that year.
Purpose of Project : Initiated to provide workman's garden homes, Austin Acres serves the seasonally and full-time employed workers in the local packing houses and other industries. It provides better housing and attempts to raise the standard of living of low-income workers through subsistence gardening. Each of the 44 tracts comprising the project consists of from one to nine acres of land and provides ample garden and orchard space.
Purpose of Project : Initiated to provide workman's garden homes, Austin Acres serves the seasonally and full-time employed workers in the local packing houses and other industries. It provides better housing and attempts to raise the standard of living of low-income workers through subsistence gardening. Each of the 44 tracts comprising the project consists of from one to nine acres of land and provides ample garden and orchard space.
Creator
Farm Security Administration
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