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Date added: January 14, 2015; Modified: January 14, 2015
The Lincoln County Courthouse in Pioche, Nevada was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. “In 1937 Lincoln County began to receive the proceeds of a major boom in lead and zinc mining that ran through the 1950s and… read more
Date added: January 14, 2015
A street improvement project in Sparks, Nevada was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $13,399 grant for the project, whose total cost was $22,921. Work occurred between December… read more
Date added: January 14, 2015
A waterworks construction project in North Las Vegas, Nevada was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $15,538 grant for the project, whose total cost was $34,547. Work occurred… read more
Date added: January 14, 2015
A waterworks construction project in Mina, Nevada was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $16,364 grant for the project, whose total cost was $36,469. Work occurred between April… read more
Date added: January 14, 2015
A waterworks/sewer construction project in Caliente, Nevada was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $15,750 grant for the project, whose total cost was $61,304. Work occurred between January… read more
Date added: January 14, 2015; Modified: January 14, 2015
A waterworks construction project in Fallon, Nevada was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $76,000 loan and $24,063 grant for the project, whose total cost was $118,091. Work… read more
Date added: January 14, 2015
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) developed a 16-foot-wide road between [historic] Belmont, Nevada and the Monitor Valley. The road is likely what is now known as Nevada 82.
Date added: January 14, 2015
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) developed a road “over Ione Summit” in Nye County, Nevada, ca. 1937. The road is likely Nevada State Route 844.
Date added: January 14, 2015
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted riprap and other improvement work at Lake Lahontan (Lahontan Reservoir) during the Great Depression.
Date added: January 14, 2015
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted afforestation and reforestation efforts in what were then known as “Upper Cory” canyon, near Hawthorne, Nevada. The efforts were taken in part for erosion control.
Date added: January 14, 2015
The Civilian Conservation Corps, in conjunction with the Soil Erosion Service (SES) / Soil Conservation Service (SCS) worked to conduct erosion control work on the east fork of the Carson River. The work involved straightening sharp bends and stabilizing the… read more
Date added: January 14, 2015
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in conjunction with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed Harris Springs Road in Kyle Valley west of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Date added: January 14, 2015
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in conjunction with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a ski hut on Mount Rose in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The exact location and status of this facility is unknown to Living New Deal.
Date added: January 14, 2015; Modified: January 14, 2015
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed “the Hinkey Summit/Canyon Creek Road, which is still a main route over the Santa Rosa Range.”
Date added: January 14, 2015
The CCC expanded the Gold Creek Ranger Station of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest NV in northern Nevada. “The root cellar was expanded in the 1930s by CCC labor, using faced stone from the nearby Hammond Mine.”