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    Power System Improvements – Tyndall SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015

    A power system-improvement construction project in Tyndall, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $16,875 grant for the project, whose total cost was $35,870. Work occurred… read more

    Power System Improvements – Bryant SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015

    A power system-improvement construction project in Bryant, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $19,890 grant for the project, whose total cost was $50,891. Work occurred… read more

    Telephone Lines – Martin SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014

    The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) “assisted in running telephone lines in rural counties” in South Dakota, including Bennett County, during the Great Depression.

    Telephone Lines – Bison SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: December 8, 2014

    The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) “assisted in running telephone lines in rural counties” in South Dakota, including Perkins County, during the Great Depression.

    Telephone Lines – Philip SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: December 8, 2014

    The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) “assisted in running telephone lines in rural counties” in South Dakota, including Haakon County, during the Great Depression.

    Watertown Regional Airport Hangar – Watertown SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: December 8, 2014

    A stone airport hangar at Watertown Regional Airport in South Dakota was constructed by the federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) during the Great Depression. The exact location and status of tis structure is presently unknown to Living New Deal.

    Municipal Building – Centerville SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: December 8, 2014

    The Federal Emergency Relief Administration was associated with the construction of Centerville, South Dakota’s municipal building. The building, whose exact location and status is presently unknown to Living New Deal, “housed the city hall, fire station, and jail in a… read more

    Dell Rapids City Park Amphitheater – Dell Rapids SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014

    “The historic amphitheater was constructed in the Dell Rapids City Park in 1936 as a project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA).” Presently listed to the National Register of Historic Places, the “structure continues to be a popular focal point… read more

    Williams Middle School – Sturgis SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014

    Williams Middle School in Sturgis, South Dakota was constructed as Sturgis High School during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $46,000 grant; the total cost of the project was… read more

    Water System Improvements – Parker SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014

    A waterworks-improvement construction project in Parker, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Work occurred between December 1938 and September 1939. (PWA Docket No. SD [X]1251)

    Water System – Java SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: December 8, 2014

    A waterworks construction project in Java, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $16,000 loan and $13,090 grant for the project, whose total cost was $26,234…. read more

    Water System – Nisland SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: December 8, 2014

    A waterworks construction project in Nisland, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $9,409 grant for the project, whose total cost was $21,064. Work occurred between… read more

    Water System Improvements – Tyndall SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014

    A power system-improvement construction project in Tyndall, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Work occurred between November 1938 and April 1939. (PWA Docket No. SD [X]1222-2)

    Street Improvements – Pierre SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: December 8, 2014

    A street improvement project in Pierre, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Work occurred between October 1938 and May 1939. (PWA Docket No. SD [X]1197)

    Water Well – McIntosh SD

    Date added: December 8, 2014

    A water well construction project in McIntosh, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $2,959 grant for the project, whose total cost was $6,565. Work… read more