Article
Veterans' Village
University Archives WKU History
(2007)
Abstract
After World War II, Western Kentucky State College (now Western Kentucky University) faced a severe housing shortage for returning veterans. In 1946, President Paul Garrett created Veterans' Village from a variety of government-surplus quonset huts, trailers and prefabricated housing. Veterans' Village provided on-campus housing for married and other non-traditional students until 1976.
Keywords
- WKU veterans,
- prefabricated housing
Disciplines
Publication Date
April 23, 2007
Publisher Statement
Reprinted with permission from Landmark Report, October 1999.
Citation Information
Lynn E. Niedermeier. "Veterans' Village" University Archives WKU History (2007) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lynn_niedermeier/8/