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    Watertown Auditorium – Watertown SD

    Date added: April 3, 2021; Modified: April 4, 2021

    The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Watertown Auditorium. The facility has two basketball and volleyball courts. It also has a stage with theater seating. For years it was used for rec league basketball and volleyball leagues and… read more

    Stadium – Watertown SD

    Date added: December 10, 2020; Modified: December 10, 2020

    In 1940, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) received funding for a $66,000 project to build a high school athletic field and stadium for the Watertown school district. The construction was completed in 1941, and the site included a baseball field,… read more

    Sewers – Watertown SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015

    Multiple sewer construction projects in Watertown, South Dakota were undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Storm sewers and sanitary sewers were constructed as part of two separate PWA grants. (PWA Docket… read more

    Watertown Regional Airport Hangar – Watertown SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: December 8, 2014

    A stone airport hangar at Watertown Regional Airport in South Dakota was constructed by the federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) during the Great Depression. The exact location and status of tis structure is presently unknown to Living New Deal.

    Streets and Curbs – Watertown SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: December 8, 2014

    Numerous street construction projects in Watertown, South Dakota were undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $56,000 loan and $37,535 grant for a curb construction project; the total… read more