Record #:

5868

Author(s):

Chase, Nan K.

Abstract:

Chase discusses Penderlea Homesteads, a planned farm community built in Pender County during the Great Depression to improve poor living conditions. Penderlea was the first of one hundred similar communities built nationwide as part of the federal government's New Deal program.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 71 Issue 1, June 2003, p52-53, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Penderlea Homesteads (Pender County); Planned communities--Pender County