Among the numerous infrastructure improvement projects undertaken by CCC Company 1915 near Hawthorne, Nevada was the construction of the town’s new “12-acre airport.” Living New Deal believes that this is what is now known as Hawthorne Industrial Airport.
“One of the biggest undertakings [CCC Company 1915] took on was the building of Cat Creek Dam. Knowing water is a viable commodity in the desert, these men saw the uncontrolled use and abuse from being overgrazed and where deep-rooted… read more
After constructing a road up to Mount Grant from Cottonwood Canyon, CCC Company 1915 faced “an even more difficult road building job [when] they connected the Cory Canyon Road at the Laphan Divide-Cottonwood roads. These roads were crucial. The town… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted afforestation and reforestation efforts in what were then known as “Upper Cory” canyon, near Hawthorne, Nevada. The efforts were taken in part for erosion control.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted afforestation and reforestation efforts in what was then known as upper Cottonwood Canyon, near Hawthorne, Nevada. The efforts were taken in part for erosion control.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted riprap and other improvement work at Lake Lahontan (Lahontan Reservoir) during the Great Depression.
The PWA granted a loan of $55,000 for a new Mineral County high school building in 1934. In 1940 the Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a tennis court at the school at a cost of $1,902. The building is still… read more
CCC Company 1915’s “first job was a daunting task. To build a road up Cottonwood Canyon to Mount Grant. These men worked under every condition, but still built a road up the steep mountain, which at the time, was one… read more
Now the Hawthorne Army Depot, what was then the Naval Ammunition Depot was developed and improved by multiple New Deal agencies during the Great Depression. noehill.com: “By 1930, Hawthorne’s population had grown to 757, with the Depot contributing 72 military… read more
The CCC established Camp Hawthorne (DG/G-119) in Nevada as a part of the Grazing Service’s effort to restore the public domain. Vernard “Bud” Wilbur, a recruit stationed at the camp, described the work performed by the CCC in an oral… read more
CCC Company 1915 “built the Marines an excellent rifle range” in the town or vicinity of Hawthorne, Nevada. The exact location or status of this facility is unknown to Living New Deal, though it is likely that the facility was… read more
“One of the CCC’s most important contributions was the well-engineered twenty-six-million-gallon capacity reservoir and dam in Rose Creek Meadow. The Rose Creek Reservoir was an incredible undertaking due to its location more than halfway up the mountainside. The labor-intensive water… read more