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Date added: August 7, 2013; Modified: September 3, 2020
An oil-on-canvas mural entitled “The Uncovering of the Comstock Lode” was painted in 1940 by Ejnar Hansen and installed in the lobby of the Lovelock NV post office. It is still in place today, reminding people of the immense role… read more
Date added: September 2, 2020
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built and graded roads leading to the newly created Ruby Lake Wildlife Refuge, in order to connect with existing state highways to Wells NV, where the railroad passed. The road up the east side of… read more
Date added: July 18, 2012; Modified: September 1, 2020
Lamoille Canyon is the largest valley in the Ruby Mountains in northeastern Nevada. It is a spectacular glaciated canyon with several side valleys, surrounded by peaks over 11,000 feet. Much of the canyon lies within the huge Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest… read more
Date added: September 1, 2020
Lamoille Canyon is the largest valley in the Ruby Mountains in northeastern Nevada. It is a spectacular glaciated canyon with several side valleys, surrounded by peaks over 11,000 feet. Much of the canyon lies within the huge Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest… read more
Date added: January 14, 2015; Modified: August 29, 2020
A waterworks/sewer construction project in Carlin, Nevada was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $77,800 loan and $22,574 grant for the project, whose total cost was $101,906. Work… read more
Date added: January 24, 2020; Modified: January 25, 2020
Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to provide access into and over the Santa Rosa Mountains.
Date added: June 10, 2012; Modified: August 11, 2019
The Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1931 in the desert landscape of northern Nevada and eastern Oregon and enlarged by order of President Franklin Roosevelt in December 1936, under the auspices of the Bureau of Biological Survey (Fish… read more
Date added: June 15, 2012; Modified: June 11, 2018
“To accommodate the influx of tourists, new park facilities were in demand. With CCC labor, the NPS developed beaches and outdoor facilities in three different areas of the Boulder Dam Recreational Area (later subsumed by Lake Mead National Recreation Area):… read more
Date added: January 14, 2015; Modified: February 19, 2018
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted afforestation and reforestation efforts in what was then known as upper Cottonwood Canyon, near Hawthorne, Nevada. The efforts were taken in part for erosion control.
Date added: June 10, 2012; Modified: December 22, 2017
“Camps Newlands and Carson River worked primarily in the Fallon and Fenley areas. While Camp Carson River concentrated on improving the spillway at Lahontan Dam, Camp Newlands took on downstream canals and ditches. Camp Newlands also provided the labor force… read more
Date added: September 11, 2014; Modified: December 22, 2017
Lyon County Courthouse in Yerington, Nevada was constructed in 1912. During the mid-1930s the building received an addition enabled in part by federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. “In 1936, the existing west half of the building was added at… read more
Date added: December 22, 2017; Modified: December 22, 2017
Completed in 1937, the state Supreme Court and Library in Carson City, Nevada was constructed with funding from the Public Works Administration.
Date added: December 22, 2017; Modified: December 22, 2017
The historic post office in Yerington houses an example of New Deal artwork: an oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Homestead on the Plain.” The 1941 Adolph Gottlieb work was commissioned by the Section of Fine Arts.
Date added: December 22, 2017; Modified: December 22, 2017
The historic post office in Yerington was constructed in 1938 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service. “The Yerington Main Post office is one-story… read more
Date added: January 14, 2015; Modified: December 22, 2017
Members of the Civilian Conservation Corps constructed a monument to five fallen members of Company 1212 who died fighting a fire outside Orovada, Nevada on July 28, 1939. The monument and plaque reside at the center of a U.S. 95… read more