Arthurdale Heritage

Revisit the 1930s in Arthurdale, West Virginia! Established in 1933, Arthurdale is the nation’s first New Deal Homestead Community. Created through President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal legislation, the community provided a new chance at life for residents of West Virginia who were suffering from the Great Depression. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt served as the empathetic force behind the community, which became known as “Eleanor’s Little Village.” Today, Arthurdale is a National Historic District that maintains 160 of the 165 original homesteads.