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  • CCC Camp - Elmhurst IL
    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) company 1672 built a camp in Elmhurst IL. "In December 1933, Elmhurst welcomed CCC company 1672. The company consisted of more than 200 army veterans, and they quickly set to work building a camp near North Avenue and Villa Avenue to the northwest of town. However, their work orders were delayed, and in May of the following year the company was dispatched to Rockford. Camp Elmhurst was temporarily vacant until the end of that summer. CCC Company 2602, under the command of Captain Leland S. Powers, arrived at Camp Elmhurst on August 10, 1934 with the assigned...
  • East Lake Branch Library Improvements - Birmingham AL
    The Civil Works Administration completed repairs and improvements at the Birmingham's East Lake Branch Library. The New Deal mural "Fairy Tale Scenes," painted by Carrie Hill, and commissioned by the Federal Art Project, is located in the children's room at the East Lake Branch Library.
  • Dugway Road Improvement - Clifton ID
    The Civil Workers Administration (CWA) improved a road into Clifton Basin located above the town about 4 miles. The overall length of the improved route was about a mile long and allowed a smoother, less steep, and less dangerous route into the National Forest lands of Clifton Basin and beyond. Presumably, part of the reason for the improved route was to make the harvesting of fuel for homes in the form of trees much more convenient. This project was awarded via the CWA as Clifton Wood Road Project 21 B1-15 in 1933.  
  • Library (former) - Willard OH
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed a public library in Willard, Ohio. The building opened in Jan. 1934. The location and status of this facility, which has since been replaced, is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • School Improvements - Lynch NE
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a project to improve the building and grounds of the school in Lynch, Nebraska, completed Jan. 1934. Norfolk Daily News, Jan. 10, 1934: "The interior of the school building has been repainted, revarnished and redecorated. The hill behind the building has been removed so that the school grounds will look nicer and can be landscaped. A deep trench has been dug around the grounds to lay open all winter and catch moisture. In the spring it is to be planted to shrubbery and trees."
  • East End Draining Project - East Liverpool OH
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a project involving the "grading and draining of alleys in the district south of the Pennsylvania railroad" in the east end of East Liverpool, Ohio. Work was completed in Jan. 1934.
  • Johnson School (former) Renovations - Shawnee OK
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a renovation project at what was then known as the Johnson school northwest of Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1933. The location and status of this facility is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • Road Improvements - Dale OK
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a road gravelling project in Dale, Oklahoma in 1933.
  • Stella Lake Road Improvements - Stella WI
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a project involving gravelling "a road in the town of Stella, from County Trunk C toward Stella lake."
  • Lake George Road Improvements - Pelican WI
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a project to improve "the Lake George road from the North Western railroad" in the town of Pelican, Wisconsin. Work started in Dec. 1933.
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