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Date added: September 1, 2016; Modified: October 4, 2023
Lehman Caves National Monument was established in 1922 and put under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service in 1933. New Deal relief agencies came in to aid the Park Service in improving facilities at the park to make it… read more
Date added: September 20, 2023; Modified: September 22, 2023
In 1938, the Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of a new grade school for Ely, Nevada. It was PWA project Nevada 1040-DS. The school building is a large, three-story, modern brick structure, with no decoration. It is has… read more
Date added: September 20, 2023; Modified: September 21, 2023
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established a camp along Berry Creek in eastern Nevada during the 1930s. Berry Creek drains South Schell Mountain in the Schell Creek mountain range,, about 30 miles northeast of Ely, Nevada. From Camp Berry, CCC… read more
Date added: September 7, 2016; Modified: September 20, 2023
Lehman Caves National Monument was established in 1922 and put under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service in 1933. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) arrived in 1934, setting up a camp and going to work on improvements to make… read more
Date added: July 28, 2016; Modified: September 20, 2023
Lehman Caves National Monument was established in 1922 and put under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service in 1933. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) came to Lehman Caves National Monument and set up a side camp in 1934. (The… read more
Date added: January 14, 2015; Modified: September 20, 2023
The historic post office building in Ely, Nevada, was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the Great Depression in 1937-1938. It is a classic “federal” style brick building, a standard design for many post offices of the time. The… read more
Date added: January 14, 2015; Modified: September 20, 2023
The historic post office building in Tonopah, Nevada was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1940-41. The building is still in use today and the interior appears largely unchanged over time.
Date added: April 14, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023
The Reno Main Post Office no longer occupies this building and has moved to a location on Vassar Street. The original post office (the subject of this post) was sold to a local development group in August 2012 and, after… read more
Date added: March 19, 2014; Modified: July 14, 2023
This building is currently listed under the National Historic Registry. Built in 1936 as the Fifth Street School, it replaced a school that had burned down in 1934. It was remodeled as an annex to the Clark Country Courthouse and… read more
Date added: March 20, 2012; Modified: May 13, 2023
The old Winnemucca Post Office was built by the Treasury Department in the 1910s, when William McAdoo was Secretary of the Treasury. Curiously, the date and other information has been erased from the bottom of the cornerstone. The building was… read more
Date added: June 19, 2012; Modified: May 13, 2023
Lamoille Canyon is the largest valley in the Ruby Mountains in northeastern Nevada. It is a spectacular glaciated canyon, known popularly as “Nevada’s Yosemite” and is surrounded by peaks rising over 11,000 feet. Lamoille Canyon lies mostly within the Humboldt-Toiyabe… read more
Date added: June 10, 2012; Modified: May 13, 2023
The Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1938 by the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt for the protection of migratory birds and endemic species of the Basin and Range region. It serves over 220 species of waterfowl… read more
Date added: March 20, 2012; Modified: August 28, 2022
The 1940 oil-on-canvas mural, “Cattle Round-Up,” by Polly Duncan depicts several cowboys guiding cattle into a shed while the bulk of the herd is being driven in from the broad expanse of the Nevada landscape. It is a typical New… read more
Date added: April 14, 2013; Modified: August 28, 2022
Humboldt General Hospital in Winnemucca has been around in various forms since the 19th century. The first hospital on the present site was established in 1908. It was expanded with new structures in 1936, 1942, 1962, 1973 and completely rebuilt… read more
Date added: September 3, 2014; Modified: August 28, 2022
The Volunteer Fire Department building in Winnemucca, Nevada, was constructed with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds in 1938-39. The building, located on South Bridge St. in central Winnemucca, is still in use today. The structure contains… read more