Cameron Swimming Pool – Cameron WV
In 1939, the Public Works Administration funded the construction of a swimming pool in Cameron, WV.
CCC Camp F-9 (Mt Nebo) – Mt Nebo UT
In 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) set up one of the first camps in Utah in Salt Creek Canyon a few miles east of Nephi, near what is now the intersection of highway 132 and FR015 (the Mount Nebo… read more
Madras Elementary School (Madras Grade School) – Madras OR
The Public Works Administration (PWA) approved a grant for construction of the Madras Grade School in 1938. The original, $35,000 four-room school building plus auditorium was designed by the Portland architectural firm of Roald & Schneider and constructed by Baldwin… read more
Arroyo de la Laguna Bridge – Sunol CA
The Arroyo de la Laguna Bridge across Alameda Creek in Sunol was built with the aid of the New Deal in 1939. The bridge is located on Highway 84 (Niles Canyon Road) just east of the Main Street turnoff into… read more
School – Raymond MS
Raymond Consolidated School received a grant of $45,000 from PWA project W1172 to construct a new brick school building, approved 7/21/1936. The first contract was awarded 2/4/1937 and construction began February 10, completion October 16. The building contained a large… read more
Elementary School Improvements (former) – Santa Marguerita CA
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) made improvements to Santa Marguerita Elementary School – then part of the Park Hill School District and now in the Atascadero Unified School District. Only traces of the WPA work remain at the site. The… read more
Cabby O’Neill Gymnasium – Jasper IN
The facility served as Jasper (Indiana) High School Gym, 1939-1977 and Jasper Middle School gymnasium until 2009. It was named for the coach of the 1949 Jasper High School State Championship basketball team in 1984. It is still owned by the school… read more
Retaining Wall – Berwick PA
The Works Progress Administration built a retaining wall on US 11 in Berwick PA.
Watertown Auditorium – Watertown SD
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Watertown Auditorium. The facility has two basketball and volleyball courts. It also has a stage with theater seating. For years it was used for rec league basketball and volleyball leagues and… read more
Stone Creek Way – Norfork AR
Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed improvements to Stone Creek Way in the vicinity of White River, Baxter County. A marker that reads “WPA 1939” is present on site.
