Camp Savage – Savage MN
Date added: May 23, 2013; Modified: August 9, 2023
The CCC operated a camp in Savage in the 1930s. In the early 1940s it was used as a Military Intelligence Service Language School for training Japanese-American soldiers.
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The CCC operated a camp in Savage in the 1930s. In the early 1940s it was used as a Military Intelligence Service Language School for training Japanese-American soldiers.
Date added: August 5, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the city hall in Osakis, Minnesota in 1936. The building was dedicated at the fall festival on September 18, and featured council rooms, jail cells, and a community room and hall. The facility has… read more
Date added: July 27, 2023; Modified: July 27, 2023
White Bear Lake was home to a historic post office building with New Deal connections. The building was likely completed in 1939 or 1940. No longer extant, in its place is a bank building at 2151 3rd Street.
Date added: July 27, 2023
White Bear Lake’s historic (and demolished) former post office building was home to an example of New Deal artwork: “Early Voyageurs at Portage,” a 12′ x 4′ mural by Nellie Best. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of… read more
Date added: July 26, 2023; Modified: July 27, 2023
The historic post office in Park Rapids, Minnesota was built in 1938 as a New Deal project. The building bears a standard cornerstone and houses examples of New Deal artwork.
Date added: July 27, 2023; Modified: July 27, 2023
The historic post office in Park Rapids, Minnesota houses a collection of New Deal wooden reliefs created by Alonzo Hauser: “Park Service Symbol,” “Indian,” and “Lumberjack in Setting.” The works were commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and… read more
Date added: October 5, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023
Constructed by the Treasury Department, this building was completed in 1935. Placeography describes the building in detail: “The popular Moderne Art Deco style building uses Mankato’s own Kasota limestone and St. Cloud black granite. The building achieves the vertical emphasis… read more
Date added: February 24, 2015; Modified: July 24, 2023
Duluth’s National Guard Armory, built in 1915, received a significant expansion through the Works Progress Administration on the eve of World War II. Minnesota’s WPA administrator, Sidney L. Stolte, announced the plans to “increase the size of the building, provide… read more
Date added: July 28, 2014; Modified: July 15, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted development work at Old Mill State Park. The park contains a 25-acre historic district that includes eight structures built by the WPA in 1937, including a suspension bridge and a water tower.
Date added: July 1, 2023
The Joyce Kilmer Memorial Fireplace is a unique New Deal project located in Como Park in St. Paul. Saint Paul Almanac: “Labor for the fireplace was provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a federal relief program that provided jobs… read more
Date added: December 28, 2014; Modified: July 1, 2023
The WPA constructed several structures at the Como Zoo in the 1930s. From the Como Zoo’s website: “In 1897, the City of Saint Paul fenced-in a pasture in Como Park to hold three deer gifted to them, thus beginning Como… read more
Date added: May 5, 2023; Modified: May 23, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Alice Whitney Park Dam on the Sauk River in St. Cloud MN in 1938. WPA workers also built steps going down the riverbank to the dam and a path along the river. The… read more
Date added: May 12, 2022; Modified: April 12, 2023
This campground offers a variety of opportunities for campers including fishing, hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, boating, and bird watching. Sites sit well above the river. The historic log pavilion was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933 and is… read more
Date added: July 26, 2012; Modified: January 29, 2023
In 1935 and 1936, workers for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the Chippewa National Forest Headquarters. The building, overseen by Ike Boekenoogen, “an expert in log building techniques,” is “made entirely… from Minnesota… read more
Date added: December 13, 2022; Modified: December 15, 2022
At the behest of the city of Barrett, Minnesota, the Civil Works Administration (CWA) built a combination public auditorium and high school gymnasium in 1933-34. The CWA provided the labor from the ranks of local unemployed workers and the city… read more