Sign

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Sign

Entry/Object ID

2021.1.1

Description

Large steel sign with the molded inscription, "ROUSES POINT BRIDGE / FEDERAL EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC WORCKS". The sign goes on to list key participants in the bridge's construction on the New York and Vermont sides, and ends with the date, 1937.

Context

The original Rouses Point Bridge spanned Lake Champlain, connecting Vermont and New York. It was funded as part of the WPA.

Acquisition

Accession

2021.1

Source or Donor

Vermont State Archives and Records

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

1937

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Sign, Informational

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sign

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Visual Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Visual Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Material

Steel

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Works Progress Administration

Related Places

Place

Lake

Lake Champlain

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America