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[[File:MareIslandB.jpeg|thumb|USHC housing at Mare Island, CA in 2011]] | [[File:MareIslandB.jpeg|thumb|USHC housing at Mare Island, CA in 2011]] | ||
The '''United States Housing Corporation (USHC)''' was a federal agency that existed during | The '''United States Housing Corporation (USHC)''' was a federal agency that existed during World War I. Its purpose was to provide housing for wartime production workers near arsenals and shipyards.<ref name="USHC 1920 report, vol 1">{{cite book|title=Report of the United States Housing Corporation, Volume 1: Organization, policies, transactions|year=1920|publisher=Government Printing Office|location=Washington|url=https://archive.org/details/waremergencycon00corpgoog}}</ref> | ||
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