Water Well – Edgemont SD

Description

A water well construction project in Edgemont, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $29,000 loan and $12,000 grant for the project, whose total cost was $42,693. Work occurred between April and October 1934. The exact location and status of the structure are unknown to Living New Deal.

(PWA Docket Nos. SD 6229)

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 154.

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on December 8, 2014.

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Location Info


Edgemont, SD

Location notes: General location marker for Edgemont

Coordinates: 43.301, -103.825

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