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Granger Homesteads
Title
Granger Homesteads
Subject
subsistence homesteads
Excerpt
Initiated by the Division of Subsistence Homesteads of the Department of the Interior in March 1934, the Granger Homesteads project was transferred to the Resettlement Administration. May 15, 1935. Occupants were admitted in December 1935.
Purpose of Project: The Granger Homesteads was constructed to provide 50 miners' families with modern homes at low cost, complete with large tracts of land and facilities to permit these families to raise and produce much of their food requirement, thus enabling them to raise the standards of living. Granger, located in the heart of the coal mining area in central Iowa, was chosen as the project site to demonstrate the effectiveness of the subsistence homesteads plan as adapted to the need of part-time workers. There are seven mines within 7 miles of the project and nearly all of the occupants are employed in the mining industry. The industry in this area is characterized by seasonal employment and the period of inactivity, from April to September, coincides with the growing season, thus giving project occupants an opportunity to devote much of their time to the production of the subsistence gardens.
Purpose of Project: The Granger Homesteads was constructed to provide 50 miners' families with modern homes at low cost, complete with large tracts of land and facilities to permit these families to raise and produce much of their food requirement, thus enabling them to raise the standards of living. Granger, located in the heart of the coal mining area in central Iowa, was chosen as the project site to demonstrate the effectiveness of the subsistence homesteads plan as adapted to the need of part-time workers. There are seven mines within 7 miles of the project and nearly all of the occupants are employed in the mining industry. The industry in this area is characterized by seasonal employment and the period of inactivity, from April to September, coincides with the growing season, thus giving project occupants an opportunity to devote much of their time to the production of the subsistence gardens.
Creator
Farm Security Administration
Date
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