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Facts About Richton Homesteads
Title
Facts About Richton Homesteads
Subject
subsistence homesteads
Excerpt
Richton Homesteads were started by the Subsistence Homesteads Division of the Department of the Interior on December 15, 1933, and was transferred to the Resettlement Administration by Executive Order, May 15, 1935. The project is now under the jurisdiction of the Farm Security Administration.
Purpose of Project: The project was initiated to resettle 26 carefully chosen families from among those stranded by the curtailment of lumber operations in the area and other low-income groups. Opportunities for achieving improved living standards and better housing will be afforded on the project. The project is advantageously located to markets for farm products and there are part-time and seasonal work opportunities in the area.
Purpose of Project: The project was initiated to resettle 26 carefully chosen families from among those stranded by the curtailment of lumber operations in the area and other low-income groups. Opportunities for achieving improved living standards and better housing will be afforded on the project. The project is advantageously located to markets for farm products and there are part-time and seasonal work opportunities in the area.
Creator
Farm Security Administration
Date
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