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    Oregon State Forester’s Office Building: Exterior – Salem OR

    Date added: January 15, 2020; Modified: February 20, 2021

    The Oregon State Forester’s Office was designed by a US Forest Service architect and constructed by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers after preparation of the site by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places,… read more

    Canby City Hall

    City Hall – Canby OR

    Date added: March 28, 2012; Modified: July 20, 2020

    “The city hall at Canby is a good example of a municipal building designed to accommodate most of the departments of a small community. The structure provides quarters for the council chamber, light and water departments, police and fire departments,… read more

    Salt Creek Tunnel – Oakridge OR

    Date added: May 15, 2020; Modified: May 16, 2020

    Originally named the Willamette Highway Tunnel, the 905 feet-long Salt Creek Tunnel completed the Oregon Forest Highway Project that ran through remote areas of the Willamette National Forest to link US Highway 99 near Eugene with US 97 on the… read more

    CCC State Forester’s Camp (former) – Salem OR

    Date added: March 31, 2020; Modified: March 31, 2020

    Currently the administrative center for the Oregon Department of Forestry, this site was first developed in 1936 as the maintenance camp for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which coordinated its activities with the State Forester’s Office. From the first Civilian… read more

    Pacific Terrace Sidewalks – Klamath Falls OR

    Date added: March 17, 2020

    Two ‘WPA 1940’ stampings are located in concrete sidewalks along the NE side of Pacific Terrace. One stamping exists on the the block between Melrose and Portland Streets. An even better-quality WPA stamping can be seen at the corner of… read more

    Oregon Department of Forestry Complex – Salem OR

    Date added: January 15, 2020; Modified: January 25, 2020

    Historically identified as the Oregon State Forester’s Office Complex, the Oregon Department of Forestry Complex was developed by workers from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The Historic American Buildings Survey described this complex as… read more

    Forest History Center – Salem OR

    Date added: January 15, 2020; Modified: January 25, 2020

    This small, rustic structure was built by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers as the administrative building for Oregon’s CCC headquarters. Today it serves as the Forest History Center of the Oregon State Department of Forestry. Oregon had as many as… read more

    Oregon State Forester’s Office: Interior – Salem OR

    Date added: January 15, 2020

    Constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the interior of the Oregon State Forester’s Office demonstrates a high level of craftsmanship. Its interior was decorated by a wood carver employed in the Federal Arts Program of the WPA with finishes… read more

    NW Cornell Road Tunnel 2 – Portland OR

    Date added: October 23, 2019; Modified: October 24, 2019

    The second of two tunnels on NW Cornell Road constructed by WPA workers, the 250 long Tunnel 2 was completed in 1941. It was prioritized among infrastructure improvements as a means of opening up residential development in Portland’s West Hills. As… read more

    NW Cornell Road Tunnel 1 – Portland OR

    Date added: October 23, 2019; Modified: October 24, 2019

    In 1940 and 1941 respectively, Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers constructed two tunnels approximately a quarter mile apart from one another to improve vehicular movement through Portland’s Forest Park in the city’s west hills. As with the Rocky Butte tunnel,… read more

    Union High School – Junction City OR

    Date added: September 7, 2018; Modified: September 15, 2018

    Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of the Union High School in Junction City OR. Excerpt from “A History of Junction City High School”: “In 1934 because the Federal Government was offering Public Works Administration (PWA) grants for consolidation of… read more

    Overlook Park Wading Pool – Portland OR

    Date added: January 5, 2015; Modified: June 16, 2018

    Overlook Park sits on a bluff above the east bank of the Willamette River in the north Portland Overlook neighborhood. Recognizing the demand for recreational opportunities in a neighborhood built-out during the 1920s, the City of Portland acquired land for… read more

    Tollgate Campground – Rhododendron OR

    Date added: June 11, 2018; Modified: June 14, 2018

    The Tollgate Campground lies on Highway 26 in the Mount Hood National Forest, close to the village of Rhododendron OR.  It was built by Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) workers from the Zigzag CCC camp – one of many recreational facilities… read more

    Portland International Airport Seen From Rocky Butte

    Portland International Airport – Portland OR

    Date added: June 14, 2012; Modified: June 9, 2018

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the original Portland Airport (now Portland International, PDX) in the late 1930s. “The present PDX site was purchased by the Portland City Council in 1936. At the time it was 700 acres (280 ha) bordered… read more