Then known as Butte Municipal Airport, the CWA, FERA, and WPA each contributed toward the finishing of the “best equipped landing field in the state.” The Big Timber, MT Pioneer reported in Sept. 1937: “Definite plans were completed for the… read more
A New Deal grant of $800,000 was given to Butte for the construction of a new high school. It is still in use today.
Montana’s Big Timber Pioneer newspaper reported in early 1937 that several NYA recreation projects had recently been completed around Butte: a”winter sports area at Robbers’ Roost, four tennis courts which will be ready for use the next spring, 44 regulation… read more
Then known as the Montana [State] School of Mines, the PWA granted $320,000 for the construction of a new dormitory. The school’s website explains: “Construction of the Residence Hall began in 1935 with an appropriation grant from the Federal Emergency… read more
A $2,602,656 “street oiling program” contributed to what was deemed the “largest street improvement undertaking in the history of Butte.” 3,700 WPA workers were employed on the project, “utilizing 100 trucks and 21 other pieces of heavy equipment; operating three… read more
Montana’s Big Timber Pioneer newspaper reported in May 1938: “WPA authorities approved a $428,640 improvement project for Silver Bow county roads, streets and bridges… The project will improve 152 miles of county highways.” An estimated 500 WPA laborers were to… read more
The WPA provided labor toward repainting and renovations at the Silver Bow County Courthouse in Butte.
[The newspaper] Big Timber Pioneer reported in late 1935 that Thompson Park, 11 miles south of Butte, “is being transformed into a scenic recreational center as well as a winter sports site, under supervision of the WPA.”
Montana’s Big Timber Pioneer newspaper reported in 1938 that 40 WPA laborers were “doing a $40,000 job of tree painting, landscaping, road oiling, leveling and general beautification” at what was then known as the Montana [State] School of Mines, and… read more
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
Take a look at our previous guides, equally comprehensive, covering key New Deal sites in San Francisco and New York City.
