Wyoming Sites

"Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs helped the community... Additional aid came when the Works Progress Administration provided funds that constructed and improved the water and sewer system ..."

A water main construction project in Sundance, Wyoming was undertaken as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. PWA Docket No. WY 1035

The Works Progress Administration built a water reservoir in Newcastle, Weston County, likely the Reservoir several miles east of town.

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) worked to improve the water system in Clearmont, Wyoming. Cassity: "At Clearmont, the water main was repaired at the same time the streets were resurfaced, and the laying of four hundred feet of water pipe on Big Horn Avenue improved the water pressure for the residences." It is unclear whether this refers to a project in Sheridan, as there is a Big Horn Avenue in Sheridan though not in Clearmont. Cassity refers to a similar project in Sheridan in the subsequent sentence.

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) improved the water system in Greybull, Wyoming. Cassity: "As for running water, Greybull's experience was repeated at a number of other communities. CWA workers replaced a wrought iron water line on Third Avenue with cast iron pipe and replaced 2,200 feet of pipe on Greybull Avenue: “This change of pipe was badly needed and the change of pipe has helped to greatly improve the Greybull Water System."

Cassity: "In Jackson, Mayor C. W. Huff put workers on an ambitious project to expand and supplement the town’s water system."

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) worked to improve the water system in Sheridan, Wyoming. Cassity: "Sheridan installed a new water main on the north side of town, replacing 2,650 linear feet of 4 inch wood pipe with 6 inch cast iron pipe, and noted with satisfaction the result: “improving water system and providing employment for needy citizens.”" In the previous sentence Cassity identifies this as an accomplishment of a similar CWA project in Clearmont: "the laying of four hundred feet of water pipe on Big Horn Avenue improved the water pressure for the residences." It is unclear whether this refers to a...

A waterworks system featuring components in multiple locations was constructed for Sheridan, Wyoming during the Great Depression thanks to a grant provided by the New Deal's Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA provided a $357,078 grant to Sheridan for the project, whose total cost was $796,654. Construction started in Jan. 1936 and was largely completed Oct. 1937. The work included several projects, including an intake about 13 miles southwest of Sheridan with settling basin, filter beds, and caretaker's house; two reservoirs each in an "upper section" and "lower section", about a couple of miles west of downtown; and a pressure tank...

A waterworks improvement project in Meeteetse, Wyoming was undertaken as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. PWA Docket No. WY 1092

A settling basin, filter beds, and caretaker's house by Big Goose Creek, located about 13 miles southwest of Sheridan, Wyoming, were components of "Section C," part of a large waterworks project enabled by the New Deal's Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1936-7. Many of the original components have since been demolished and replaced, though the caretaker's residence—which was last lived in in 1986—is still extant.

Two water reservoirs, located among fields off Hidden Hoot Trail—south of West 5th Street and west of Mydland Road—about two miles west of downtown in Sheridan, Wyoming, were constructed as part of a large waterworks project enabled by the New Deal's Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1936-7. The map provided shows the location of what are known as the Upper Reservoir and Lower Reservoir of the project's "North Section." The reservoirs have since been covered but are still in operation. Coordinates: North Section – Upper Reservoir: 44.801374, -106.996313 North Section – Lower Reservoir: 44.798229, -106.996966

A sizable 'pressure tank,' located on a hill east of downtown Sheridan, Wyoming, was constructed as part of a large waterworks project enabled by the New Deal's Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1936-7. The tank, part of the project's "Section H," appears to only be accessible via private driveway off of Kroe Lane. It is still in service.

Two water reservoirs, located on airport property just northeast of what is now Sheridan County Airport in Sheridan, Wyoming, were constructed as part of a large waterworks project enabled by the New Deal's Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1936-7. The map provided shows the location of what are known as the Upper Reservoir and Lower Reservoir of the project's "South Section." The reservoirs have since been covered but are still in operation. Coordinates: South Section – Upper Reservoir: 44.777661, -106.984698 South Section – Lower Reservoir: 44.781693, -106.980759

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted extensive improvement work at the Wyoming Industrial Institute—now the Wyoming Boys' School—southwest of Worland.

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted extensive improvement work at the Wyoming Girls’ Industrial Institute—now the Wyoming Girls' School—in Sheridan. Cassity: Similarly, the Wyoming Girls’ Industrial Institute in Sheridan was transformed with paint, plumbing, and additions. Again, the plumbing proved critical: “This project will very greatly improve the sanitary conditions at the institute, as the old sewer system was not of sufficient capacity or of design to handle the sewerage from this institution. The old septic tank was modernized so as to afford a sewage system from a portion of the buildings that were served by the former system.” The CWA...

The federal Public Works Administration helped to finance the construction of three buildings at the Wyoming State Training School in Lander, Wyoming during the 1930s. A new addition was constructed for the girls' dormitory; a new boys' dormitory was built; and a new kitchen building was constructed as well. Prior to that, the Civil Works Administration (CWA) "substantially modernized" the facility, "from driveway to electrical system and plumbing, and the plumbing was particularly in dire need of upgrading." The facility now serves as the Life Resource Center, "a residential facility for physically and mentally disabled people" (Wikipedia). The Public Works funds, PWA...

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted extensive improvement work at the Wyoming State Hospital in Evanston.

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted extensive improvement work at the former Wyoming State Penitentiary in Rawlins, Wyoming. Located along W Walnut Street, it now houses a museum.

The Civilian Conservation Corp’s (CCC) work at Yellowstone National Park was extensive and lasted for the entirety of the CCC program, 1933-1942.  Projects included water and sewer line installation, landscaping, tree planting, the construction of fire lookouts and weather stations, firefighting and fire prevention, trail maintenance, museum assistance, snow removal, campground development, building amphitheatres, and the “Construction of buildings ranging from many of those at the Lamar Buffalo Ranch to the residences in Lower Mammoth, sheds and utility buildings throughout the park’s developed areas” (Manns, 1981). There were six main CCC camps in Yellowstone: Mammoth Camp (YNP-1), Canyon Camp (YNP-2), Lake...

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) worked to construct / develop an airport in Cody, Wyoming. The airport is likely a precursor on the same site as what is now Yellowstone Regional Airport.