The Works Progress Administration (WPA), in conjunction with Salt Lake County, constructed this elegant, three-arch stone bridge across Little Cottonwood Creek at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon. The stone is undoubtedly taken from the famous Temple Quarry, which is… read more
Historic marker: “Built in 1936-1937, the Women’s Residence Hall (Lund Hall) is one of over 230 public works buildings constructed in Utah under various New Deal programs during the Depression years of the 1930s and ’40s. The construction of public… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed a basic USDA Forest Service campsite next to Sheep Creek in the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area.
The Works Progress Administration constructed a bridge across Mead’s Wash in Price, Utah. The structure has almost certainly been replaced.
The historic former Ephraim High School Mechanical Arts Building was constructed as a New Deal project. Work began under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and was completed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). he exact location and status of… read more
The historic Moroni High School Mechanical Arts Building was constructed as a New Deal project. Work began under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and was completed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The building is now privately owned. National… read more
The historic Mt. Pleasant High School Mechanical Arts Building was constructed as a New Deal project. Work began under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and was completed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The building is now privately owned…. read more
The Utah National Guard was funded by the New Deal to built several armories. One of those is in Mount Pleasant. The exact year of construction is unknown to us.. “During the 1930s, UTNG used federal money, often supplied through… read more
The WPA conducted extensive work on Memory Grove Park, or Memory Park, including landscaping, building rock walls, cutting paths, and so on.
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Mendon School in Mendon, Cache County, in 1935. The building had four classrooms, and it was part of a larger effort to modernize schools across the United States. The school was… read more
The Morgan Middle School contains a building that was formerly named the Morgan High School Mechanical Arts Building. A new high school was built one block east of this site, but the Morgan Middle School still uses the building. The… read more
The WPA (and possibly CCC) conducted extensive work to create Miller Park from 1935 to 1936. From the Intermountain Antiquities Computer System (IMACS) report: Site 42SL000711 is Miller Park, a historic public park, with seven built features, in Salt Lake… read more
The US Bureau of Reclamation built the Moon Lake dam and reservoir in 1935-38. Water supply from the reservoir began in 1938. The curb and parapet were added in 1940-41. Funding came from the Public Works Administration (PWA). Moon Lake… read more
The US Bureau of Reclamation built the Moon Lake Reclamation Project in 1935-41, with the assistance of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). It provides irrigation water for the the Moon Lake Water Users Association in the Duchesne Valley of northeastern Utah…. read more
The US Bureau of Reclamation built the Moon Lake Reclamation Project 1935-41, with the assistance of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). It provides irrigation water for the Moon Lake Water Users Association in the Duchesne Valley of northeastern Utah Moon Lake… read more
Midview Dam was constructed between 1935 and 1937 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), working under the supervision of the Bureau of Reclamation. It was built as off-stream storage for the Moon Lake Reclamation Project in the Duchesne Valley of… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) made extensive recreational improvements on Mt. Nebo, the highest and southern-most peak of the Wasatch Mountains. The CCC teams worked out of three camps: F-9 at the south end of the Mt. Nebo Loop, F-3… read more
Starting in 1933, the young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the Mount Nebo loop road in Utah (and part of Juab) County, Utah. Today, it is forest road FR 015 and officially designated as the Mt. Nebo… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) made extensive recreational improvements on Mt. Nebo, the highest and southern-most peak of the Wasatch Mountains. The CCC teams worked out of three camps: F-9 at the south end of the Mt. Nebo Loop, F-3… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established its first camp in the state of Utah near Provo in Utah County and began work on a host of projects, including soil conservation, recreation and water resources. One of those projects was contour… read more
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded half the cost of the handsome Municipal Building in Price UT, constructed in 1938-39. The building includes city offices, a large auditorium and an enormous mural cycle by native son Lynn Fausett in the foyer of… read more
The National Youth Administration (NYA) contributed work teams to the construction of a new power plant for the municipal power system of Murray, Utah (the NYA was a part of the Works Progress Administration of the New Deal). A team… read more
The Murray UT City Center (city hall and police station) occupies the former Arlington School building, constructed with the aid of the New Deal. The school was replaced at another site and the building renovated in the 1980s. Several school… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the amphitheater at Mutual Dell camp in 1936. It is a modest sized outdoor theater with a concrete and stone stage and wooden plank seating for about 200 people. It was constructed by CCC… read more
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of the Myton Grade School in Myton NV for the Duchesne County School District. The school was designed by the architecture firm Scott and Welch. The contractor of record was Tolboe &… read more
Navajo Lake in Kane County, UT is a natural lake formed by a prehistoric lava flow. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) added a dike to raise the lake level and extend the recreational boating, swimming and fishing season. This is… read more
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of an addition to the North Cache High School in Richmond, Cache County. The school was designed by the architecture firm K. C. Schaub of Logan, Utah. The contractor of record was Johnson… read more
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the North Ogden Elementary School in North Ogden. Docket # 1011-R (Utah). The architect of record was E. Pierce and the contractor was Curtis Johnson. The structure was demolished in 2010. … read more
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the North Summit Grammar School in Coalville, North Summit School District. Docket # 1016-R (Utah). The condition of this structure is unknown to the Living New Deal.
“The Leeds CCC camp opened in October 1933 under the direction of the Dixie National Forest Service on the site of an existing ranger station. Stone was recovered from the neighboring silver mining ghost town of Silver Reef to build… read more
Ogden High School is an excellent example of New Deal school building, featuring elegant architecture and all the modern features of the time. It is still in use today and appears to have been little altered over time. From the… read more
The PWA provided funding for the construction of the Ogden Municipal Building in 1939-1940. The brick and terra cotta building was designed by the same team, Hodgson & McClenahen, as Ogden High School. The building is still in use and has… read more
The Ogden River Project provides irrigation water for 25,000 acres of land along the Wasatch Front around Ogden UT, as well as supplemental water for the City of Ogden. The anchor of the project is Pineview Dam in Ogden Canyon… read more
The Ogden River Project provides irrigation water for 25,000 acres of land along the Wasatch Front around Ogden UT, as well as supplemental municipal water for the city of Ogden. The anchor of the project is Pineview Dam in Ogden… read more
The historic stone amphitheater at Utah State University in Logan, Utah was constructed as a New Deal public works project.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the Overlook shelter on Brian Head Peak in the Dixie National Forest in 1935. The rustic stone shelter at 11,300 feet provides a panoramic view of the Cedar Breaks, which were declared a national… read more
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Panguitch High School in Panguitch, Garfield County School District. Docket # 1054-R (Utah).
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) made extensive recreational improvements on Mt. Nebo, the highest and southern-most peak of the Wasatch Mountains. The CCC teams worked out of three camps: F-9 at the south end of the Mt. Nebo Loop, F-3… read more
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of a new high school in Payson, Utah, replacing the original school built in 1913. That school building was, in turn, replaced by a new Payson High School in 1967.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) made extensive recreational improvements on Mt. Nebo, the highest and southern-most peak of the Wasatch Mountains. The CCC teams worked out of three camps: F-9 at the south end of the Mt. Nebo Loop, F-3… read more