Date added: January 10, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2017
Located on North Main Street across from the Lincoln County Courthouse in Canton, SD, the WPA assisted in the construction of the county’s jail and sheriff’s residence.
Date added: January 14, 2012; Modified: August 8, 2016
“Stretching back almost a century ago, the residents of Dell Rapids beat the South Dakota heat with a dip in the Big Sioux River. An historic quartzite bathhouse, built in 1934 as a Civil Works Administration project, is the only… read more
Date added: July 20, 2016; Modified: July 20, 2016
This stone building was erected in 1936 with WPA funds as the local community center. It currently serves as the local library and sits next to the police station on Main Street.
Date added: July 28, 2015; Modified: July 30, 2015
WPA crews built the South Dakota Governor’s Mansion in 1936 in the capitol city of Pierre. In 2004, it was purchased and moved 175 miles to Rapid City, but in 2013 was sold at a foreclosure auction. It remains privately… read more
Date added: January 14, 2012; Modified: May 20, 2015
“The McCook County Courthouse consists of a hip-roofed, rectangular, three-story building constructed of concrete clad with brick in the Art Deco style. The front and sides are symmetrical with seven bays on the front and five on each side. There… read more
Date added: August 27, 2012; Modified: March 13, 2015
This mural entitled “The First White Man in South Dakota” was painted by Irvin Shope in 1939 under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Date added: February 14, 2014; Modified: February 9, 2015
The oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Return from the Fields” was painted by Elof Wedin in 1938. Wedin also completed a post office mural in Litchfield, Minnesota. “If a picture is worth a thousand words, the six-foot by 12-foot oil on canvas… read more
Date added: August 13, 2014; Modified: January 21, 2015
WPA-funded animal sculptures have been moved from the CCC camp on American Island to Main Street in Chamberlain. A squirrel and coyote were placed outside the Chamberlain Swimming Pool, and two eagles sit on either side of the Avenue of… read more
Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: January 21, 2015
A waterworks construction project in Madison, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $17,450 loan and $7,247 grant for the project, whose total cost was… read more
Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
A waterworks and heat-infrastructure construction project in Plankinton, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $30,276 grant for the project, whose total cost was $70,353. Work… read more
Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
A waterworks and sewer construction project in Yankton, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $29,250 loan and $9,774 grant for the project, whose total… read more
Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
Multiple sewer construction projects in Watertown, South Dakota were undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Storm sewers and sanitary sewers were constructed as part of two separate PWA grants. (PWA Docket… read more
Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
A sanitary sewer construction project in Marion [Junction], South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $17,500 loan and $6,228 grant for the project, whose total cost… read more
Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
A sanitary sewer construction project in Hot Springs, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $30,267 loan and $12,825 grant for the project, whose total… read more
Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
A sanitary sewer construction project in Eureka, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Work occurred between May and July 1935. (PWA Docket No. SD 4797)