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“The Division of Grazing (Grazing Service as of 1939) operated the greatest number of CCC programs in the state. There were several reasons for this. First of all, Nevada has the largest public domain (nonallocated federal acreage) of any of… read more
Date added: January 14, 2015; Modified: January 14, 2015
The Lincoln County Courthouse in Pioche, Nevada was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. “In 1937 Lincoln County began to receive the proceeds of a major boom in lead and zinc mining that ran through the 1950s and… read more
Date added: September 11, 2014
The federal Public Works Administration provided a hefty loan and grant enabling the construction of a power line that would bring electricity from the then-newly completed Hoover Dam to the eastern Nevada town of Pioche. Nevadaculture.org: “[Then-Director of the Public… read more