Sheridan Sites

A water intake dam along Big Goose Creek, about 13 miles southwest of Sheridan, Wyoming, was part of a large waterworks project enabled by the New Deal's Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1936-7. The intake, which was located a few hundred feet west of "Section C"—which included filtration structures and a caretaker's house—appears today much as it did during the Great Depression.

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 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 Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the Remount Area Headquarters at Fort Mackenzie outside Sheridan, Wyoming—now the Sheridan VA Medical Center. The status and location of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal. WPA Project No. 265-3-83-19. Cost: $75,793. Sponsor: Commanding Officer, Fort Mackenzie, U.S. Army.

A large sanitary sewer construction project in Sheridan, Wyoming was undertaken as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. The P.W.A. supplied a $130,662 grant for the project, whose total cost was $248,168. PWA Docket No. WY 1093

Multiple New Deal work relief agencies were involved in the development of what is now known as Sheridan County Airport. The Civil Works Administration (CWA) began and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) completed improvement work at the Sheridan Airport, in one project. The work included the building of runways. Per a DoD report, a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project involved: "Improve Sheridan Municipal Airport by extending and paving runways, taxiways, sanitary sewers, cattle guard and gate, drainage, lighting." WPA Project No. 265-1-83-24; cost: $9,000; sponsor: Sheridan County.

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted improvement and repair work at the Sheridan County Courthouse in Sheridan, Wyoming. Cassity: "CWA painted the outside woodwork, the cornice, and the dome of the courthouse, and the workers also reworked the entire inside of the building."

The livestock pavilion at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds in Sheridan, Wyoming was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The structure is located near the southern edge of the grounds, by Victoria Street.

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) painted "grandstands, fences, and buildings" at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds in Sheridan, Wyoming.

A substantial street paving project in Sheridan, Wyoming was undertaken as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the Great Depression. PWA Docket No. WY 1001

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 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 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...