Sidney Sites

According to a DoD Heritage Report, the W.P.A. constructed an armory in Sidney, Montana. Assuming this project was undertaken, the location and status of this facility is unknown to Living New Deal. Official Project Number 65‐91‐1593

The PWA provided funding for the construction of a new high school in Sidney, MT -- now the town's middle school. "The loan and grant to school district No. 5, Sidney, Mont., is for construction of a three-story, fire proof high school building to accommodate 300 students. ... The PWA estimated work can start in one month, giving approximately 65 men employment for six months."

"The former site of the Sidney post office, now known as the Donald G. Nutter Building (named for a former Montana governor). The post office moved to a new building in 1987." The Treasury cornerstone is visible in the lower left hand corner of the photo.

Oil on canvas entitled "General Sully at Yellowstone" by J. K. Ralston (1942).

This oil-on-canvas mural "General Sully at Yellowstone" was painted by J. K. Ralston in 1942 in what was then the Sidney Post Office. It was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The building is now used by the Richland County Extension Office and is known as the the Donald G. Nutter Building. The post office moved to a new building in 1987.

Montana's Big Timber Pioneer newspaper reported in 1937: "The Richland county fairgrounds are being completely remodeled for the coming Richland county fair and according to manager Jack Suckstorff about 40 men are now being employed in this work which is a WPA project. The grandstand is the most noticeable of the changes, it is being enlarged to scat approximately 3,000 people whereas its former capacity was around 1,500. The midway is being enlarged and seeded. It is planned to make this year's fair the greatest in history. The fair opening is on Labor day."