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    Hatchery Improvements – Spearfish SD

    Date added: August 5, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at the federal fish hatchery in Spearfish, South Dakota, including laying a new 736-foot pipeline that replaced a leak-prone pipe.

    Federal Courthouse – Aberdeen SD

    Date added: September 25, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023

    Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1938 as a post office and courthouse. It is still in use by the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota.

    Water System – Spencer SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: July 12, 2023

    A waterworks construction project in Spencer, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $20,000 loan and $8,279 grant; the total cost of the project was… read more

    Post Office (former) – Spearfish SD

    Date added: February 15, 2018; Modified: April 11, 2023

    In 1940 this post office opened for the use of the citizens of Spearfish. It was built in an architectural style that was used in many small towns. There were also offices in the basement to house federal programs such… read more

    Outlet at Elm Lake Dam - Frederick SD

    Elm Lake Dam – Frederick SD

    Date added: March 23, 2023; Modified: March 23, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration built the spillway at the Elm Lake Dam in Frederick SD between 1936 and 1938. The dam at Elm Lake was originally built both to provide a recreation destination and to create a water source for… read more

    Sheridan Lake Marina - Black Hills National Forest SD

    Sheridan Lake – Black Hills National Forest SD

    Date added: January 12, 2012; Modified: October 31, 2022

    The Lake of the Pines (now known as Sheridan Lake) on Spring Creek was constructed as a joint project by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) from 1938 to 1940.  It was the largest earth dam built… read more

    Municipal Building – Lead SD

    Date added: July 18, 2022

    Lead, South Dakota’s striking Art Deco Municipal Building was constructed as a Public Works Administration (PWA) project during the Great Depression, although construction is sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA; see Lead Historic Preservation). The building “allowed the… read more

    The Field House – Wessington Springs SD

    Date added: November 28, 2021

    Built in 1936, as a Worker’s Progress Administration (WPA) building project under President Roosevelt, the Municipal Field House is located in the Wessington Springs City Park approximately one block off of Dakota Avenue. Used yet today, it is the center… read more

    Historic marker for CCC Camp SP-3 in South Dakot

    CCC Camp SP3 – Fairburn SD

    Date added: October 12, 2021

    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) maintained a camp on French Creek east of Custer State Park in South Dakota from 1934 to 1941.  It was officially camp SP-3 (meaning State Park #3).  The recruits worked on projects in region under… read more

    Wind Cave National Park Administration Building

    Wind Cave National Park – Hot Springs SD

    Date added: January 12, 2012; Modified: October 12, 2021

    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) made a host of improvements to Wind Cave National Park, which had been established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903. The improvements made in the 1930s included a new… read more

    Custer State Park: Center Lake – East Custer SD

    Date added: January 12, 2012; Modified: October 12, 2021

    “[Custer State Park] grew rapidly in the 1920s, acquired additional lands; during the 1930s the Civilian Conservation Corps made many park improvements. CCC men laid out campgrounds and picnic areas, built a massive park museum, miles of roads, sturdy bridges… read more

    Pactola Lake CCC Camp – Black Hills National Forest SD

    Date added: November 21, 2014; Modified: October 12, 2021

    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) maintained a camp at Pactola Lake SD from 1933 to 1940.  It was designated Camp F-4 and worked under the supervision of the US Forest Service.  Recruits at Camp F-4 worked chiefly in the Black… read more

    Custer State Park: Bismarck Lake – West Custer SD

    Date added: January 12, 2012; Modified: October 12, 2021

    “The CCC assigned to Custer State Park had the objective of making nature more enjoyable and accessible to the public. Recreational improvements in the state’s largest park included the construction of dams at Horsethief Lake, Stockade Lake, Center Lake and… read more

    Custer State Park: Legion Lake – East Custer SD

    Date added: January 12, 2012; Modified: October 12, 2021

    “The [Custer State Park] grew rapidly in the 1920s, acquired additional lands; during the 1930s the Civilian Conservation Corps made many park improvements. CCC men laid out campgrounds and picnic areas, built a massive park museum, miles of roads, sturdy… read more

    Custer State Park: Horse Thief Lake – Custer SD

    Date added: January 12, 2012; Modified: October 12, 2021

    “The CCC assigned to Custer State Park had the objective of making nature more enjoyable and accessible to the public. Recreational improvements in the state’s largest park included the construction of dams at Horsethief Lake, Stockade Lake, Center Lake and… read more