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Date added: December 8, 2014
A massive waterworks construction project in Aberdeen, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $480,000 loan and $174,667 grant; the total cost of the project… read more
Date added: December 8, 2014
A waterworks construction project in Chamberlain, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $49,630 loan and $14,966 grant; the total cost of the project was… read more
Date added: December 8, 2014
A waterworks construction project in Chamberlain, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $24,600 loan and $8,588 grant; the total cost of the project was… read more
Date added: November 21, 2014
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) maintained a camp at Pactola Lake SD from 1933 to 1940. It was designated Camp F-4 and worked under the supervision of the US Forest Service. Recruits at Camp F-4 worked chiefly in the Black… read more
Date added: August 13, 2014
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: February 14, 2014
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: January 10, 2014
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: November 2, 2013
This building was part of the Harding County High School in Buffalo, SD, until its demolition at some point between 2013 and 2016. This small school serves the entire county, for all grades, and has a total enrollment of less… read more
Date added: September 25, 2013
The court house and post office was constructed in 1895 and an addition was added in 1932. In 1941, federal funding supplied the building with a new elevator.
Date added: September 25, 2013
Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1938 as a post office and courthouse. It is still in use by the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota.
Date added: July 12, 2013
Constructed by the Treasury in 1934. The building now houses the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum. A New Deal mural painted for the post office has been moved to the new post office: https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/post-office-mural-sturgis-sd/
Date added: July 12, 2013
The historic post office in Custer, South Dakota was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1940. The building is still in use today.
Date added: June 25, 2013
At Badlands National Park (formerly Badlands National Monument), WPA and CCC workers constructed buildings, created parking areas, made road improvements, and installed utilities. These crews helped develop the park that so many tourists and vacationers enjoy today.
Date added: October 7, 2012
A WPA municipal building on Main St. in Java, South Dakota. It is now used as the Java Public Library.
Date added: August 27, 2012
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.