Buhl Sites

The Works Progress Administration built the McClusky Health Camp for tuberculosis victims, in Buhl, Twin Falls County.  

The historic post office in Buhl, Idaho was constructed in 1939 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

This 5' x 12' egg tempera-on-canvas mural entitled "Snake River Ferry"was  painted by Richard Guy Walton in 1941. "Compiled from “The Buhl Herald” archives by James H. Barker The next time you’re in the Buhl post office, if you look just above the postmaster’s door you’ll see a mural. Have you ever wondered how it got there or what it characterizes? Surprisingly, the story goes back to “Black Friday”, the stock market crash of 1929, which ushered in the great depression. Newly elected President Franklin Roosevelt, attempting to counteract the downward financial spiral, promoted his “New Deal,” a vast public works program designed...