Water Mains – Anchorage AK
Date added: June 8, 2017; Modified: June 12, 2017
The Works Progress Administration contributed $3,356 toward the construction of water mains in Anchorage, Alaska, between 1939 and 1940.
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Airport Improvements – Cordova AK
Date added: June 8, 2017; Modified: June 12, 2017
The Works Progress Administration contributed $2,306 toward the construction of the airfied in Cordova, Alaska. Formerly operating as the Cordova Army Airfield, the airfield was subsequently closed. The airfield was redeveloped and today serves as the state-owned, public-use Cordova Municipal Airport.
Street Improvements – Hydaburg AK
Date added: June 8, 2017; Modified: June 12, 2017
The Works Progress Administration contributed $593 toward street improvements in Hydaburg, Alaska, between 1939 and 1940.
Water System – Haines AK
Date added: June 8, 2017; Modified: June 8, 2017
The Public Works Administration contributed approximately $11,000 toward work on the water system in Haines, Alaska, between 1939 and 1940.
Infrastructure Improvements – Fairbanks AK
Date added: June 8, 2017; Modified: June 8, 2017
The Public Works Administration contributed approximately $220,000 toward the construction of sewers, paving, sidewalks, and school additions between 1939 and 1940 in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Annette Island Airport – Annette Island AK
Date added: June 7, 2017; Modified: June 8, 2017
In August 1940, two Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) companies started work on the Army’s Annette Island airfield in Alaska. The Army Corps of Engineers, under the command of Major George J. Nold continued the work on the airfield through the… read more
Beaver Lake Dam – Admiralty Island AK
Date added: June 6, 2017; Modified: June 7, 2017
The Civilian Conservation Corps built the Beaver Lake dam in 1936. The dam is part of the Admiralty Island Canoe Route. It was designed to raise the level of Beaver Lake and create a navigable channel that could be traveled… read more
Tongass National Forest Trails – Tongass National Forest AK
Date added: May 26, 2017; Modified: June 2, 2017
The CCC carried out road and trail construction in the Tongass National Forest.
Chugach National Forest Trails – Chugach National Forest AK
Date added: May 26, 2017; Modified: June 2, 2017
The CCC carried out road and trail construction in the Chugach National Forest.
Hasselborg Lake Shelter Cabin, North – Admiralty Island AK
Date added: May 27, 2017; Modified: May 27, 2017
The Hasselborg Lake North Shelter Cabin is a shelter in the Admiralty Island National Monument, part of the Tongass Forest. The Civilian Conservation Corps workers built the three-sided shelter Adirondack style cabin with a “peeled log superstructure and shake walls… read more
Elliott Highway – Livengood AK
Date added: May 25, 2017; Modified: May 27, 2017
The PWA and FERA built a portion of the Elliott Highway, from Olnes to Livengood: 61-mile sled road converted into a hard surfaced road to allow for automobile traffic.
Glenn Highway – Anchorage AK
Date added: May 25, 2017; Modified: May 27, 2017
Glenn Highway, from Anchorage to Matanuska (Palmer): “One of the major road projects in 1935 and 1936 [in Alaska] was the completion of the Anchorage to Matanuska Road, or Palmer Highway, which later became part of the Glenn Highway, with… read more
Richardson Highway – Gulkana AK
Date added: May 25, 2017; Modified: May 27, 2017
The PWA and FERA worked on a segment of the Richardson Highway, from Gulkana to Nabesna. About half of this road was improved to accommodate automobile traffic.
Denali Park Road – Denali National Park AK
Date added: May 26, 2017; Modified: May 27, 2017
The PWA helped complete the 91-mile Denali Park Road, from the park entrance to Kantishna. The road aided mining and tourism and is still used today.
Port Graham-Nanwalek Trail – Port Graham AK
Date added: May 26, 2017; Modified: May 27, 2017
Developed by the CCC, this “trail connected Port Graham and Nanwalek residents to seasonal fishing camps and a cannery, providing an alternative to coastal water travel when the ocean was too rough.” It now serves primarily as an ATV trail.