- City:
- Hobson, MT
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Lakes and Ponds
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1936
- Contractor:
- Tomlinson and Arkwright
Description
[The newspaper] Big Timber Pioneer reported:“Joseph Parker, state WPA administrator, has approved construction of the Ackley lake project on the Judith river west of Hobson in Judith Basin county. This irrigation undertaking will cost $113,003. It will employ 328 [drought] clients for four months.”
Source notes
"At The State House"; Big Timber Pioneer, Sept. 3, 1936, page 2. "Treasure State News In Brief"; Big Timber Pioneer, Jan. 28, 1937, page 2.Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 10, 2014.
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