Woodward Sites

"Boiling Springs State Park is a park built near Woodward, Oklahoma, by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s and named for one of the several natural springs which occur in the park... In 1935 much of the land comprising the present day park was acquired by the City of Woodward to provide a place for recreation for its citizens and visitors. Although the local “swimming hole” was already present the primary development work was accomplished by the young men of Company 2822 of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) from 1935 to 1939. A monument stands in the main picnic area...

In 1937 the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed construction of this three foot high L-shaped granite rock wall that runs for hundreds of miles along the north and east sides of the Elmwood Cemetery in Woodward, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Historic Preservation Survey notes that construction of the Elmwood Cemetery entrance and fence "...created desperately-needed employment for jobless workers of this agricultural and railroad community during the Depression. Additionally, the project provided a much needed civic improvement to the community..." Finally, the Survey remarks that the architectural style of the wall is significant for its type, scale, workmanship as well as...

Construction of the Woodward County Courthouse was completed in 1937 with support from the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (FEAPW), also known as the Public Works Administration (PWA). Additions to the original building have been made on the north side. There are three black granite cornerstones at the southeast corner of the original building. They read: "Woodward County Court House/ Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works / Project Okla.1050-R" "Woodward County Court House A.D. 1936 / County Commissioners / W.W.White - J.I.Wheelock - Lewis Morgan / R.J. Woodmansee County Clerk / Tonini & Bramlett Architects / D.C. Bass & Sons Construction Co....