New Deal Projects – Living New Deal

Projects in Hot Springs

Sanitary Sewers – Hot Springs SD

A sanitary sewer construction project in Hot Springs, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $30,267 loan and $12,825 grant for the project, whose total… read more

Wind Cave National Park – Hot Springs SD

Wind Cave National Park Administration Building

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) made a host of improvements to Wind Cave National Park, which had been established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903. The improvements made in the 1930s included a new… read more