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Date added: July 28, 2012; Modified: January 19, 2024
The Civilian Conservation Corp’s (CCC) work at Yellowstone National Park was extensive and lasted for the entirety of the CCC program, 1933-1942. Projects included water and sewer line installation, landscaping, tree planting, the construction of fire lookouts and weather stations,… read more
Date added: April 8, 2018; Modified: July 27, 2023
Multiple New Deal work relief agencies were involved in the development of what is now known as Sheridan County Airport. The Civil Works Administration (CWA) began and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) completed improvement work at the Sheridan Airport, in… read more
Date added: July 27, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the Remount Area Headquarters at Fort Mackenzie outside Sheridan, Wyoming—now the Sheridan VA Medical Center. The status and location of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal. WPA Project No. 265-3-83-19. Cost: $75,793…. read more
Date added: September 4, 2022; Modified: July 26, 2023
In 1933, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers stationed in the Bridger-Teton National Forest constructed the Granite Hot Springs Swimming Pool recreational site by building a deck, changing room, and campground around the natural springs. Today, the Granite Hot Springs Swimming… read more
Date added: August 4, 2014; Modified: July 12, 2023
Thermopolis, Wyoming’s Hot Springs County Courthouse (and jail) was constructed in 1937 with federal Public Works Administration funds (PWA Docket No. WY 1014 DS). The building received an addition in 1982 and it is still in use today.
Date added: April 17, 2017; Modified: July 12, 2023
Cody, Wyoming’s City Hall (originally Town Hall) was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. The P.W.A. supplied a $14,400 grant for the project, whose total cost was $32,660. Construction occurred between Oct. 1938… read more
Date added: August 23, 2016; Modified: May 21, 2023
The historic main post office for Yellowstone National Park is located on North Entrance Road, just north of Barracks Street in the Mammoth Hot Springs community near the north entrance of the park. The building was constructed with federal Treasury… read more
Date added: March 27, 2015; Modified: October 10, 2022
Guernsey State Park is built around the Guernsey Dam and Reservoir, constructed in the 1920s as a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation project along the North Platte River in southeastern Wyoming. In the 1930s, the Bureau worked with the National Park… read more
Date added: September 8, 2022
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees stationed in the Bridger-Teton National Forest of Wyoming constructed the Monument Ridge Fire Lookout in 1941. The structure is the only remaining fire lookout in Wyoming assembled with precut logs. The wooden cabin looks over… read more
Date added: September 1, 2022
In 1933, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers stationed at Camp Fremont in Pinedale, Wyoming built a large system of ponds for environmental and recreational purposes. Additional camp work included a variety of other projects such as reforestation, flood control, and… read more
Date added: August 11, 2022; Modified: August 25, 2022
In 1933, U.S. Forest Service workers constructed a ranger residence at 243 West Pine Street in the city of Pinedale, Wyoming. The Colonial-Revival style building follows standard architectural plans created by George L. Nichols, a prominent regional architect whose designs… read more
Date added: March 30, 2018; Modified: August 12, 2022
Fremont Lake, north of Pinedale, Wyoming, is a large natural lake created by glacial scouring and a terminal moraine that has been expanded by the construction of modern dams. Today, the lake is about 12 miles long and 1/2 mile… read more
Date added: September 18, 2016; Modified: August 11, 2022
During its brief life in the winter of 1933-34, the Civil Works Administration (CWA) hired unemployed workers to improve the streets of Pinedale, Wyoming, with drainage works and gravel surfaces. According to Michael Cassity (2012) the work included: “streets of… read more
Date added: August 10, 2022; Modified: August 10, 2022
In 1934-35, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers stationed in the Bridger-Teton National Forest constructed five new buildings to create the Goosewing Guard Station, including a central dwelling, two gashouses, a barn and a garage. Originally built as a winter shelter… read more
Date added: August 6, 2022
In 1933, Company 832 of the Civilian Conservation Corps built CCC Camp F-17-W at Chimney Park in Wyoming’s Medicine Bow National Forest. CCC enrollees at the Chimney Park camp worked on ranger stations, trails, and roads in addition to establishing… read more