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Date added: September 17, 2016
CCC and WPA crews constructed this football stadium for the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in Rapid City. From the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Quarterly: “With the help of Works Project Administration (WPA) laborers and… read more
Date added: August 8, 2016
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed this lake in Mitchell, South Dakota.
Date added: July 20, 2016
This stone building was erected in 1936 with WPA funds as the local community center. It currently serves as the local library and sits next to the police station on Main Street.
Date added: July 28, 2015
WPA crews built the South Dakota Governor’s Mansion in 1936 in the capitol city of Pierre. In 2004, it was purchased and moved 175 miles to Rapid City, but in 2013 was sold at a foreclosure auction. It remains privately… read more
Date added: July 28, 2015
WPA crews conducted restoration work at the site between 1935 and 1938. From the Library of Congress: “In 1937, the fort was restored as a WPA project. It has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, but today… read more
Date added: February 9, 2015
The historic post office in Mobridge, South Dakota was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork inside, is still in use today.
Date added: December 29, 2014
This 1940 oil-on-canvas mural, “Wheat in the Shock,” by Matthew Ziegler, was created for the then-new Flandreau post office. The artwork was a winner of the Treasury Section’s 48-State Post Office Mural Competition.
Date added: December 8, 2014
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) “assisted in running telephone lines in rural counties” in South Dakota, including Bennett County, during the Great Depression.
Date added: December 8, 2014
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) “assisted in running telephone lines in rural counties” in South Dakota, including Perkins County, during the Great Depression.
Date added: December 8, 2014
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) “assisted in running telephone lines in rural counties” in South Dakota, including Haakon County, during the Great Depression.
Date added: December 8, 2014
A stone airport hangar at Watertown Regional Airport in South Dakota was constructed by the federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) during the Great Depression. The exact location and status of tis structure is presently unknown to Living New Deal.
Date added: December 8, 2014
“The historic amphitheater was constructed in the Dell Rapids City Park in 1936 as a project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA).” Presently listed to the National Register of Historic Places, the “structure continues to be a popular focal point… read more
Date added: December 8, 2014
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration was associated with the construction of Centerville, South Dakota’s municipal building. The building, whose exact location and status is presently unknown to Living New Deal, “housed the city hall, fire station, and jail in a… read more
Date added: December 8, 2014
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration was associated with the construction of a large stone hangar, since demolished, at Black Hills Airport, also known as Clyde Ice Field.
Date added: December 8, 2014
Located behind the Roberts County Courthouse, Sisseton South Dakota’s former Roberts County Jail was constructed during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $11,200 grant; the total cost of the… read more