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    Post Office – De Queen AR

    Date added: October 6, 2012; Modified: October 23, 2017

    The De Queen Post Office was constructed in 1940 with Treasury Department funds. The Waymarking site for the post office explains that: “The DeQueen Post Office …has a similar look to many of the Treasury Department post office buildings. This is… read more

    Historic Dyess Colony – Dyess AR

    Date added: June 25, 2014; Modified: August 22, 2017

    “Originally known as “Colonization Project Number 1,” Dyess Colony was first controlled by the Arkansas Rural Rehabilitation Corporation.  This corporation was set up by the Rural Rehabilitation Program of the Emergency Relief Administration in Arkansas.  In 1936 the Resettlement Administration… read more

    Post Office – Clarksville AR

    Date added: August 15, 2017; Modified: August 15, 2017

    The historic post office in Clarksville, Arkansas was constructed in 1935 with Treasury Department fund. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

    Devil’s Den State Park – Winslow AR

    Date added: January 8, 2016; Modified: July 13, 2017

    “Devil’s Den State Park in the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas is one of the best-preserved Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) park developments in the United States and contains the largest sandstone crevice cave area in the country. The park is… read more

    Courthouse (former) Repair – Washington AR

    Date added: July 13, 2017

    The CWA was involved in repairs to the aging county courthouse which had been built in 1874 to replace an 1836 building. A few years later in 1939, a new county courthouse was built by the PWA in Hope Arkansas… read more

    Courthouse Repairs – Hot Springs AR

    Date added: July 13, 2017

    The CWA did repairs to the Garland County courthouse in Hot Springs. The Garland County Courthouse is located at Ouachita Avenue and Hawthorne Street in Hot Springs (Garland County). The four-story brick building is recognized by the Arkansas Historic Preservation… read more

    Sink-Crumb Post 72 American Legion Hut – Knobel AR

    Date added: July 13, 2017

    The Sink-Crumb Post 72 American Legion Hut, located on the northeastern corner of 2nd and Cherry streets in the small Clay County community of Knobel, is a tin-roofed cypress log building designed in the Rustic aesthetic common among American Legion… read more

    Beely-Johnson Post 139 American Legion Hut – Springdale AR

    Date added: July 13, 2017

    Located in downtown Springdale, the Beely-Johnson Post 139 American Legion Hut was built in 1934 by American Legion members and local citizens. A kitchen was added to the building’s interior in 1937 by the Legion Auxiliary. The one-story building is… read more

    Courthouse Improvements – Lake Village AR

    Date added: June 30, 2017; Modified: July 13, 2017

    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) was involved in fixing up the Lake Village County Courthouse, likely repairing the damage from a bad Mississippi River flood in 1927 that had caused massive damage to Arkansas. The original courthouse was constructed in… read more

    Courthouse Repairs – Searcy AR

    Date added: June 30, 2017; Modified: July 13, 2017

    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) was involved in minor repairs and upgrading of the White County courthouse in Searcy. The present White County Courthouse, completed in 1871 and remodeled in 1912, is the oldest Arkansas courthouse still being used for… read more

    Bard Springs Recreation Area – Umpire AR

    Date added: July 11, 2017; Modified: July 13, 2017

    Located next to a small scenic stream in a remote mountain setting of the Ouachita National Forest, the Bard Springs Recreation Area offers five Adirondack-type shelters for picnicking. A very small dam on the stream creates a pool of water… read more

    Mt. Nebo – Dardanelle AR

    Date added: July 11, 2017; Modified: July 13, 2017

    Rising 1,350 feet, Mount Nebo offers sweeping views of the Arkansas River Valley. In 1933, a portion of the mountain was chosen as a park site. Native stone and logs from Mount Nebo were used by the Civilian Conservation Corps… read more

    Buffalo Point Campground – Yellville AR

    Date added: July 11, 2017; Modified: July 13, 2017

    The Buffalo Point Campground is the largest NPS campground on the Buffalo National River. It was originally an Arkansas State Park before being assumed by the National Park Service. The historically significant park and cabins were built by the Civilian… read more