A sanitary sewer construction project in Columbus, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Construction occurred between July and November 1935. PWA Docket No. 1039
A sanitary sewer construction project in Falls City, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 1289
A sanitary sewer construction project in Imperial, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $29,454 grant for the project, whose total cost was $63,981. PWA Docket No. [W]1036
A sanitary sewer construction project in Mullen, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $16,758 grant for the project, whose total cost was $30,418. PWA Docket No. [X]1419
A sanitary sewer construction project in Stuart, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 4914
A sanitary sewer construction project in Valley, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $17,000 grant for the project, whose total cost was $61,694. PWA Docket No. 8728
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) helped fund the construction of a new school in Primrose in Boone County. The new building with a full basement would measure thirty by thirty-two feet. The building had a brick and tile foundation and… read more
Multiple New Deal organizations, particularly the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), worked to develop Scotts Bluff National Monument during the 1930s. From the National Park Service: For a short time, construction efforts came under the guidance of an agency known as… read more
In February 1935, the Hartington city council passed an ordinance to issue $16,000.00 in bonds to pay its share of the cost of the city sewage disposal plant which was completed in the fall of 1934 by the PWA. The… read more
The Public Works Administration (PWA) announced a number of projects in May 1937 which were designed to improve or eliminate conditions in schools that might be regarded as hazardous to students’ lives. Shelton was given a grant of $30,900.00 to… read more
The South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge (originally the South Omaha Bridge) was constructed during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Demolished in 2010, construction occurred between 1934 and 1936. The PWA supplied a… read more
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed the South Sioux City Public Library in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The location and status of the building is presently unknown to Living New Deal.
A storm sewer construction project in Grand Island, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a grant of $46,142 for the project, whose total cost was $165,997. Construction occurred between August… read more
A storm sewer construction project in Hastings, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a grant of $40,869 for the project, whose total cost was $139,363. Construction occurred between June and… read more
A street improvement project in Aurora, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 1606
A street improvement project in Grant, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a grant of $17,775 for the project, whose total cost was $68,151. PWA Docket No. [W]1044
A street improvement project in Lincoln, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 2886
A street light development project in Fremont, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 1192.
In December 1936, Mayor R. G. Kryger received word that the city’s proposal for a swimming pool had been approved by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The proposed pool would measure 146 by 60 feet, and would be constructed of… read more
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed the Syracuse Public Library in Syracuse, NE. The town had applied for Public Works Administration funds for a new library building, but the application was not granted. The town purchased and demolished the Syracuse… read more
As early as July 1935, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Tekamah Fire Association investigated the possibility of constructing an auditorium in Tekamah that would also house the town’s fire-fighting apparatus. An application was submitted to the WPA requesting… read more
The Nebraska Department of Roads and Irrigation’s 1933-34 Biennial Report includes two photographs of the old Tekamah City Bridge, a tired looking Pratt half-hip pony truss, and two views of the attractive new concrete structure that replaced it. The report… read more
At approximately the same time that the State Board of Control was considering the construction of a new Men’s Hospital, a need for a new heating plant was also being considered. Architect John P. Helleberg, of Kearney, completed plans for… read more
The concept of a library in Ulysses was started by the Womans Club in 1914, when Mrs. Beatty suggested the idea. A committee formed to find a location to house the collection of books, and another to form rules and… read more
Valentine Migratory Waterfowl Refuge was established in 1935 by an Executive Order of President Franklin Roosevelt. Some 70,000 acres of land in the Sand Hills of Cherry County, Nebraska were purchased by the Bureau of Biological Survey “as a breeding… read more
In November 1938, the Legion Hall in Decatur was visited by the State Fire Marshall. The building was declared unsafe, condemned, and no further gatherings could be held within the building for the safety of the public. The building had… read more
In December 1934, Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) labor was busy building two water conservation dams in Brown County northwest of Ainsworth. The dams were built on the farms of Mr. L. D. Crawford and Mr. Fred Wallenstein. Five additional… read more
A water main construction project in Scribner, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 1730
In August 1938, the city of Juniata was awarded a grant of $20,090.00 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) for the construction of a water supply system.
A waterworks construction project in Albion, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 2771
A waterworks construction project in Beaver City, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 4972
A waterworks construction project in Broken Bow, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $24,000 loan and $10,000 grant for the project, whose total cost was $35,375. PWA Docket No…. read more
A waterworks construction project in Campbell, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. [W]1025
A waterworks construction project in Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 6559
A waterworks construction project in David City, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 3739
A waterworks construction project in Dodge, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 3536
A sanitary sewer construction project in Falls City, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 1434
A waterworks construction project in Gordon, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a grant of $13,091 for the project, whose total cost is $32,363. PWA Docket No. [W]1003
A waterworks construction project in Gothenburg, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 2054
A waterworks construction project in Howard City, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a grant of $9,091 for the project, whose total cost is $22,719. PWA Docket No. [W]1015