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Date added: July 3, 2012; Modified: April 23, 2024
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) relief workers and Public Works Administration (PWA) funds contributed to construction of the Klamath Fish Hatchery during the 1930s and early 1940s. It was originally owned and run by the Klamath tribe but was bought by… read more
Date added: June 9, 2021; Modified: April 23, 2024
At a cost of approximately $28,000, the Historic West Linn City Hall was completed in July 1936 with funds provided by both a Public Works Administration (PWA) grant and loan. Local voters approved a bond measure to reimburse the loan… read more
Date added: May 13, 2023; Modified: April 23, 2024
President Roosevelt signed an executive order on December 21, 1936 to establish the Hart Mountain Antelope Refuge in Lake County, Oregon. This area served the largest, remaining pronghorn antelope herd in the United States. Comprised of Hart Mountain and the… read more
Date added: January 4, 2015; Modified: April 23, 2024
The Coos Art Museum in Coos Bay was originally constructed in 1936 as the post office for what was then Marshfield, Oregon. Marshfield changed name to Coos Bay on Feb. 15, 1945. The Coos Art Museum (CAM) acquired the building… read more
Date added: January 8, 2015; Modified: April 23, 2024
Tillamook City Hall was originally constructed as Tillamook’s post office. The building was completed in 1942 and houses a New Deal mural inside. The site for the new federal post office, located across from the Tillamook County Courthouse, was acquired… read more
Date added: January 5, 2015; Modified: April 22, 2024
The Burnside Tunnel, historically referred to as the Barnes Road vehicle tunnel, improved traffic movement through Portland’s West Hills by straightening the roadway and removing steep grades. Completed in 1940, it was one of three tunnels constructed in the West… read more
Date added: April 19, 2024; Modified: April 19, 2024
Built in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration. Moved from Clare Ln in Pinetop in 1988. Donations Made by First Interstate Bank, JTPA Youth, and The People of Pinetop-Lakeside to Preserve Pinetop’s History. History: It appears that the jail of… read more
Date added: April 18, 2024; Modified: April 19, 2024
The Civilian Conservation Corps, established Camp S-88 on the east side of the Townsend State Forest, in Townsend, MA in 1935. The CCC worked on reclaiming fire-damaged areas. The camp no longer exists, though there are reports that cellars associated… read more
Date added: April 18, 2023; Modified: April 18, 2024
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the CCC Camp S-82, Company 1139, in Townsend, MA, starting on August 1st, 1935. Camp S-82 was located near an old granite quarry off Old Turnpike Road and the Boston and Maine Railroad tracks,… read more
Date added: March 13, 2024; Modified: April 15, 2024
The Birch Creek Camp was located in Beaverhead County. The ranger station was on Birch Creek, about two miles above the campsite. A group of twenty-five Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers and one officer were first taken to the site… read more
Date added: January 15, 2024; Modified: April 15, 2024
Trail 4 at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park is an interpretive trail, built by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees in 1933. It is maintained by the park as a memorial to the CCC and is commemorated by a signboard at… read more
Date added: February 7, 2018; Modified: April 10, 2024
The Public Works Administration funded improvements at the Utah State Industrial School in Ogden. Docket # 1112-R (Utah). Now called Ogden-Weber Technical College.
Date added: April 9, 2024; Modified: April 9, 2024
The Works Progress Administration built the Ness City Public Library in Ness City KS. This building originally housed the Ness City Fire Department, the Ness City city office, and the Ness City Public Library. It now is the location of… read more
Date added: March 30, 2024; Modified: April 9, 2024
This monumental building was constructed in 1939 for offices of the Berwyn Township’s Public Health District. It was funded in part by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (i.e., the PWA). It was designed by Berwyn resident Vladimir Novak… read more
Date added: November 22, 2016; Modified: April 9, 2024
The historic El Monte Clubhouse in Ogden, Utah was constructed as part of a New Deal project by Civil Works Administration (CWA) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). These agencies precede the Works Progress Administration (WPA), to which the building… read more
The winning titles and authors have been announced. The 2023 Award, with a prize of $1,000, will be presented at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library June 22, 2024.