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    Historical Marker, Camp Savage-Savage MN

    Camp Savage – Savage MN

    Date added: May 23, 2013; Modified: August 9, 2023

    The CCC operated a camp in Savage in the 1930s. In the early 1940s it was used as a Military Intelligence Service Language School for training Japanese-American soldiers.

    City Hall – Osakis MN

    Date added: August 5, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the city hall in Osakis, Minnesota in 1936. The building was dedicated at the fall festival on September 18, and featured council rooms, jail cells, and a community room and hall. The facility has… read more

    Post Office (demolished) – White Bear Lake MN

    Date added: July 27, 2023; Modified: July 27, 2023

    White Bear Lake was home to a historic post office building with New Deal connections. The building was likely completed in 1939 or 1940. No longer extant, in its place is a bank building at 2151 3rd Street.

    White Bear Lake, MN mural image and article

    Post Office Mural (missing) – White Bear Lake MN

    Date added: July 27, 2023

    White Bear Lake’s historic (and demolished) former post office building was home to an example of New Deal artwork: “Early Voyageurs at Portage,” a 12′ x 4′ mural by Nellie Best. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of… read more

    Park Rapids, MN post office

    Post Office – Park Rapids MN

    Date added: July 26, 2023; Modified: July 27, 2023

    The historic post office in Park Rapids, Minnesota was built in 1938 as a New Deal project. The building bears a standard cornerstone and houses examples of New Deal artwork.

    Three reliefs by Alonzo Hauser, by the Postmaster's door

    Post Office Reliefs – Park Rapids MN

    Date added: July 27, 2023; Modified: July 27, 2023

    The historic post office in Park Rapids, Minnesota houses a collection of New Deal wooden reliefs created by Alonzo Hauser: “Park Service Symbol,” “Indian,” and “Lumberjack in Setting.” The works were commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and… read more

    Main Post Office – Minneapolis MN

    Date added: October 5, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023

    Constructed by the Treasury Department, this building was completed in 1935. Placeography describes the building in detail: “The popular Moderne Art Deco style building uses Mankato’s own Kasota limestone and St. Cloud black granite. The building achieves the vertical emphasis… read more

    Duluth Armory Addition

    National Guard Armory (former) Addition – Duluth MN

    Date added: February 24, 2015; Modified: July 24, 2023

    Duluth’s National Guard Armory, built in 1915, received a significant expansion through the Works Progress Administration on the eve of World War II. Minnesota’s WPA administrator, Sidney L. Stolte, announced the plans to “increase the size of the building, provide… read more

    WPA-built tower at Old Mill State Park

    Old Mill State Park – Argyle MN

    Date added: July 28, 2014; Modified: July 15, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted development work at Old Mill State Park. The park contains a 25-acre historic district that includes eight structures built by the WPA in 1937, including a suspension bridge and a water tower.

    Joyce Kilmer Fireplace -3

    Joyce Kilmer Memorial Fireplace – St. Paul MN

    Date added: July 1, 2023

    The Joyce Kilmer Memorial Fireplace is a unique New Deal project located in Como Park in St. Paul. Saint Paul Almanac: “Labor for the fireplace was provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a federal relief program that provided jobs… read more

    Como Park Zoo Improvements – St. Paul MN

    Date added: December 28, 2014; Modified: July 1, 2023

    The WPA constructed several structures at the Como Zoo in the 1930s. From the Como Zoo’s website: “In 1897, the City of Saint Paul fenced-in a pasture in Como Park to hold three deer gifted to them, thus beginning Como… read more

    Allis Whitney Park Dam and other WPA projects in Minnesota (1939)

    Alice Whitney Park Dam (demolished) – St. Cloud MN

    Date added: May 5, 2023; Modified: May 23, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Alice Whitney Park Dam on the Sauk River in St. Cloud MN in 1938.  WPA workers also built steps going down the riverbank to the dam and a path along the river.  The… read more

    SKP South Kawishiwi Pavilion 

    South Kawishiwi River Campground – Ely MN

    Date added: May 12, 2022; Modified: April 12, 2023

    This campground offers a variety of opportunities for campers including fishing, hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, boating, and bird watching. Sites sit well above the river. The historic log pavilion was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933 and is… read more

    Chippewa National Forest Headquarters – Cass Lake MN

    Date added: July 26, 2012; Modified: January 29, 2023

    In 1935 and 1936, workers for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the Chippewa National Forest Headquarters. The building, overseen by Ike Boekenoogen, “an expert in log building techniques,” is “made entirely… from Minnesota… read more

    Roosevelt Hall - Barrett MN

    Roosevelt Hall – Barrett MN

    Date added: December 13, 2022; Modified: December 15, 2022

    At the behest of the city of Barrett, Minnesota, the Civil Works Administration (CWA) built a combination public auditorium and high school gymnasium in 1933-34.  The CWA provided the labor from the ranks of local unemployed workers and the city… read more