Date added: May 26, 2022; Modified: August 6, 2022
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) extended the sewer system in Medicine Bow, Wyoming, the winter of 1933-34. We have no further details as to the what, when and where of the project.
Date added: July 20, 2022; Modified: August 6, 2022
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees from Company 841 built Meadowlark Lake Dam in 1936, creating both an essential infrastructure project and a community recreation site. While little information exists on the architectural methods used in construction of the dam, the… read more
Date added: August 6, 2022; Modified: August 6, 2022
From 1938 to 1939, young relief workers from the National Youth Administration (NYA) built the North Casper Clubhouse in the city of Casper, Wyoming. Upon finishing the structure, the NYA noted that the “building was planned to meet a pressing… read more
Date added: August 5, 2022
In 1933, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers stationed in the Bridger-Teton National Forest constructed three new buildings for the Sherman Guard Station, including an office, garage/shop, and an outhouse. Originally used as a yearlong headquarters for the Sherman Ranger District,… read more
Date added: August 4, 2022; Modified: August 4, 2022
In 1935, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers stationed in the Bridger-Teton National Forest constructed three buildings for the Hoback Guard Station: an office/dwelling, a shed, and a garage. There is a fourth building on the site that is not CCC…. read more
Date added: July 24, 2022; Modified: July 24, 2022
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) crews from the Chimney Park Camp (F-17-W) in Laramie, Wyoming constructed two log structures for the Keystone Work Center from 1939 to 1942. Located on the southeastern slopes of Wyoming’s Medicine Bow Mountain Range, the Keystone… read more
Date added: July 24, 2022
In 1939, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees constructed the Centennial Work Center in Medicine Bow National Forest near the small town of Centennial, Wyoming. CCC workers completed three buildings for use by the U.S. Forest Service, including an office, a… read more
Date added: July 23, 2022
Company 1811 of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed the High Park Fire Lookout in 1942. It is a typical Forest Service design of the time, made of stone and wood. The lookout was staffed with paid fire watchers until… read more
Date added: July 20, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked to improve the road infrastructure around Mammoth [Hot Springs]. Cassity: “Mammoth Hot Springs area – Earth fill, sod clumps and sage were brought in to regrade areas of the many old road scars in… read more
Date added: July 20, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked to improve South Rim Drive in Yellowstone National Park, from Chittenden Bridge to Artist Point. Cassity: “Chittenden Bridge to Artist Point – The remnant of old road scars and road grades were sloped and… read more
Date added: July 20, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed a fire lookout tower at Steamboat Point, which is located about 6.75 miles southwest of Dayton, Wyoming. Living New Deal believes the structure is no longer extant.
Date added: July 20, 2022; Modified: July 20, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed the Hunter Mesa fire lookout tower, about 12.75 miles west of Buffalo, Wyoming. Living New Deal is unsure whether the structure still stands.
Date added: July 20, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed Crazy Woman Canyon Road in Johnson County, Wyoming, southwest of Buffalo. The 13.2-mile road connects U.S. 16 and Old Highway 87.
Date added: July 20, 2022; Modified: July 20, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed Sibley Lake Dam, located about 11.5 miles southwest of Dayton, Wyoming.
Date added: July 19, 2022; Modified: July 19, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed a road up Dreadman Draw for access to the then-new fire lookout tower atop Mount Pisgah in eastern Wyoming. The road now appears to be privately owned. Cassity: The Federal Government is now constructing… read more