Figure 1
Map of U.S. showing states (in color) with New Deal archaeology projects, with individual counties having projects highlighted. States in gray have no known New Deal archaeology surveys or excavations.
Table 1
Absolute allocation of New Deal expenditures, loans, and insurance by state, 1933–1939.
| State | Rank | Dollars | Total Counties | Counties with New Deal Archaeology | Percentage with New Deal Archaeology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 1 | 4,214,632,166 | 62 | 2 | 3.2 |
| California | 2 | 3,054,808,597 | 58 | 4 | 6.9 |
| Illinois | 3 | 2,784,416,009 | 102 | 12 | 11.8 |
| Ohio | 4 | 2,548,119,820 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | 2,512,598,632 | 67 | 20 | 29.9 |
| Texas | 6 | 2,106,916,828 | 254 | 42 | 16.5 |
| Michigan | 7 | 1,883,495,906 | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 8 | 1,335,440,333 | 21 | 19 | 90.5 |
| Missouri | 9 | 1,234,146,757 | 114 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Massachusetts | 10 | 1,216,327,872 | 14 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Iowa | 11 | 1,153,236,166 | 99 | 17 | 17.2 |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 1,146,995,763 | 72 | 5 | 6.9 |
| Minnesota | 13 | 1,090,999,960 | 87 | 15 | 17.2 |
| Indiana | 14 | 1,079,307,208 | 92 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Tennessee | 15 | 901,511,069 | 95 | 31 | 32.6 |
| Washington | 16 | 824,912,180 | 39 | 5 | 12.8 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | 821,025,210 | 77 | 13 | 16.9 |
| Alabama | 18 | 819,689,440 | 67 | 14 | 20.9 |
| Kansas | 19 | 816,920,692 | 105 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | 20 | 793,270,890 | 159 | 38 | 23.9 |
| Louisiana | 21 | 777,332,649 | 64 | 9 | 14.1 |
| Nebraska | 22 | 739,816,299 | 93 | 26 | 28.0 |
| Arkansas | 23 | 734,407,732 | 75 | 2 | 2.7 |
| North Carolina | 24 | 721,348,748 | 100 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Mississippi | 25 | 719,950,715 | 82 | 5 | 6.1 |
| Kentucky | 26 | 656,489,291 | 120 | 26 | 21.7 |
| Virginia | 27 | 617,423,756 | 95 | 3 | 3.2 |
| Maryland | 28 | 562,747,966 | 24 | 2 | 8.3 |
| Florida | 29 | 553,745,638 | 67 | 10 | 14.9 |
| South Carolina | 30 | 532,884,677 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 31 | 530,633,681 | 56 | 4 | 7.1 |
| Colorado | 32 | 524,531,880 | 64 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Oregon | 33 | 511,021,747 | 36 | 4 | 11.1 |
| South Dakota | 34 | 486,220,790 | 66 | 7 | 10.6 |
| North Dakota | 35 | 482,041,916 | 53 | 7 | 13.2 |
| West Virginia | 36 | 458,388,416 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 37 | 380,738,696 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | 38 | 345,077,459 | 15 | 7 | 46.7 |
| Idaho | 39 | 331,149,924 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 40 | 291,768,941 | 33 | 8 | 24.2 |
| Utah | 41 | 289,301,781 | 29 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Maine | 42 | 267,853,368 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 43 | 202,703,636 | 23 | 7 | 30.4 |
| Rhode Island | 44 | 169,393,142 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Vermont | 45 | 140,577,924 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada | 46 | 136,445,094 | 16 | 1 | 6.3 |
| New Hampshire | 47 | 115,212,905 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Delaware | 48 | 738,12,715 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 |
Figure 2
Reproduction of Middle Terrace Pictographs from Falls Creek. Adapted from Daniels (1940).
Figure 3
CCC crew works on a stratified site near Boulder (now Hoover) Dam. Adapted from Harrington (1937b: 87).
Figure 4
NYA crew excavates a trench in Site 34, near the Columbia River. Adapted from Collier, Hudson and Ford (1942: Plate 18b).