- City:
- Glendive, MT
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Fairgrounds
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1938
Description
The Big Timber Pioneer newspaper reported in 1938:
“The irrigation project for the Dawson county fairgrounds is under way. WPA workmen are laying pipe and building a house for installation of pumping equipment on the Yellowstone river with a capacity of 9,000 gallons an hour. Pressure will be maintained by the large tank west of the main building which is ready for use.”
Source notes
"Treasure State News in Brief"; Big Timber Pioneer, Aug. 18, 1938 (page 1).Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 1, 2014.
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