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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) re-engineered what had been a sharp and dangerous curve taking Old U.S. 77 under train tracks north of Ponca City, Oklahoma. Living New Deal believes this work to have occurred at the coordinates provided. The… read more
Date added: August 4, 2023; Modified: August 4, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted multiple farm-to-market road construction projects, including a seven-mile project “which begins at a point 11 miles east of Marlow on Highway 29 and extends four miles south, thence three miles east.” That stretch of… read more
Date added: August 4, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted multiple farm-to-market road construction projects, including a five-mile project “which begins at a point 16 miles east of Marlow on Highway 29 and extends five miles south.” That stretch of road entailed constructing 17… read more
Date added: August 4, 2023; Modified: August 4, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook a work project at Sapulpa Reservoir ca. 1935-6. The lake was originally constructed in 1907.
Date added: August 4, 2023
Pretty Water Dam was constructed as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project ca. 1935-6.
Date added: August 4, 2023; Modified: August 4, 2023
Kellyville Dam was constructed as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project ca. 1935-6.
Date added: January 24, 2015; Modified: July 26, 2023
What is now the Hugo School Administration Office was constructed as the community’s post office during the Great Depression. The re-purposed building continues to house New Deal artwork inside.
Date added: January 23, 2015; Modified: July 26, 2023
The historic Elk City, Oklahoma Federal Building / post office was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building was completed in 1936 and now houses the Elk City Board of Education.
Date added: January 23, 2015; Modified: July 26, 2023
The historic Federal Building and Post Office in Duncan, Oklahoma was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building was constructed between 1933 and 1934, and it is still in use today.
Date added: March 20, 2015; Modified: July 25, 2023
The Pawnee bathhouse was built by the WPA in 1939: “The Pawnee Bath House, a WPA (Work Projects Administration) project built of hand-cut native stone with terraced stairway and landscaping, including a three acre lake for swimming, was originally intended… read more
Date added: July 9, 2023; Modified: July 24, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Wolf School in Bowlegs OK. This is a red brick country school located four miles south of Bowlegs on Old Highway 99.
Date added: October 10, 2013; Modified: July 14, 2023
The historic post office in Stilwell, Oklahoma houses an example of New Deal artwork: this 1942 oil-on-canvas mural, “Cherokee Indian Farming and Animal Husbandry,” by Olga Mohr was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. As of 2023 the… read more
Date added: October 10, 2013; Modified: July 14, 2023
The historic and stately New Deal post office in Stilwell, Oklahoma was constructed in 1940. The building houses an example of New Deal artwork and is still in service.
Date added: February 17, 2019; Modified: July 1, 2023
The Works Progress Administration built the Mountain View Grade School in Mountain View, OK. Contributor note: “This elementary school is part of the Mountain View-Gotebo School District. This is a stone, flat roofed school which has a large newer section added… read more
Date added: May 15, 2015; Modified: June 17, 2023
The Wagoner City Hall was built by the WPA in 1936-37. “A single story, rectangular (40′ x 79′) structure, the Wagoner City Hall is constructed of rusticated and coursed native sandstone… The Wagoner City Hall is significant because it reflects… read more