The roof of the original Oelrichs town water well building is restored. This historic round rock well house was completed by the WPA in 1940. Photos by Katie Merdanian/Fall River County Herald-Star
OELRICHS – Many have heard of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) of the 1930s. The WPA provided jobs and income to unemployed people during the Great Depression. Those projects had a lasting impact on the lives of the residents of Fall River County.
Recently, a well house constructed by the WPA and very important to the residents of the town of Oelrichs was restored. It stands on the south edge…
