- City:
- Hawk Springs, WY
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Civic Facilities, Schools, Community Centers
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
- Started:
- 1938
- Completed:
- 1939
Description
A school in Hawk Springs, Wyoming was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. Construction was completed in 1939. School operations ceased in 1965, and the building has since been rehabilitated for community use.
PWA Docket No. WY [X]1087
Source notes
National Archives: Record Group 135: Public Works Administration; Projects Control Division; Entry 52: Indices to Non-Federal Projects; Report No. 5: Status of All Completed Non-Federal Allotted Projects, page 157. https://trib.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/hawk-springs-usa-in-the-middle-of-nowhere-a-community/article_42c08710-2a1e-5f96-ac0b-0b8c1c5d9e1e.htmlSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 17, 2017.
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