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Hide Search OptionsDate added: March 3, 2014; Modified: May 18, 2022
The Big Timber Pioneer newspaper reported in 1938: “Without warning, the old abandoned Elk’s Temple at Helena recently sagged and partially collapsed into one of the city’s principal streets. … WPA crews under an emergency project … [razed] from behind… read more
Date added: November 27, 2021; Modified: May 17, 2022
In 1938, the Public Works Administration (PWA) provided $150,000 (about $2.8 million in 2020 dollars) for the construction of a museum in Browning, Montana, for the Blackfeet and other plains tribes. At the time, it was “the largest Government project…… read more
Date added: November 5, 2014; Modified: May 16, 2022
Formerly known as ‘The Indian Caves’ or ‘The Indian Ghost Caves’ around Billings, MT, this pre-historic site has become one of the most visited state parks in Montana. Artifacts dating back several thousand years were found here in 1937. A… read more
Date added: November 8, 2016; Modified: May 16, 2022
Seeley Lake is one link in a chain of five lakes nestled between the lofty Swan and Mission mountain ranges in western Montana. Two hundred acres of ancient larch trees surround the area, which has drawn visitors since the early… read more
Date added: December 16, 2015; Modified: March 21, 2022
A baseball stadium “built in 1940 by the WPA, Denton Field was built to the specifications of professional minor league baseball. Today, the ballpark is still up to code for the Pioneer League. Today, the ballfield and grandstand, remains in… read more
Date added: May 10, 2015; Modified: August 12, 2019
Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located in northeastern Montana between the Missouri River and the Canadian border. Medicine Lake NWR encompasses 31,702 acres and consists of the 28,438-acre north tract, which includes Medicine Lake, and seventeen smaller water units…. read more
Date added: April 16, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2018
The WPA allocated funds for the construction of a new school building in Savage, Montana in 1938. The structure continues to serve as part of an expanded educational campus. The allocation for the structure appears on Montana WPA Roll 24… read more
Date added: March 21, 2018; Modified: March 21, 2018
The Works Progress Administration built the Libby City Hall in the mid-1930s. Today the two-story brick building serves as the Police Department. The following excerpt is from “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PROPOSED PLAN OF MINING AND RECLAMATION TROY PROJECT – ASARCO… read more
Date added: February 8, 2018; Modified: March 13, 2018
The W.P.A. worked to develop Lewistown Municipal Airport in Montana. Project details: “Develop airport site” Official Project Number: 165‐1‐91‐48 Total project cost: $66,752.00 Sponsor: City of Lewistown “Develop airport site” Official Project Number: 165‐1‐91‐XX Total project cost: $63,975.00 Sponsor: City… read more
Date added: February 8, 2018; Modified: March 8, 2018
According to a DoD Heritage Report, the W.P.A. constructed an armory in Sidney, Montana. Assuming this project was undertaken, the location and status of this facility is unknown to Living New Deal. Official Project Number 65‐91‐1593
Date added: February 8, 2018; Modified: March 8, 2018
According to a DoD Heritage Report, the W.P.A. constructed an armory in Poplar, Montana. The location and status of this facility is unknown to Living New Deal. Official Project Numbers 65‐91‐1603, and 165‐1‐91‐93 [total cost: $91,814.00. Sponsor: Montana State Armory… read more
Date added: February 8, 2018; Modified: March 8, 2018
According to a DoD Heritage Report, the W.P.A. constructed an armory in Bainville, Montana. Assuming this project was undertaken, the location and status of this facility is unknown to Living New Deal. Official Project Number 65‐91‐1605
Date added: February 13, 2014; Modified: February 15, 2018
Montana’s Big Timber Pioneer newspaper reported in 1936: “Work on PWA projects in Polson is well under way. Construction of a new jail and fire house has started, adjacent to the new city hall which was constructed with a grant… read more
Date added: February 21, 2014; Modified: February 15, 2018
Montana’s Big Timber Pioneer newspaper reported: “Work on PWA projects in Polson is well under way. Construction of a new jail and fire house has started, adjacent to the new city hall which was constructed with a grant of federal… read more
Date added: February 14, 2018; Modified: February 14, 2018
The Lincoln County Courthouse (is) truly a story of two buildings in one as the mid-1930s Art Deco-styled courthouse received a totally new front, in a contemporary style, in the 1970s as the town and county expanded in the wake… read more