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  • Gobbler's Knob Fire Lookout - Mount Rainier National Park WA
    Mount Rainier was the nation's fifth National Park, established 1899. During the Great Depression the New Deal's Civilian Conservation Corps greatly aided the park's development. The CCC constructed numerous fire lookout towers, including that at Gobbler's Knob in 1933. Elevation: 5,485 feet. Wikipedia: "One of four fire lookouts remaining in the park, the lookout is used for visitor services during summer weekends. The building is about 14 feet by 14 feet, and was designed by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and designs under the supervision of Acting Chief Architect Edwin A. Nickel."
  • Lincoln County Courthouse (former) Remodeling - Brookhaven MS
    The original Lincoln County Courthouse in Brookhaven, Mississippi was remodeled in 1933 by the Civil Works Administration. It was demolished in 1978-1979.
  • Post Office - Hamilton OH
    The post office in Hamilton was completed in 1934 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Richard Zoellner's three 1934 murals--"Agriculture," "Fort Hamilton," and "Industries of Hamilton"--painted with funds provided by the federal government and viewable in the lobby.
  • Stowe Mountain Resort - Stowe VT
    "Among most impressive projects was the C.C.C.’s construction of the first ski trails on the mountain in Mt. Mansfield State Forest. Charles Lord, a civil engineer overseeing a twenty-five-man work crew from the Moscow camp, carved out several trails, among them: the Ski Master, the Overland, the Perry Merrill, Lord, the S-53, and the Nose Dive. At the base of Nose Drive, the C.C.C. crew constructed a large parking area to accommodate several hundred cars." Lift serviced skiing at present day Stowe started when Sepp Ruschp and the Mt. Mansfield Ski Club opened a rope tow on the Toll House slope...
  • Post Office - Belding MI
    The historic post office in Belding was constructed in 1933 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Marvin Beerhom's 1943 mural, "Belding Brothers and Their Silk Industry," viewable in the library.
  • Waterworks and Sewer System Development - Ellensburg WA
    A waterworks and sewer system construction project was undertaken in 1933 with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. WA 1845
  • Street Improvements - Pratt KS
    A street improvement project was undertaken in Pratt, Kansas during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Work occurred between October and November 1933. (PWA Docket No. KS 2935)
  • Town Hall (former) Improvements - Millbury MA
    Improvements, including building painting, were made to the old Millbury, Massachusetts town hall (destroyed by fire in 1971) with Federal Emergency Relief Act funds in 1933. 282 Millbury locals were given employment in 1933 as a result of the federal E.R.A.
  • Municipal Drains - Millbury MA
    Municipal sewers and drains were installed in Millbury, Massachusetts with Federal Emergency Relief Act funds in 1933. 282 Millbury locals were given employment in 1933 as a result of the federal E.R.A. E.R.A.-sponsored drains were installed on West St., Massasoit Rd., Greenwood and McCracken, and Sycamore St.
  • Inspection Station (former) - Eureka MT
    The former U.S. Inspection Station at the Canadian border north of Eureka, Montana (along Route 93) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the 1930s. Completion photographs of the facility taken Nov. 3, 1933 reside in the National Archives. The facility has since been replaced.
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