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Wyoming State Penitentiary (former) Improvements – Rawlins WY

Project type: Penal Facilities, Military and Public Safety
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs
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Description

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted extensive improvement work at the former Wyoming State Penitentiary in Rawlins, Wyoming. Located along W Walnut Street, it now houses a museum.

Source notes

Building Up Wyoming: Depression-Era Federal Projects in Wyoming, 1929–1943. Michael Cassity. Prepared for the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office ... (pg. 102).

https://www.michaelcassity.org/uploads/1/2/7/7/12777320/wyodepressionerafedprojects_mpdf.pdf (accessed Jul. 18, 2022)

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on July 19, 2022.

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Location Info

500 W Walnut St.
Rawlins, WY 82301

Coordinates: 41.792924, -107.242436

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