North 10th Street Sewer – Nebraska City NE
Date added: August 20, 2023
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) installed the North 10th Street trunk line sewer in Nebraska City, Nebraska in 1934.
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Street Improvements – Chapman NE
Date added: August 18, 2023
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted street improvement work in Chapman, Nebraska, including “cleaning the streets as well as other street work as filling chuck holes, etc.”
Town Hall Painting – Chapman NE
Date added: August 18, 2023
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) painted Chapman, Nebraska’s town hall.
School Improvements – Lynch NE
Date added: August 18, 2023
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a project to improve the building and grounds of the school in Lynch, Nebraska, completed Jan. 1934. Norfolk Daily News, Jan. 10, 1934: “The interior of the school building has been repainted, revarnished and… read more
Post Office Mural – Pawnee City NE
Date added: August 8, 2023
The historic post office in Pawnee City, Nebraska houses an example of New Deal artwork: “The Auction,” an oil-on-canvas mural painted by Kenneth Evett in 1942. “Kenneth Evett studied with Henry Varnum Poor and George Biddle. Besides “The Auction” at… read more
Post Office – Pawnee City NE
Date added: August 8, 2023
The historic post office in Pawnee City, Nebraska was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork inside, is still in service.
Filtration Plant – Pawnee City NE
Date added: August 8, 2023
A water filtration plant in Pawnee City, Nebraska was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $13,019 grant for the project, whose total cost was $28,903. Construction occurred between Dec. 1938 and… read more
Community Center (former) – Cook NE
Date added: August 8, 2023
A community center in Palmyra, Nebraska was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $9,900 grant for the project, whose total cost was $21,763. Construction occurred between Dec. 1938 and Mar. 1939…. read more
School (former) – Palmyra NE
Date added: August 8, 2023
A school in Palmyra, Nebraska was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $12,015 grant for the project, whose total cost was $41,065. Construction occurred between Oct. 1934 and Mar. 1935. The… read more
City Hall (former) – Grand Island NE
Date added: August 5, 2023
The Work Projects Administration (WPA) constructed the then-new city hall in Grand Island, Nebraska. The building was dedicated in a ceremony on June 14, 1940. The city hall has since relocated and the stately, Deco-detailed New Deal building now houses… read more
O Road and 2nd Road Develoment – Hamilton County NE
Date added: August 4, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed a farm-to-market road in Hamilton County: West 8th Road, south and west of Aurora. The project consisted of “eight miles of grading, culvert work and graveling, starting at the Prairie Gem church, south six… read more
M Road – Hamilton County NE
Date added: August 4, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed a farm-to-market road in Hamilton County: South M Road, south and west of Aurora. “The road work now under way Is a grading and graveling job extending twelve miles south from the new overpass… read more
Park Improvements – North Platte NE
Date added: August 4, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted park improvement work in North Platte, Nebraska, “Project No. 40.”
Confluence Jetty – North Platte NE
Date added: August 4, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a jetty near North Platte, Nebraska: “Project 997” was described as follows: “River protection work at the junction of the North and South Platte rivers east of North Platte. Workmen are constructing a 1,500… read more
Airport Development – North Platte NE
Date added: August 4, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted work at what is now North Platte Regional Airport. “Project 996” involved “levelling land” at the airport.