Wyoming Sites

The former Grade School building in Cokeville, Wyoming was constructed as part of a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. Construction was completed in 1939. The building, which Living New Deal believes to have been located along Pine Street, has since been demolished and replaced with a newer educational campus. PWA Docket No. WY 1057-DS

A grade school building for Egbert and Golden Prairie, Laramie County, Wyoming was constructed as part of a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. Construction on the building was completed in 1939, though operations were discontinued as part of rural school consolidation in 1959. The location and present status of the building is unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. WY 1020-R

A former grade school building in Gillette, Wyoming was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. The PWA supplied a $52,869 grant for the project, whose total cost was $121,432. Construction occurred between Dec. 1937 and Oct. 1938. The exact location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. WY 1055-DS

"Huntley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30 at the 2010 census." (Wikipedia) While Huntley no longer maintains any educational facilities, the town received a new grade school whose construction was enabled by federal Public Works Administration funds during the 1930s (PWA Docket No. 1051 DS). The building is located within a dirt road loop just off the south end of local road 92. As of 2014 the old school building still stands, though its current use is unknown to Living New Deal.

"9.979 miles of grading, etc. Grand Loop Highway, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, by Bureau of Public Roads, Denver to James Crick, Spokane WA, $324,506"

"Camps were set up at several locations in the valley, at Leigh Lake, Lizard Point, and "Hot Springs" near Colter Bay. In 1934, Camp NP-4, the most prominent camp, was built at the south end of Jenny Lake. CCC crews manned this camp through 1942. Civilian Conservation Corps laborers worked on a variety of projects. The Superintendent's Report for August 1936 listed the following: landscaping headquarters; improvement and development of a campground at Jenny Lake; construction of fireplaces; construction of barriers at Jenny Lake campground; construction of table and bench combinations at Jenny Lake; construction of permanent employees' dwellings headquarters; extension...

In 1933, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers stationed in the Bridger-Teton National Forest constructed the Granite Hot Springs Swimming Pool recreational site by building a deck, changing room, and campground around the natural springs. Today, the Granite Hot Springs Swimming Pool is used by tourists and Wyoming residents alike. Water temperatures range from 93° in the summer to 112° in the winter. A historical marker placed near the site describes the CCC’s work on the swimming pool. No doubt, the deck has been renovated over the years.

TheWorks Progress Administration built an extension for the community hall in Greybull, Bighorn County.

Guernsey State Park is built around the Guernsey Dam and Reservoir, constructed in the 1920s as a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation project along the North Platte River in  southeastern Wyoming. In the 1930s, the Bureau worked with the National Park Service and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to develop the area around the reservoir as a recreational park. The land is owned by the Bureau and managed by the state of Wyoming. The CCC developed the park's recreational facilities from 1934 to 1937, working out of two camps: Camp BR-9, on a bluff north of Guernsey Dam, and Camp BR-10, about a...

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to develop a fish hatchery near Newcastle, Wyoming. Casper Star-Tribune, 1939: "rojects at Sheridan, Lander, Newcastle and Buffalo had the aid of the WPA and sportsmen's clubs." The location and status of this project is unknown to Living New Deal.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked to develop a fish hatchery near Guernsey, Wyoming. Casper Star-Tribune, June 30, 1936: "Work Is progressing well on the retaining ponds and warm water hatchery at Guernsey... The work is being done by the CCC." The location and status of this project is unknown to Living New Deal.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to develop a fish hatchery near Lander, Wyoming. Casper Star-Tribune, 1939: "rojects at Sheridan, Lander, Newcastle and Buffalo had the aid of the WPA and sportsmen's clubs." The location and status of this project is unknown to Living New Deal.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to develop a fish hatchery near Newcastle, Wyoming. Casper Star-Tribune, 1939: "rojects at Sheridan, Lander, Newcastle and Buffalo had the aid of the WPA and sportsmen's clubs." The location and status of this project is unknown to Living New Deal.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked to develop a fish hatchery near Saratoga, Wyoming. "The 1935-1936 biennium was a heyday of improvements and construction. Over 100 ponds were constructed in the wild and CCC enrollees improved several streams and lakes and constructed fish rearing ponds throughout the National Forests in the state. This work included a series of nine fish rearing ponds in Carbon County near Saratoga." Casper Star-Tribune, June 30, 1936: "Work is progressing well ... on the new retaining ponds at Saratoga. The work is being done by the CCC."

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted substantial improvement work at the Ten Sleep Fish Hatchery in 1937. "The collaborative project got underway in May 1937 after an appropriation of $16,000 was approved. The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission supplied the materials while the WPA paid for the labor. Most of the construction was completed during the summer of 1937. After an additional appropriation was granted in November, work remaining on the residence was completed. The hatchery would be the largest and most complete hatchery in the state at the time. It was officially designated as the Ten Sleep State Fish Hatchery of...

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed sewers in Sheridan, Wyoming. Cassity: In Sheridan, CWA workers installed “two hundred feet of six inch and eight inch sanitary sewer from the north side of Heald Street in a south-easterly direction for improving sanitary conditions for residents and a tourist camp in this vicinity.”

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked to improve what is now the U.S. Department of Agriculture's High Plains Grasslands Research Station (then Cheyenne Horticultural Field Station), located northwest of Cheyenne, Wyoming. USDA.gov: "1935 – Many inprovements were made to the station; the main road was oiled from the entrance to the buildings. Civilian Conservation Corps camp of 200 men opened on station. They constructed roads, 2 miles of concrete lined ditches, irrigation system, planted thousands of trees and shrubs. They picked up hundreds of tons of stones from the experimental plots. And manure collected from nearby ranches was hauled in and spread over...

A high school in Burlington, Wyoming was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. Completed in 1939, the facility has since been demolished. PWA Docket No. WY 1064

The former high school in Evanston, Wyoming was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project during the Great Depression. Construction was performed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and completed in 1936. PWA Docket No. WY 1023-R. According to the 1936-37 and 1949 high school yearbooks, the high school opened to students in 1937. "In May of 1936 the old Hallock building was torn down and a new high school building was begun under the direction of the Jacobson Construction Company of Salt Lake City, Utah, with employment furnished by the W. P. A. In January, 1937, some lucky students moved...

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) "added a practice field newly leveled and landscaped" at the since-demolished high school in Sheridan, Wyoming in 1933/4. The school, which was dedicated in 1926, served as the high school until 1987. It later became a junior high school and has since been demolished. The current Sheridan Junior High School occupies the site, which was on the south side of Lewis Street between Bellevue Ave. and Adair Ave.

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted improvement work at a former high school building in Thermopolis, Wyoming in 1933/4: "At Thermopolis, the high school steps, a hundred feet long, were raised."

A former school building in Greybull, Wyoming was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. The PWA supplied a $85,909 grant for the project, whose total cost was $196,762. Construction occurred between Nov. 1936 and Feb. 1938. The exact location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. WY 1049

The former high school in Buffalo, Wyoming received an addition as part of a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. Construction was completed in 1936. The location and present status of the building is unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. WY 1008-R

An addition to the former high school in Green River, Wyoming was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. Construction was completed in 1937. The exact location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. WY 1030-D

The former high school in Riverton, Wyoming received a two-wing addition as part of a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. Construction was completed in 1936. The location and present status of the building is unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. WY 1015-R

An addition to a former high school building in Lovell, Wyoming was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. PWA Docket No. WY 1067 Furthermore, the Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted improvement work at a former high school building in Lovell, Wyoming in 1933/4: " The flooring and stairways in the Lovell high school were torn out and replaced with concrete structures." The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.

The Works Progress Administration built a high school athletic field and grandstand in Worland, Washakie County. The exact location and condition of this facility are unknown to the Living New Deal.

The former high school gymnasium building in Cokeville, Wyoming was constructed as part of a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. Construction was completed in 1938. The building, which Living New Deal believes to have been located along Pine Street, has since been demolished and replaced with a newer educational campus. PWA Docket No. WY 1057-DS

The Works Progress Administration built a high school gymnasium in Manville, Niobrara County. The exact location and condition of this facility are unknown to the Living New Deal.

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) started and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed a high school stadium in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) was likely also involved, given the timeline in the article below. Casper Star-Tribune, Nov. 1935: "The folks in Rock Springs take a lot of pride in their new athletic field, and deservingly so. Started as a CWA project (as was Casper's new stadium), the field was completed last year. It is a splendid asset to the community, and supplements the excellent high school athletic system of which Rock Springs is justly proud. Roosevelt field...

Regarding a Civil Works Administration project in eastern Wyoming, Michael Cassity writes: "In Niobrara County, a local priority was to connect the new Highway 85 with the old Highway 85, "giving all the people of the north-east portion of the county a direct road into Lusk, thereby, keeping Lusk as the trading center of the county, in place of losing a great deal of trade to South Dakota and eastern Nebraska."

Civil Works Administration projects in Wyoming included improvement work to what was then known as the Douglas-Glenrock Highway.

Civil Works Administration projects in Wyoming included "shaping up and graveling shoulders on both sides of state highway between Rock Springs and Green River, cleaning out ditches and culverts on same road."

Regarding a Civil Works Administration project in eastern Wyoming, Michael Cassity writes: "The local identities of the roads are evident in the definition of the terminus of some of the projects, such as the project to “Gravel Wheatland-Bosler highway in the muddy places from Thrasher’s store to approximately two miles west of Jones’ ranch.” These projects were locally identified and locally prioritized—not imported from Washington planners. The description of the Wheatland-Bosler highway also indicates the general conditions of the roads and why they needed attention."

In 1935, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers stationed in the Bridger-Teton National Forest constructed three buildings for the Hoback Guard Station: an office/dwelling, a shed, and a garage.  There is a fourth building on the site that is not CCC. The CCC buildings were constructed with an architectural style typical of CCC workmanship, with notched logs and square floor plans. All of the buildings remain in use by the U.S. Forest Service with minimal physical alterations. The central office/dwelling is available to the public for short-term rentals and overnight stays.  

Thermopolis, Wyoming's Hot Springs County Courthouse (and jail) was constructed in 1937 with federal Public Works Administration funds (PWA Docket No. WY 1014 DS). The building received an addition in 1982 and it is still in use today.

The Huff Memorial Library (otherwise known as the Old Teton County Library) was a constructed by the WPA in 1938-1940. "The single-story log building was built to replace a library in St. John's House, and was named after Dr. Charles Huff, a local physician. Additions were made in 1945, 1959 and 1970."  (Wikipedia.org)

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed the Hunter Mesa fire lookout tower, about 12.75 miles west of Buffalo, Wyoming. Living New Deal is unsure whether the structure still stands.

The Works Progress Administration built an irrigation system, part of the Federal Reclamation Project in Casper, Alcoa. This work was funded by the Public Works Administration. The exact location and condition of the irrigation system are unknown to the Living New Deal.

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration built a community building in Casper, Wyoming, which Living New Deal believes to be the Isaac Walton League Lodge at Isaak Walton Park (also confirmed to be an FERA project completed in 1934). The facility was constructed "at an outlay of $11,267." Additional work was conducted at Isaak Walton Park in 1934 by relief labor.