Avoca State Fish Hatchery Ponds – Avoca IN
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed 7 new fish rearing ponds at Avoca State Fish Hatchery.
Berlin Fish Hatchery – Berlin NH
“Kilkenny Camp 2117, 155th Company CCC, Berlin, New Hampshire, was established May 29, 1933, as one of the camps of the White Mountain National Forest Service.” Once the Dolly Copp Camp Ground was established, the camp focussed on the Berlin… read more
Carlos Avery Game Farm – Forest Lake MN
In 1936 the WPA developed the area of Carlos Avery Game Farm, now the Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area, and constructed several buildings on the site. From the National Register of Historic Places nomination: Located within the 23,000 acre Carlos… read more
Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery – Elbridge NY
“Located on picturesque countryside in western Onondaga County, the Hatchery was originally developed and operated as a joint venture between Onondaga County and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under a Works Project Administration Grant. One of only four county… read more
Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery – Orland ME
Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery was established in 1889 to raise and stock juvenile Atlantic salmon for Maine waters. Craig Brook currently supports two Atlantic salmon programs. [FWS.Gov] According to a 1937 CCC Yearbook, the Ellsworth-Bar Harbor Co 193, Camp… read more
Dundee State Fish Hatchery (demolished) Improvements – Electra TX
The Dundee State Fish Hatchery was built in 1927 with 44 ponds. The Works Progress Administration built stone bridges and concrete drainage ditches at the hatchery. The hatchery is currently the largest Texas state hatchery in operation with 97 ponds…. read more
Durant State Fish Hatchery – Durant OK
“WPA projects both directly and indirectly affected fish and wildlife. More than 300 fish hatcheries were built or enlarged nationwide. Creating fish hatcheries was important economically, as well as for sport fisherman….Some of the fish hatcheries established or improved by… read more
Fawn River State Fish Hatchery – Orland IN
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed the custodial residence, supply pond and its dam, 4 concrete ponds, 14 fish rearing ponds, and an arched entrance.
Ferdinand State Forest Fish Hatchery Service Building & Ponds – Ferdinand IN
Stone walls, gabled roof, 2 stone chimneys, asphalt shingles. Constructed by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Co. 1513 in 1936.
Fish Hatchery – American Falls ID
The CCC and WPA were involved in the creation of a fish hatchery at American Falls in 1934. From the Idaho Museum of Natural History: “The Hatchery was built circa 1934 in a cooperative effort by the State of Idaho… read more
Fish Hatchery – Fountain Green UT
The Fountain Green State Fish Hatchery was first developed as a New Deal project. It was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938.
Fish Hatchery – Hagerman ID
The WPA conducted work at Hagerman Fish Hatchery. The extent of the WPA’s involvement in the site is not clear.
Fish Hatchery – Midway UT
The Fountain Green State Fish Hatchery was first developed as a New Deal project, constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The hatchery is still in operation in a new building at the same site. The original hatchery shed from… read more
Fish Hatchery (former) Improvements – San Angelo TX
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted $1,375 in improvement work on the “federal fish hatchery” in San Angelo, Texas. Living New Deal believes this to be what became known as Fish Hatchery No. 1, a property now managed by the… read more
Fish Hatchery Improvements – Crown Point NY
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work, ca. 1936, at what is now known as the Essex County Fish Hatchery in Crown, Point, New York.
Fish Hatchery Improvements – Verdi NV
“The men of the Civilian Conservation Corps completed many worthwhile projects… [including] cleaning out of springs, installation of water troughs, repair of buildings at the Verdi Fish Hatchery and the construction of a new rearing pond.”
Fish Hatchery Renovations – Paris MI
The Paris Fish Hatchery was the second Michigan fish hatchery. Opened in 1881, it supplied salmon and brown trout fingerlings to the state. It was expanded and renovated by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the mid-193o’s and operated until… read more
Fish Ponds – Rocky Mountain National Park CO
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was active in Rocky Mountain National Park during the whole of the program’s lifetime, 1933 to 1942. There were four main camps in the park. The CCC participated in a fish-restocking program, which the National… read more
Forest Park Fish Hatchery – St. Louis MO
This WPA project included the headquarters building and multiple hatchery ponds. The hatchery became one of the largest producers of fish for the state’s waterways.
Fortsville Fish Hatchery – Moreau NY
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted work on the fish hatchery shown in the WPA photo above. The caption notes the location of this hatchery as being in Fortsville, New York. Fortsville is a hamlet located in the town of… read more
Hackettstown State Fish Hatchery – Hackettstown NJ
“THE HATCHERY GETS A “NEW DEAL” Oddly, the Great Depression brought a new wave of improvements at Hackettstown. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal created the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC), a public work-relief program related to the conservation and development… read more
Hatchery (former) Development – Buffalo WY
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to develop a fish hatchery near Newcastle, Wyoming. Casper Star-Tribune, 1939: “[Hatchery p]rojects at Sheridan, Lander, Newcastle and Buffalo had the aid of the WPA and sportsmen’s clubs.” The location and status of this… read more
Hatchery (former) Development – Guernsey WY
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked to develop a fish hatchery near Guernsey, Wyoming. Casper Star-Tribune, June 30, 1936: “Work Is progressing well on the retaining ponds and warm water hatchery at Guernsey… The work is being done by the… read more
Hatchery (former) Development – Lander WY
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to develop a fish hatchery near Lander, Wyoming. Casper Star-Tribune, 1939: “[Hatchery p]rojects at Sheridan, Lander, Newcastle and Buffalo had the aid of the WPA and sportsmen’s clubs.” The location and status of this… read more
Hatchery (former) Development – Newcastle WY
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to develop a fish hatchery near Newcastle, Wyoming. Casper Star-Tribune, 1939: “[Hatchery p]rojects at Sheridan, Lander, Newcastle and Buffalo had the aid of the WPA and sportsmen’s clubs.” The location and status of this… read more
Hatchery Development – Saratoga WY
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked to develop a fish hatchery near Saratoga, Wyoming. “The 1935-1936 biennium was a heyday of improvements and construction. Over 100 ponds were constructed in the wild and CCC enrollees improved several streams and lakes… read more
Hatchery Development – Ten Sleep WY
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted substantial improvement work at the Ten Sleep Fish Hatchery in 1937. “The collaborative project got underway in May 1937 after an appropriation of $16,000 was approved. The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission supplied the… read more
Hatchery Improvements – Montague MA
The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted work at the fish hatchery in Montague, Mass.
Hatchery Improvements – Sunderland MA
WPA Bulletin, 1937: “Work of a WPA crew here will increase the output of the state fish hatchery 30 per cent, according to Louis Horst, hatchery superintendent. Last year the hatchery distributed 100,000 live trout, five to eight inches in… read more
Holdenville Fish Hatchery – Holdenville OK
“WPA projects both directly and indirectly affected fish and wildlife. More than 300 fish hatcheries were built or enlarged nationwide. Creating fish hatcheries was important economically, as well as for sport fisherman….Some of the fish hatcheries established or improved by… read more
Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery – Burnet TX
In 1938, the Public Works Administration, which had dam construction projects along the Colorado River in Texas, proposed the establishment of a federal fish hatchery in the area to provide fish for the newly created lakes. Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson… read more
Klamath Fish Hatchery – Chiloquin OR
“The fish hatchery we see wasn’t begun until 1929, and from then on it slowly grew in size. The first major improvements were made during the 1930s by men who came up from the Klamath Falls camp of the Civilian… read more
Lane Park Development – Birmingham AL
Birmingham’s Lane Park was the site of substantial work relief efforts on the part of multiple New Deal agencies: the Civil Works Administration (CWA) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Historical marker: “The land was also used for the Allen… read more
Lincoln State Park – Lincoln City IN
Lincoln State Park was occupied by three New Deal agencies from 1933-1942. The first agency to occupy Lincoln Park was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The CCC Company 1543 was active in Lincoln State Park from 1933-1934. The CCC laborers… read more
Maine State Aquarium (former) – West Boothbay Harbor ME
“The Maine State Aquarium is located on the water in beautiful West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, the aquarium is operated by the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR). This educational facility was built in 1993 along with the state’s new fisheries… read more
Mohawk Park Hatchery – Tulsa OK
“WPA projects both directly and indirectly affected fish and wildlife. More than 300 fish hatcheries were built or enlarged nationwide. Creating fish hatcheries was important economically, as well as for sport fisherman….Some of the fish hatcheries established or improved by… read more
National Fish Hatchery – Neosho MO
The WPA did extensive work on the National Fish Hatchery in Neosho including work on the fish tanks, runs, pools, walls, and drainage ditches. The primary materials were native stone and concrete. The work of the WPA at this site… read more
Oyster Planting Project – Biloxi MS
The oyster project was completed at an expenditure of $67,270.94 for bedding of 2,678 acres of oyster reefs with shells. The sponsor’s contribution was $4,683.18 and the Works Projects Administration funds $62,587.76. The project was approved 1935 to support the… read more