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    City Hall Improvements – Gordon NE

    Date added: August 4, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed improvement work at the then-city hall in Gordon, Nebraska, which Living New Deal believes is the same Community Building in which the current city hall currently resides.

    Sewers – Gordon NE

    Date added: August 4, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed sanitary sewer lines in Gordon, Nebraska.

    School – Rushville NE

    Date added: August 4, 2023; Modified: August 4, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a “Smith-Hughes” school building in Rushville, Nebraska. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.

    Treatment Plant and Sewers – Hay Springs NE

    Date added: August 4, 2023; Modified: August 4, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a sewer treatment plant, as well as sewer lines, in Hay Springs, Nebraska. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.

    Sewers – Rushville NE

    Date added: August 4, 2023; Modified: August 4, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed sanitary sewer lines in Rushville, Nebraska.

    Library (former) – Rushville NE

    Date added: August 4, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the stunning former library building in Rushville, Nebraska. The building is now a private residence. The current library is located in a former Masonic lodge built in 1940.

    Swimming Pool – Gering NE

    Date added: August 4, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a swimming pool in Gering, Nebraska. The location and status of the structure are presently unknown to Living New Deal.

    Athletic Field – Lyman NE

    Date added: August 4, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a “flood-light athletic field” in Lyman, Nebraska. The location and status of the structure are presently unknown to Living New Deal.

    Gymnasium – Henry NE

    Date added: August 4, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a gymnasium in Henry, Nebraska. The location and status of the structure are presently unknown to Living New Deal.

    School (former) – Haig NE

    Date added: August 4, 2023; Modified: August 4, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a school in Haig, Nebraska. The location and status of the structure are presently unknown to Living New Deal.

    Bandshell – Melbeta NE

    Date added: August 4, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a band shell in Melbeta, Nebraska. The location and status of the structure are presently unknown to Living New Deal, though we believe it to be no longer extant.

    Wading Pool (no longer extant) – Scottsbluff NE

    Date added: August 4, 2023

    In 1936 the Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a wading pool in the “city park” in Scottsbluff. Living New Deal believes this to mean what is now known as Pioneer Park as the project is mentioned in conjunction with a… read more

    Museum (former) – Scottsbluff NE

    Date added: August 4, 2023; Modified: August 4, 2023

    In 1936 the Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a gorgeous stone museum in what was then known as Old Settlers Park—now Pioneer Park—in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The structure, whose present function is unknown to Living New Deal, is still extant and… read more

    Library – Morrill NE

    Date added: August 3, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the public library in Morrill, Nebraska in 1936.

    City Park Development – Grant NE

    Date added: August 3, 2023; Modified: August 3, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted substantial development and improvement work at Grant City Park in Grant, Nebraska. “Among the benefits revealed by this inventory of accomplishments by WPA workers are the five-acre park constructed in Grant, the new playgrounds,… read more