Ropesville Resettlement Project

Ropesville Resettlement Project (HM1E9L)

Location: Ropesville, TX 79358 Hockley County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 24.574', W 102° 9.144'

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The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) was enacted in 1933 as part of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal Program to aid families during the country's Great Depression. The Rural Rehabilitation Division of that agency began in 1934 to work specifically with the problems of the nation's farm families. The Ropesville Resettlement Program was one of 78 FERA- approved projects to help farmers re-establish themselves.

Initiated by a committee out of Lubbock (20 mi. NE), this project was located on land near the already established town of Ropesville. Federal money was used to construct homes, wells, and farm buildings. The first 33 families, chosen for their initiative and willingness to work, settled into their new homes in 1936. By the end of 1939, a total of 77 families were working and living in the project. A community manager, assisted by a home economist, provided guidance to participants in the Ropesville program.

The project ended officially in 1943, when the Ropesville Farms came under individual ownership. A community building, constructed for the people of the farms in 1939, was moved to this site in 1959.
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HM NumberHM1E9L
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Marker Number4345
Year Placed1985
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
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Date Added Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 5:10pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 764818 N 3700318
Decimal Degrees33.40956667, -102.15240000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 24.574', W 102° 9.144'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 24' 34.44" N, 102° 9' 8.64" W
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Area Code(s)806
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 501-599 Boyd Ave, Ropesville TX 79358, US
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