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[The newspaper] Big Timber Pioneer reported in late 1935 that the WPA had allocated $55,927 “for the purpose of rehabilitating the front steps [of the State Capitol] by placing a new foundation of granite in place of the current pillars… read more
Date added: January 10, 2014
[The newspaper] Big Timber Pioneer reported in late 1935 that: “The first works progress project in Flathead county is to consist of renewing 6,600 feet of water mains, which will complete the city water system, according to Mayor Bruckhauser of… read more
Date added: January 10, 2014
[The newspaper] Big Timber Pioneer reported in October 1935 that the WPA allocated $1,500 for “park improvement in school district No. 1, Big Timber” — that is, school ground improvements at what is now the abandoned site of the former… read more
Date added: January 10, 2014
The 1935 county courthouse in Townsend, Montana was built with the assistance of PWA funds.
Date added: January 10, 2014
The PWA provided funding for the construction of a new high school in Sidney, MT — now the town’s middle school. “The loan and grant to school district No. 5, Sidney, Mont., is for construction of a three-story, fire proof… read more
Date added: January 10, 2014
Montana’s Big Timber Pioneer reported in September 1934 that one of the first PWA-sponsored projects to be completed in the state was a new $55,000 high school building in the town of St. Regis. The building, located at 90 Tiger… read more
Date added: January 10, 2014
One of the first PWA-funded projects to be approved and completed in Montana was that for a new reservoir for Beaverhead County. The project involved the damming of the Red Rock River, resulting in the formation of the Lima Reservoir…. read more
Date added: January 10, 2014; Modified: January 10, 2014
The Roosevelt County Courthouse, at 400 2nd Avenue South in Wolf Point, Montana, was constructed between 1939 and 1940 with WPA labor.
Date added: January 10, 2014
Then the Gallatin County High School, architect Fred Willson — who’d just designed the county’s new courthouse — was tapped by the WPA to design an addition to the 1902 high school building at 404 West Main Street. The building… read more
Date added: January 10, 2014
Billings architect J. G. Link designed the 1937 Monumental Deco-style courthouse that resides in downtown Hardin, MT. It was built using WPA labor. A nearby historical marker notes: “Constructed at a cost of $150,000, the project put over a hundred… read more
Date added: January 10, 2014
[The newspaper] Big Timber Pioneer noted in 1934 that the PWA had allotted $45,000 toward the improvement of the waterworks in Fort Benton.
Date added: January 10, 2014
In early 1934 [the newspaper] Big Timber Pioneer reported that the PWA allotted $3,900 for the improvement of Miles City waterworks.
Date added: September 20, 2013; Modified: December 18, 2013
“Glacier National Park is a national park located in the U.S. state of Montana, on the Canada–United States border with the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. The park encompasses over 1,000,000 acres (4,000 km2) and includes parts of two… read more
Date added: September 20, 2013; Modified: September 20, 2013
The course and clubhouse were constructed by the WPA in 1937. The course was originally 9 holes and was designated as both the golf course and airfield. Planes landed regularly, but became a hazard and in the 40’s the course… read more
Date added: July 29, 2012
“Anita Dam and Reservoir, features of the Huntley Project, are located 6 miles southeast of Ballantine, Montana near Billings. This offstream storage dam was completed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937. Water is released from Anita Reservoir into the… read more