Barnett Field (demolished) – Fargo ND
Built by the Works Progress Administration in 1936, Barnett Field hosted the Fargo-Morehead Twins minor league baseball team until 1960. Barnett Field was demolished in 1963.
Edgewood Park (former) Development – Fargo ND
CCC Camp SP-3, made up of World War I veterans, “complete[d] extensive work at three city parks in Fargo (Lindenwood, Edgewood, and Oak Grove) ca. 1935. The designation of Edgewood Park appears to have changed, and is possibly now known… read more
Fargo Arena (former) – Fargo ND
The old Fargo Arena was a short-lived recreation facility. Located at Island Park, it has been largely dismantled, though its shell remains. The facility was constructed in the northwest corner of the park, near the park’s present-day pool. A 1939… read more
Fargo VA Medical Center Improvements – Fargo ND
The federal Work Projects Administration worked to improve what is now the Fargo VA Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota during the 1930s. One project was described by the WPA in its project rolls: “[G]rading; reconstructing roads; sidewalks; installing sewers;… read more
Island Park Swimming Pool – Fargo ND
Fargo, North Dakota’s Island Park swimming pool complex was originally constructed by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1939. On Decoration Day in 1941, a new swimming pool in Fargo, North Dakota opened its doors to residents for the… read more
Lindenwood Park Development – Fargo ND
CCC Camp SP-3, made up of World War I veterans, “complete[d] extensive work at three city parks in Fargo (Lindenwood, Edgewood, and Oak Grove) ca. 1935.
North Dakota State University Improvements – Fargo ND
North Dakota State University was originally known as the North Dakota Agricultural College. The name was changed in 1960. The campus newspaper The Collegiate reported on Nov 5, 1937: “Up for approval before the local WPA council is an NDSC… read more
North Dakota State University: Student Health Center – Fargo ND
The newspaper of what was then the North Dakota Agricultural College, The Spectrum of April 14, 1939 reported: “Student health fees, accumulating over a period of several years, will help finance the building of a $25,000 student health center on… read more
Oak Grove Park Development – Fargo ND
CCC Camp SP-3, made up of World War I veterans, “complete[d] extensive work at three city parks in Fargo (Lindenwood, Edgewood, and Oak Grove) ca. 1935.
Street Improvements – Fargo ND
Multiple street improvement and paving projects in Fargo, North Dakota were undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. (PWA Docket Nos. ND 5217, W1080)