• San Juan High School (former) - Blanding UT
    In early 1937, San Juan High School burned to the ground. With the insurance payment and a federal grant from the Public Works Administration (PWA), the county school district was able to erect a new school building. The large brick Moderne style school was completed in late 1938. Today, it is largely unchanged, both inside and out (a small porch roof hides the old High School name carved over the front door). The former high school now serves as the San Juan County School District administration building. (San Juan Record: 3/14/1937, 5/13/37, 1/20/1938, 7/21/38, 12/1/38)
  • Water System Development - Blanding UT
    A substantial waterworks-improvement construction project was undertaken in Blanding, Utah during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $25,000 loan and $20,454 outright grant to the community for the project, whose total cost was $44,050. Construction occurred between September 1938 and April 1939. PWA Docket No. UT 1125